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How Michigan's Girls Rank Among National Participation Numbers

In 1998, a suit was filed in U.S. District Court to move girls volleyball to the fall season and schedule five other sports at the same time for girls as for boys.

Here's how Michigan high school girls fare in those six sports compared to boys and the rest of the nation.

	BOYS		GIRLS
	Total	National Rank	Total	National Rank
Basketball	19,274	7	20,541	3
Tennis	8,723	4	9,439	3
Swimming & Diving	5,201	5	6,879	4
Volleyball	165	20	21,564	4
Golf	7.941	5	3,677	5
Soccer	14,562	8	13,675	6

Based on 2004-05 Sports Participation Survey of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

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