WVU 18th in Directors' Cup Standings
April 21, 2011 11:50 AM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University currently stands in 18th place in the 2010-11 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup winter standings.
As the second-highest ranked team in the BIG EAST, WVU has compiled 489.3 points to date, with women’s gymnastics contributing 38.8 points from its recent NCAA Regional Championships appearance and helping the Mountaineers move two spots in the current rankings.
Seven BIG EAST schools rank in the top 50, with Notre Dame at the top of the pack at No. 12 with 575.0 points. Connecticut (25th), Louisville (28th), Georgetown (43rd), Villanova (44th) and Syracuse (50th) are also in the top 50.
Stanford leads all schools with 1,048.5 points, followed by Ohio State (886.3), Penn State (864.05), North Carolina (769.5) and Michigan (727.0).
WVU has finished in the top 50 in the Directors’ Cup standings for three-straight years, including last season’s 37th-place finish. WVU finished a school-best 30th in 2009 and 50th in 2008.
The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 14 sports – seven women’s and seven men’s.
The first Division I spring standings will be released on Thursday, June 3, 2011.
As the second-highest ranked team in the BIG EAST, WVU has compiled 489.3 points to date, with women’s gymnastics contributing 38.8 points from its recent NCAA Regional Championships appearance and helping the Mountaineers move two spots in the current rankings.
Seven BIG EAST schools rank in the top 50, with Notre Dame at the top of the pack at No. 12 with 575.0 points. Connecticut (25th), Louisville (28th), Georgetown (43rd), Villanova (44th) and Syracuse (50th) are also in the top 50.
Stanford leads all schools with 1,048.5 points, followed by Ohio State (886.3), Penn State (864.05), North Carolina (769.5) and Michigan (727.0).
WVU has finished in the top 50 in the Directors’ Cup standings for three-straight years, including last season’s 37th-place finish. WVU finished a school-best 30th in 2009 and 50th in 2008.
The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 14 sports – seven women’s and seven men’s.
The first Division I spring standings will be released on Thursday, June 3, 2011.
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