South Carolina Currently 16th in Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
June 8, 2017
The University of South Carolina is currently in 16th place in the latest 2016-17 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings, released today.
The Learfield Directors’ Cup honors institutions maintaining a broad-based athletics program. Each institution is awarded points in a pre-determined number of sports for men and women. The Directors’ Cup Standings are a program managed by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
The Gamecocks currently have 790.0 points through the Spring Standings of June 8. These points are accumulated based on the following finishes for USC in the 2016-17 season:
Women’s Basketball 100 points National Champions
Men’s Basketball 83.0 points Final Four – NCAA Tournament
Women’s Soccer 73.0 points Elite Eight – NCAA Tournament
Women’s Golf 67.5 points 10th – NCAA Championship
Women’s Tennis 64.0 points Sweet 16 – NCAA Tournament
Men’s Swimming & Diving 60.0 points 15th – NCAA Championship
Men’s Soccer 50.0 points Round of 32 – NCAA Tournament
Softball 50.0 points Regional Finalists – NCAA Tournament
Men’s Tennis 50.0 points Round of 32 – NCAA Tournament
Women’s Indoor Track & Field 48.5 points 25th – NCAA Championship
Women’s Swimming & Diving 36.0 points 38th – NCAA Championship
Men’s Indoor Track & Field 35.5 points 36th – NCAA Championship
Football 25.0 points Post-season Bowl Game
Beach Volleyball 25.0 points 7th – NCAA Championship
Men’s Golf 22.5 points 9th – NCAA Regionals
The 790 points represents the second highest total in school history, falling behind only the 2001-02 year (828.5 points). There are three sports remaining to be counted for the final Learfield Cup Standings – men’s and women’s outdoor track & field and baseball.
Currently, South Carolina’s 790 points is third in the SEC, only behind Florida (977.5 points) and Kentucky (868.5 points).
South Carolina has finished in the top 25 three times in its history – 11th in 2001-02, 18th in 2002-03 (701 points) and 25th in 2000-01 (539 points).
Last season, the Gamecocks were 31st (680 points), which was the highest finish for the program since 2002-03.
Additional information on the NACDA Learfield Cup Directors’ Standings can be found at nacda.com. The final standings will be released on June 30 or July 1, following the Men’s College World Series.
