Learfield Cup Standings Released

12/12/2018 7:55:55 PM

CLEVELAND – In the second set of fall NAIA Learfield Directors' Cup standings, Southern Oregon has scored 273.00 points to lead the NAIA taking  the lead placing 5^th in women’s volleyball and 9^th in men’s soccer.

 NAIA Complete Standings         NAIA Conference Standings
 
Columbia is in second with 243.00 points after capturing 2^nd place in women’s volleyball and 17^th place in both men’s and women’s soccer, respectively. Madonna is currently in third with 234.50 points, after finishing 3^rd in men’s soccer. William Carey is in fourth with 223.00 points, taking home the national championship in women’s soccer and 3^rd  place in men’s s soccer. Embry-Riddle (AZ) rounds out the top-five with 198.50 points and a 9^th place showing in women’s soccer.  

In addition to SOU at No. 1, the Cascade Conference is represented by; The College of Idaho (9th), Oregon Tech (17th), Eastern Oregon (21st), Northwest Christian (31st), Corban (39th) and Northwest (44th). 
 
The CCC and Wolverine-Hoosier lead all NAIA conferences with two institutions in the top 10 – Cascade –
Southern Oregon (1^st) and College of Idaho (9^th); Wolverine-Hoosier – Madonna (3^rd) and Aquinas (8^th).
 
The Learfield 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 NCAA Championships.  
 
The next NAIA fall standings will be released Thursday, December 20. This will be the final fall standings for NAIA.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the fall season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com and follow us on Twitter @ldirectorscup.
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