LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego leads all Big West institutions in the first release of the Division I Learfield Directors' Cup Standings, published Thursday morning. The Tritons have 118 total cup points, buoyed by successful seasons in women's basketball, men's and women's fencing, and women's swimming. UC San Diego's 118 cup points are the most amongst Big West schools. Cal Poly is second with 99.5 to date.
UC San Diego won The Big West regular season and postseason titles in women's basketball. The fencing team captured another women's MPSF title, while boasting two individual men's champions as well as two women's champions. Women's swim had three competing in the NCAA Division I championship last month, earning a team point at that event for the first time.
Big West Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
UC San Diego, 118.0 points
Cal Poly, 99.5 points
UC Davis, 95.0 points
Hawai'i, 70 points
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. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA's website at
www.directorscup.org.
The winter Division I Learfield Directors' Cup standings will be updated and published in late April.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.comor follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
