UT Sixth In Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
CLEVELAND, Ohio - After the completion of six NCAA Division II Championships, The University of Tampa is sixth in the second installment of the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall standings. In the most recent standing, Grand Valley State University leads all institutions.
After capturing the women's soccer championship and finishing second in women's cross country, GVSU sits atop the standings with 290 points. West Texas A&M, Massachusetts-Lowell, Colorado School of Mines and Metropolitan State round out the top five.
The Spartans are one of seven teams with over 200 points as it has 203. UT received 73 points for a fifth place finish in volleyball and 70 for its fifth place men's soccer standing. The Spartans also finished 10th in women's cross country, garnering 60 points. Tampa also joined Grand Valley State and West Texas A&M as the lone schools in the nation with three top 10 finishes.
Six of the seven fall NCAA championships have been completed
with the following institutions capturing titles: Adams State
(men's and women's cross country); Bloomsburg (women's field
hockey); Grand Valley State (women's soccer); Fort Lewis (men's
soccer); and Concordia, St. Paul (women's volleyball).
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 final Division II standings will be released Wednesday, December 23.
Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the spring season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA's Web site at www.nacda.com.