January 10, 2013

2012-13 Division I LSDC Standings: November 29 | December 13 | December 20 | January 10

Courtesy of NACDA

CLEVELAND -- After the completion of all the fall NCAA Championships, Princeton remains among the leaders in the 2012-13 Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings in 17th and is as the second-highest Football Championship Subdivision school.

The Tigers are just three spots behind Georgetown, only separated by 8.5 points. Princeton totaled 245.00 points in the fall on the strength of winning the national title in field hockey, finishing 11th in men's cross country, 32nd in women's cross country and 50th in women's soccer.

Stanford took the overall Division I lead with 398.00 points, finishing third in both women's soccer and cross country, fifth in women's volleyball, sixth in Football Bowl Subdivision football, ninth in women’s field hockey and 16th in men’s cross country.

Michigan fell one spot to second with 373.00 points, finishing third in women's volleyball, fifth in women's cross country, ninth in both women's field hockey and soccer, 17th in men’s soccer, 23rd in men’s cross country and 44th in FBS football.

Florida State climbed three spots from sixth to third with 358.50 points after a third place finish in women's soccer, fourth place finish in women’s cross country, fifth place finish in men’s cross country, 8th place in FBS football and 17th in women's volleyball.

Notre Dame jumped three spots from seventh to fourth in the standings with 353.00 total points, finishing third in FBS football, fifth in women's soccer, ninth in men’s soccer, 15th in women's cross country, 28th in men's cross country and 33rd in women's volleyball.

North Carolina fell three spots to fifth with 342.00 points, capturing the women's soccer title, finishing runner up in women's field hockey, fifth in men's soccer, 17th in women's volleyball and 32nd in women's cross country.

The Pac-12 now leads all conferences with three institutions in the top 10 – Stanford (1st), Oregon (6th) and UCLA (7th). Other Ivy League schools ranked are Cornell (65th), Columbia (97th), Brown (111th), Harvard (147th) and Dartmouth (148th).

To date, all fall NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions capturing titles: women's cross country – Oregon; men's cross country – Oklahoma State; field hockey – Princeton; women's soccer – North Carolina; men's soccer – Indiana; men's water polo – USC; women's volleyball – Texas, FBS football – Alabama and FCS football – North Dakota State. Other Ivy League schools ranked are Cornell (47th), Columbia (66th), Brown (73rd), Harvard (114th) and Dartmouth (115th).

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 20 sports -- 10 women’s and 10 men’s.

The first Division I winter standings will be released Thursday, March 21 after the completion of the men's and women's indoor track and field championships.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the fall season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/lsdirectorscup or follow us on Twitter @lsdirectorscup.