LEARFIELD Directors' Cup: UT currently 10th with final baseball points pending

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Looks like we'll finish somewhere in the top 6...

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) released updated LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings Tuesday, and Tennessee sits in 10th place following an outstanding spring. For the first time since 2006-07, Tennessee has passed the 1,000-point mark, as UT currently owns 1,000.75 points. The Big Orange's last top-10 finish also came in 2006-07, when it landed at an all-time high of No. 7. Tennessee's only other previous top-10 finish came in 2004-05 (eighth).

The only NCAA sport for which Directors' Cup points have yet to be awarded is baseball, and by securing a berth to the College World Series Monday night, the Vols are ensured of adding at least 73 more points. Stanford (1,339) has clinched the 2022-23 Directors' Cup crown. Following the Cardinal in the current top-10 are Texas (1,306.50), Ohio State (1,210.75), USC (1,073), Georgia (1,072.50), Michigan (1,045.75), Virginia (1,032.50), North Carolina (1,030.50), Florida (1,001.50) and Tennessee (1,000.75).
With Baseball Points Still Up for Grabs, Tennessee Now 10th in Directors’ Cup Standings - University of Tennessee Athletics
 
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kamoshika said:
Looks like we'll finish 4th behind Stanford, Texas, and Ohio State.

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) released updated LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings Tuesday, and Tennessee sits in 10th place following an outstanding spring. For the first time since 2006-07, Tennessee has passed the 1,000-point mark, as UT currently owns 1,000.75 points. The Big Orange's last top-10 finish also came in 2006-07, when it landed at an all-time high of No. 7. Tennessee's only other previous top-10 finish came in 2004-05 (eighth).

The only NCAA sport for which Directors' Cup points have yet to be awarded is baseball, and by securing a berth to the College World Series Monday night, the Vols are ensured of adding at least 73 more points. Stanford (1,339) has clinched the 2022-23 Directors' Cup crown. Following the Cardinal in the current top-10 are Texas (1,306.50), Ohio State (1,210.75), USC (1,073), Georgia (1,072.50), Michigan (1,045.75), Virginia (1,032.50), North Carolina (1,030.50), Florida (1,001.50) and Tennessee (1,000.75).
With Baseball Points Still Up for Grabs, Tennessee Now 10th in Directors’ Cup Standings - University of Tennessee Athletics
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And possibly Florida, right?
 
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I'm guessing if a school does not field a team in a sport that the NCAA administers, then it receives 0 points.

Is that a significant contributor to Stanford's and Texas' rankings?
 
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BruisedOrange said:
I'm guessing if a school does not field a team in a sport that the NCAA administers, then it receives 0 points.

Is that a significant contributor to Stanford's and Texas' rankings?
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Just googled it. Stanford has 36 sports teams. For comparison, Tennessee has 20.

And the way the scoring works is this: each school gets credit for its BEST 19 program results. Four of the 19 must be, for everyone, men's basketball and baseball, as well as women's basketball and volleyball. So right off the bat, any university that doesn't have those specific sports is at a disadvantage.

As is obvious, a university that competes in 36 different sports is going to have far more chances at high-scoring results than a university that only competes in 20. The 20-sport school must do well in 19 of the 20; the other university only has to do well in 19 of the 36.

The second advantage is a bit less obvious. If a university has 36 different sports, some of them are going to be more esoteric. Like women's field hockey, or men's bowling, whatever. If the NCAA-sponsored post-season in field hockey is a 32-team field, and there are only 50 universities nationwide competing, you have a 32 in 50 chance of getting some points in that sport. Whereas the university that fields teams mainly in the very popular sports is competing against hundreds of others to get, say, one of 68 spots in the NCAA tournament.

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So apparently there are somewhere between 24 and 27 "NCAA sports." And most of them have a men's and women's version. So a buffet of 48 to 50 chances to compete for points in the Director's Cup.

Not all the 48-to-50 count, though. For instance, I don't think football counts, because the NCAA doesn't run the post-season.

Director's Cup points seem to be awarded starting with this question: did your team make the NCAA tournament? And then more points get added as you progress successfully deeper into the tournament. I think.

So no points for football.

I wonder if any university out there has EVERY NCAA sport, men and women, covered. Heh. I doubt it. If not Stanford, I don't think anyone would.

Go Vols!
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Just googled it. Stanford has 36 sports teams. For comparison, Tennessee has 20.

And the way the scoring works is this: each school gets credit for its BEST 19 program results. Four of the 19 must be, for everyone, men's basketball and baseball, as well as women's basketball and volleyball. So right off the bat, any university that doesn't have those specific sports is at a disadvantage.

As is obvious, a university that competes in 36 different sports is going to have far more chances at high-scoring results than a university that only competes in 20. The 20-sport school must do well in 19 of the 20; the other university only has to do well in 19 of the 36.

The second advantage is a bit less obvious. If a university has 36 different sports, some of them are going to be more esoteric. Like women's field hockey, or men's bowling, whatever. If the NCAA-sponsored post-season in field hockey is a 32-team field, and there are only 50 universities nationwide competing, you have a 32 in 50 chance of getting some points in that sport. Whereas the university that fields teams mainly in the very popular sports is competing against hundreds of others to get, say, one of 68 spots in the NCAA tournament.

EDIT with more info:

So apparently there are somewhere between 24 and 27 "NCAA sports." And most of them have a men's and women's version. So a buffet of 48 to 50 chances to compete for points in the Director's Cup.

Not all the 48-to-50 count, though. For instance, I don't think football counts, because the NCAA doesn't run the post-season.

Director's Cup points seem to be awarded starting with this question: did your team make the NCAA tournament? And then more points get added as you progress successfully deeper into the tournament. I think.

So no points for football.

I wonder if any university out there has EVERY NCAA sport, men and women, covered. Heh. I doubt it. If not Stanford, I don't think anyone would.

Go Vols!
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Excellent post. To your last point, I'd venture to guess that the answer is "no" given that the schools sponsoring rifle are few and far between (UCLA/USC/Stanford, predictably, not among them) and (at cursory glance) none seem likely to sponsor men's water polo.
 
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wmcovol said:
Both Ga & Fla sponsor sports that are not SEC sponsored.
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That's not accurate. Florida does have Lacrosse, which is not an SEC sport, but all of Georgia's sports are SEC-sponsored.

Again, the reason there is a difference in the SEC and the Director's Cup standings is because the SEC All-Sports Trophy is based on SEC Regular Season and Tournament Finish ONLY and the Director's Cup is based on NCAA Tournament finish ONLY.
 
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It's all a lot of BS. So many non-revenue generating, little fan interest, big endowment funded sports, only a school like Stanford is likely to win it every year. It and five bucks will get you a tall Starbucks. (No tip).
 
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DeerPark12 said:
That's not accurate. Florida does have Lacrosse, which is not an SEC sport, but all of Georgia's sports are SEC-sponsored.

Again, the reason there is a difference in the SEC and the Director's Cup standings is because the SEC All-Sports Trophy is based on SEC Regular Season and Tournament Finish ONLY and the Director's Cup is based on NCAA Tournament finish ONLY.
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Thanks for the clarification
 
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