ELMHURST, Ill. - Summit League member Denver claimed the 2013-14 Learfield Sports DI-AAA Directors Cup, finishing in the top spot among DI-AAA and FCS schools in the final rankings. The Pioneers led five Summit League institutions in the rankings.
Denver finished ahead of all non-football schools to win its sixth cup in seven years and its 43rd overall placing marked the school’s all-time best finish. The Pioneers earned points from NCAA appearances in eight Summit League sponsored sports: men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf.
North Dakota State, which placed No. 81 overall, had the ninth-highest point total among FCS institutions and was 13th among non-FBS schools.
South Dakota (164th overall), South Dakota State (211) and IUPUI (258) rounded out the five Summit League schools in the final Directors’ Cup rankings.
Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at DirectorsCup.org
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League
offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over
120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60
U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member
institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne
(Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana
University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State
University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of
South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois
University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The
Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA
Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America
selections.
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ABOUT LEARFIELD SPORTS
A preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace for 40
years, the company has titled the acclaimed Learfield Sports
Directors’ Cup for five consecutive years. Learfield Sports
manages the multimedia rights for more than 50 collegiate
institutions, conferences and associations, and is deeply
integrated in collegiate ticket sales. The company’s
multimedia rights encompass numerous content distribution platforms
to deliver the passion of college athletics across radio,
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