NACDA Standings Update Release
CLEVELAND – Following the completion of the winter season, Nova Southeastern University leapt 66 spots in the 2013-14 Division II Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, moving to 48th and into the top 25 percent of ranked DII schools.
NSU is one of five Sunshine State Conference schools in the top 50 out of the 216 ranked Thursday, among the more than 300 member institutions. The women's basketball team earned 83 points for their National Semifinal berth, while men's and women's swimming combined for 76 points. The school now has 203 total points with the fall season also included.
Grand Valley State currently leads the standings, followed by West Texas A&M and Central Missouri. Adams State and Alaska Anchorage round out the top five.
In the last five years, NSU has earned six National Championships in the spring, generally gaining the most points towards the Directors' Cup in that period. Following the women's rowing title last year, plus top-three finishes by men's and women's golf, the school earned its first top-10 showing in the standings, placing ninth.
The final standings will be released after the completion of the season on June 5. Factoring into the end rankings is baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track and field.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 14 sports -- seven women's and seven men's.
For the latest NSU news and results, be sure to visit
www.NSUSharks.com. To have results sent directly to your cell phone via text message, sign up for SMS text message delivery by
clicking here. For the latest news, be sure to sign up for the Shark Alert E-newsletter by
clicking here.
