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June 26, 2003
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The University of Virginia intercollegiate athletics program ranked 19th in the final 2002-03 Division I NACDA Directors’ Cup standings. Virginia finished 27th last year and has finished in the Top 30 each year in the 10-year history of the NACDA Directors’ Cup program.
UVa finished 19th among NCAA Division I schools with 690 points based on the combined performances of men’s and women’s sports during the 2002-03 academic year. Stanford finished first in the NCAA Division I standings for the ninth consecutive year, winning the NACDA Directors’ Cup with a total of 1,420.5 points. A total of 268 of the 318 eligible NCAA Division I colleges and universities earned points in the NACDA Directors’ Cup competition.
There are four NACDA Directors’ Cup Awards, one to honor the institution with the best overall athletics program in each of the NCAA’s Divisions I, II and III, and the NAIA. The University of California-Davis (Division II), Williams College (Division III) and Lindenwood University (NAIA) received the other NACDA Directors’ Cup Awards. The NACDA Directors’ Cups are presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Virginia was one of four Atlantic Coast Conference schools to finish in the NACDA Directors’ Cup Top 25. North Carolina finished eighth (933.5 points), UVa 19th (690 points), Duke 21st (643 points) and Maryland 22nd (620.5 points).
Teams or individuals in 17 sports represented Virginia in post-season competition during the 2002-03 athletic year. UVa’s men’s lacrosse team won the NCAA Championship and the Cavaliers’ women’s lacrosse team was runner-up for the NCAA Championship. The women’s rowing team (sixth) and the men’s swimming and diving team (10th) also had Top 10 finishes for Virginia in NCAA competition.
Virginia finished 30th in the 2001 NACDA Directors’ Cup standings, 13th in 2000, eighth in 1999, 13th in 1998, 22nd in 1997, 21st in 1996, tied for 19th in 1995 and 19th in 1994.