June 12, 2001
For the second straight year, UCLA has placed second in the Sears Directors' Cup competition for the NCAA Division I. The award is presented annually by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country.
UCLA, the only school to win four NCAA team championships during the 2000-2001 school year (Georgia won three and no other school had more than one), finished with 1,138 points. Only Stanford, which has 1,259.5 points without including baseball, which will conclude on June 16, accumulated more points this year.
In 2000-2001, UCLA won four NCAA championships for the second consecutive year -- men's water polo, women's indoor track and field, women's gymnastics and women's water polo. In NCAA competition, UCLA placed second in women's soccer, men's volleyball, softball and women's outdoor track and field, tied for fifth in women's volleyball, men's tennis and women's golf, tied for ninth in men's basketball, reaching the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years, and women's tennis, 15th in women's swimming, 17th in men's golf and tied for 17th in men's soccer.
The 2000-01 Sears Directors' Cup winners were announced today at the NACDA Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the four winning institutions -- one in each of the NCAA Divisions (I, II, and III), and the NAIA -- were awarded with their Sears Directors' Cups and scholarships. Although the Division I race will not conclude until June 16, after the conclusion of the NCAA College World Series, Stanford has already clinched the Sears Directors' Cup.
Developed as a joint effort between USA TODAY and NACDA, the Sears Directors' Cup program is the only all-sports competition that recognizes the institution in each of the four categories with the best overall athletics program. The Sears Directors' Cup is part of the Sears Collegiate Champions program which annually awards more than 2,200 conference and sport champion trophies and a quarter-of-a-million dollars in academic scholarships.
| NCAA DIVISION I | PTS | |
| (Standings do not include baseball, to be completed June 16, 318 colleges eligible) | ||
| 1. | Stanford | 1259.5 |
| 2. | UCLA | 1138 |
| 3. | Michigan | 864.5 |
| 4. | Arizona | 863 |
| 5. | Ohio State | 861 |
| 6. | Florida | 847 |
| 7. | Georgia | 830.5 |
| 8. | Arizona State | 801 |
| 9. | Penn State | 774.5 |
| 10. | Notre Dame | 764.5 |
| 11. | California | 760 |
| 12. | Southern California | 756.5 |
| 13. | Washington | 748 |
| 14. | North Carolina | 728.5 |
| 15. | Duke | 721 |
| 16. | BYU | 707 |
| 17. | Oklahoma | 698.5 |
| 18. | Nebraska | 693 |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 671.5 |
| 20. | Texas | 671 |
| 21. | LSU | 652.5 |
| 22. | Minnesota | 639.5 |
| 23. | Tennessee | 585.5 |
| 24. | Princeton | 569.5 |
| 25. | South Carolina | 539.5 |
| NCAA DIVISION II | PTS | |
| (264 institutions eligible) | ||
| 1. | UC-Davis | 703 |
| 2. | North Dakota | 539 |
| 3. | Cal State-Bakersfield | 536 |
| 4. | UC San Diego | 524 |
| 5. | Western State (Col.) | 500 |
| 6. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 461.5 |
| 7. | Central Missouri State | 447.5 |
| 8. | Indianapolis | 438 |
| 9. | Truman State (Mo.) | 422 |
| 10. | Lewis (Ill.) | 396 |
| 11. | Delta State (Miss.) | 395 |
| 12. | Adams State (Col.) | 394.5 |
| 13. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 391 |
| 14. | North Dakota State | 383 |
| 14. | Northern Colorado | 383 |
| 16. | Ashland (Ohio) | 376 |
| 17. | South Dakota State | 373.5 |
| 18. | Rollins (Fla.) | 360 |
| 19. | Barry (Fla.) | 355 |
| 20. | Nebraska-Omaha | 352 |
| 21. | North Florida | 347 |
| 22. | Tampa (Fla.) | 345 |
| 23. | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 337.5 |
| 24. | Drury (Mo.) | 334 |
| 25. | Central Washington | 326.5 |
| NCAA DIVISION III | PTS | |
| (395 institutions eligible) | ||
| 1. | Williams (Mass.) | 897.5 |
| 2. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 728.5 |
| 3. | The College of New Jersey | 713.5 |
| 4. | Emory (Ga.) | 633 |
| 5. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 584 |
| 6. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 580 |
| 7. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 538 |
| 8. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 476.5 |
| 9. | Calvin (Mich.) | 474 |
| 10. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 473 |
| 11. | Trinity (Texas) | 463 |
| 12. | Central (Iowa) | 459 |
| 13. | Cortland State (N.Y.) | 453.5 |
| 14. | Amherst (Mass.) | 451 |
| 15. | Salisbury State (Md.) | 435 |
| 16. | Washington (Mo.) | 430.5 |
| 17. | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 426 |
| 18. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 407.5 |
| 19. | Denison (Ohio) | 404 |
| 20. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 402 |
| 21. | Ohio Wesleyan | 368 |
| 22. | Wheaton (Mass.) | 366.5 |
| 23. | Tufts (Mass.) | 354.5 |
| 23. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 354.5 |
| 25. | Messiah (Pa.) | 352.5 |
| NAIA | PTS | |
| (335 institutions eligible) | ||
| 1. | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | 820 |
| 2. | Oklahoma City | 715 |
| 3. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 630 |
| 4. | Lindenwood (Mo.) | 586.5 |
| 5. | Cumberland (Ky.) | 473 |
| 6. | California Baptist | 460 |
| 7. | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | 450.5 |
| 8. | Northwestern (Iowa) | 438 |
| 9. | Life (Ga.) | 422 |
| 10. | Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) | 405 |
| 11. | Mobile (Ala.) | 386.5 |
| 12. | Malone (Ohio) | 379 |
| 13. | Aquinas (Mich.) | 347.5 |
| 14. | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 340 |
| 15. | Cal State-San Marcos | 334.5 |
| 16. | McKendree (Ill.) | 334 |
| 17. | Oklahoma Christian | 332.5 |
| 18. | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | 332 |
| 19. | Oklahoma Baptist | 330.5 |
| 20. | Biola (Calif.) | 328.5 |
| 21. | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 315 |
| 22. | Georgetown (Ky.) | 300 |
| 23. | Mary (N.D.) | 294.5 |
| 24. | Birmingham Southern (Ala.) | 293 |
| 25. | Brevard (N.C.) | 292 |