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NORFOLK, VA The University of Virginia won .648 percent of its intercollegiate athletic contests in 2008-09 to win the 31st annual Virginia Sports Information Director’s Association Division I All-Sport championship. This is the
Cavaliers 11th overall title, second straight and fourth in the last six years.

Old Dominion was second overall at .614 followed by Liberty at .595. Virginia won 68 percent of its men’s contests followed by Liberty at .628 and Virginia Tech at .627. On the women’s side ODU won .618 percent of it’s contests, followed by Virginia at .616 and James Madison at .612.

Virginia was paced by the baseball squad who advanced to their first ever College World Series. Men’s lacrosse advanced to the NCAA semifinals, while the Cavaliers men’s tennis reached the NCAA quarterfinals and won their second straight ITA National Team Indoor Championship. Women’s rowing placed fourth at the NCAA Nationals, women’s golf was eighth and men’s swimming placed ninth.

Individually, Virginia’s men’s tennis doubles team of Dominic Inglot and Michael Shabaz won the NCAA Doubles Championship. Hampton University’s Francena McCorory won the NCAA indoor track and field championship in the 400 meters. Virginia Tech freshman Marcel Lomnicky won the NCAA hammer throw title.

The University of Richmond captured the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision National title. William and Mary won the USAG National Championship in men’s gymnastics, while Old Dominion’s men’s basketball squad won the inaugural CBI Championship and Virginia Tech won its Orange Bowl football game.

Virginia and Liberty both led the state with six conference championships. Virginia won ACC titles in Men’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Men’s Tennis, Baseball, and Men’s Track and Field. Liberty won Big South crowns in football, volleyball, men’s cross country, men’s indoor track and field, women’s basketball, and men’s outdoor track and field.

Overall, Virginia Division I schools compiled a 2320-2037-55 record for a winning percentage of .532. Men’s teams were 1124-882-31 for a .559 percentage while the women’s teams were at .509 with a 1196-1155 mark. There were 13 sports that won over 50 percent of their events led by football (.637), men’s swimming (.617) men’s basketball (.576), and men’s tennis (.576).

The survey began in 1978-79 and includes winning percentages of only those sports with NCAA sponsored championships. Old Dominion leads with 12 overall titles, followed by Virginia with 11, James Madison with three, Hampton with two, and one crown each for George Mason, Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth.

OVERALL STANDINGS 2008-09

1. Virginia 271-146-5 .648
2. Old Dominion 181-112-5 .614
3. Liberty 194-131-6 .595
4. James Madison 202-145-3 .581
5. Virginia Commonwealth 146-106-3 .578
6. Virginia Tech 204-152-5 .572
7. Radford 171-135-8 .557
8. William & Mary 195-177-5 .524
9. Richmond 133-124-4 .517
10. Longwood 129-133-6 .493
11. George Mason 159-197-4 .447
12. Hampton 137-177 .436
13. Norfolk State 133-187 .416
14. VMI 65-115-1 .362

MEN’S STANDINGS
1. Virginia 142-66-2 .681
2. Liberty 101-59-4 .628
3. Virginia Tech 108-64-1 .627
4. Old Dominion 101-64-3 .610
5. Radford 74-50-2 .595
6. George Mason 107-77-3 .580
7. Virginia Commonwealth 69-53-2 .565
8. James Madison 76-65-3 .538
9. William & Mary 94-84-3 .528
10. Hampton 28-27 .509
11. Longwood 62-52-4 .542
12. Richmond 64-73-3 .468
13. Norfolk State 44-56 .440
14. VMI 54-92-1 .370

WOMEN’S STANDINGS
1. Old Dominion 80-48-2 .618
2. Virginia 129-80-3 .616
3. James Madison 126-80 .612
4. Virginia Commonwealth 77-53-1 .592
5. Richmond 69-51-1 .574
6. Liberty 93-72-2 .563
7. Radford 97-85-6 .531
8. William & Mary 101-93-2 .528
9. Virginia Tech 96-88-4 .521
10. Longwood 67-81-2 .453
11. Hampton 109-150 .421
12. Norfolk State 89-131 .405
12. VMI 11-23 .324
14. George Mason 52-120-1 .303

PAST VASID DIVISION I SURVEY CHAMPIONS
1978-79 Old Dominion .651
1979-80 Old Dominion .724
1980-81 Old Dominion .663
1981-82 James Madison .686
1982-83 Old Dominion .676
1983-84 Old Dominion .646
1984-85 Old Dominion .688
1985-86 Old Dominion .649
1986-87 George Mason .631
1987-88 James Madison .625
1988-89 Virginia .620
1989-90 Virginia .633
1990-91 Virginia .642
1991-92 Virginia .664
1992-93 Virginia .662
1993-94 Old Dominion .667
1994-95 James Madison .611
1995-96 Old Dominion .641
1996-97 Virginia .642
1997-98 Virginia .621
1998-99 Old Dominion .662
1999-00 Hampton .626
2000-01 Hampton .622
2001-02 Richmond .627
2002-03 Va.Commonwealth .673
2003-04 Virginia .644
2004-05 Virginia .633
2005-06 Old Dominion .672
2006-07 Old Dominion .661
2007-08 Virginia .619
2008-09 Virginia .648

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