University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Earns Second-Place Finish In Sears Directors' Cup Standings
June 13, 2000
UCLA earned a second-place finish in the 1999-00 NCAA Division I Sears Director's Cup standings, which were released today. The runner-up finish is UCLA's highest since placing second in 1995-1996. UCLA has now placed in the Top 5 all seven years of the Sears Directors' Cup competition. The Sears Directors' Cup is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics program in the country.
This past year, UCLA won NCAA titles in men's water polo, women's indoor track and field, women's gymnastics and men's volleyball, as well as the national collegiate title in women's water polo. The Bruins also had Top 5 finishes in men's soccer, women's volleyball, men's tennis, women's tennis, softball and women's outdoor track and field.
Stanford University placed first in the NCAA Division I standings, winning the Sears Directors' Cup with 1,269.5 points. UCLA was the only other university to score over 1,000 points, tallying 1,103.5 points. The University of Michigan claimed third place with 965 points, followed by North Carolina with 908.5 points, while Penn State rounded out the Top 5 with 859.5 points. Scores will climb even higher for Stanford and UCLA following the baseball season, which concludes this week.
Sears and NACDA will award each of the Top 5 institutions in all four categories with the Sears Directors' Cup plaques, commemorating their program's dedication to athletics greatness.
This year's Top 10 finishers in the Sears Directors' Cup standings for NCAA Division I included:
1. Stanford - 1,269.5 points* 2. UCLA - 1,103.5 points* 3. Michigan - 965 points 4. North Carolina - 908.5 points 5. Penn State - 859.5 points* 6. Nebraska - 856 points* 7. Florida - 842 points* 8. Arizona - 837.5 points 9. Texas - 741 points* 10. Arizona State - 733 points**points from the College World Series to be added, all other totals are final