Providence College Athletics
Friar Athletics Ranked 10th In Sears Directors' Cup Standings
12/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 3, 2001
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College Athletics Department finished 10th in the first installment of the Division I Sears Directors' Cup standings. The first release of the standings come after the completion of the men's and women's cross country championships and the field hockey championship.
The Friars earned a total of 112 points in the first poll, garnering 56 points each in men's and women's cross country for finishing in 10th place at each national championship. PC is the second highest-ranked BIG EAST Conference school, behind Georgetown, who was 121 points and is ranked eighth, and ahead of Notre Dame, 13th with 101 points, Villanova, tied 15th with 90 points, and Boston College, who is ranked 20th with 68 points.
Points are awarded based on each institutions finish in up to 20 sports - 10 for men and 10 for women. Each national champion received 100 points. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found at www.nacda.com.
SEARS DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS (as of Nov. 29, 2001)Rank School Points1. Colorado 1622. Stanford 1613. Michigan 1534. Brigham Young 1505. North Carolina State 1496. Michigan State 1277. Northern Arizona 1258. Georgetown 1219. Arkansas 11510. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 11211. Wake Forest 10812. Arizona 10613. Notre Dame 10114. Virginia 9915. Maryland 90 Villanova 9017. North Carolina 8518. Princeton 7519. Wisconsin 7120. Boston College 6821. Portland 6522. Colorado State 6223. Arizona State 6124. Oklahoma State 5525. Minnesota 54
