USC Currently 22nd in Sears Cup Standings

April 24, 2003

Columbia, SC –

In the latest Sears Director’s Cup national all-sports rankings, South Carolina is #22, up one spot from the previous rankings released earlier this month. The Gamecocks come in with 390 total points, with the swimming and diving NCAA Championships being the latest sports to be tabulated in the national poll.

While USC is currently 22nd nationally, it stands fifth in the SEC. The Gamecocks finished a school-best 11th in the final 2002 Sears Cup rankings. Here is a look at the top 25 in the latest Sears Director’s Cup standings:

1. Stanford (984)

2. Penn State (817.5)

3. Michigan (767.5)

4. Texas (668.5)

5. Notre Dame (664)

6. Ohio State (632)

7. Minnesota (615)

8. North Carolina (556.5)

9. Wisconsin (523)

10. Auburn (491.250

11. Indiana (491.25)

12. Southern Cal (450)