Seven E8 Schools in Winter 2013-14 Director's Cup Standings
Seven Empire 8 schools appear in the Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup rankings following the completion of the 2013-14 winter sports season.
Directors' Cup points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 18 sports in NCAA postseason competition, measuring nine women's sports and nine men's sports.
Two Empire 8 schools appear in the top 50 including one in the top 15.
Leading the way for the Empire 8 is Ithaca College, which earned the No. 13 ranking with at total score of 439.50.
Ithaca's winter sports programs placed in five NCAA championship events. The women's basketball team placed tied for fifth in a record-breaking season and earned 73 points. The Ithaca wrestling team sent six wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and finished 11th in team standings to earn 66 points. In indoor women's track & field, Ithaca athletes earned enough points to place 40th overall and add 30 Directors' Cup points. Additionally, the men's swimming & diving team placed tied for 24th and gained 49.5 points, while women's swimming & diving athletes gave Ithaca a 30th-place finish and 44 points.
The second Empire 8 school in the standings is Stevens Institute of Technology at No. 47. The Ducks have amassed 229 points through the winter due to their 10th place finish in women’s indoor track and field to earn 67.5 points. The men’s and women’s swimming teams placed 29th and 35th respectively on the national stage and wrestling finished 46th
Hartwick College earned 75 points to rank 146th. The women’s basketball team gave the Hawks a 17th-place finish and 50 points, while men’s basketball gained 25 points.
St. John Fisher didn’t earn any winter points but ranks 167th with 70 points from the fall season. Nazareth gained 30 points in women’s indoor track and field for a total of 55 total points and a rank of 185.
Utica College carried over 53 points from the fall to rank 190 and Elmira stands at 230 after earning 25 points in women’s ice hockey.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. For more information on the program and complete standings across all divisions, visit
www.directorscup.org.