Ohio State Finishes Seventh in Final Directors’ Cup Standings – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
June 25, 2015
Final Directors’ Cup Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State tallied 1,087 points for a seventh-place finish in the final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings released Thursday. The seventh-place standing marked Ohio State’s fifth Top 10 finish in the last seven years.
The Buckeyes, who were the top program in the Big Ten, finished behind first place Stanford, UCLA, USC, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia while Penn State, Texas and Notre Dame rounded out the Top 10.
Ohio State earned 100 points from national championships in football, wrestling and rowing, 75 points from a fifth-place finish and fencing and 60 points after grabbing fifth in men’s lacrosse.
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.
