New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AExtra, will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to previews, recaps, features and exclusive coverage.
The
National Association of Collegiate Directors or Athletics (NACDA) released the
latest standings in the Division I Learfield sports Director’s Cup late last
week and America East schools litter the list.
Seven
of the nine conference members are among the 244 ranked schools. Boston
University, New Hampshire, Stony Brook, Vermont, Maine, Binghamton and Albany
all received points for their athletic performance this winter to earn
rankings. In fact, Vermont and Binghamton entered the rankings for the first time
this year.
Boston
U., UNH, Stony Brook and UVM hold their own in the top-100 with the Terriers
leading the way at No. 69. New Hampshire is not far behind at No. 88 while
Stony Brook and Vermont sit at No. 94 and No. 96, respectively. With those four
schools, the America East has the third-most members ranked in the Top 100 of
the non-BCS conferences trailing just the Ivy League (8) and Mountain West (5).
Boston
U. collected the most points of the America East schools with 140 earning
points in men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s track and field and
wrestling. UVM received 125 points thanks to a national skiing championship and
a men’s basketball NCAA Tourney win. Binghamton piled up points in track and
field and wrestling, Maine scored in ice hockey and track and field, and Albany
tallied points in women’s basketball.
The
Director’s Cup was developed as a joint effort between NACDA and USA Today.
Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 20 sports – 10
women’s and 10 men’s.
To
see where our schools stack up, check
out the full standings report.
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