Providence College Athletics

Friar Athletics Ranked 10th In Sears Directors' Cup Standings

Friar Athletics Ranked 10th In Sears Directors' Cup Standings

PC earns ranking on strength of cross country teams finishes at NCAA's

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	               Points
1.	Colorado	         162
2.	Stanford	         161
3.	Michigan	         153
4.	Brigham Young	         150
5.	North Carolina State	 149
6.	Michigan State	         127
7.	Northern Arizona	 125
8.	Georgetown	         121
9.	Arkansas	         115
10.	PROVIDENCE COLLEGE	 112
11.	Wake Forest	         108
12.	Arizona	                 106
13.	Notre Dame	         101
14.	Virginia	          99
15.	Maryland	          90
	Villanova	          90
17.	North Carolina	          85
18.	Princeton	          75
19.	Wisconsin	          71
20.	Boston College	          68
21.	Portland	          65
22.	Colorado State	          62
23.	Arizona State	          61
24.	Oklahoma State	          55
25.	Minnesota	          54