University of Oklahoma Athletics
Best-Ever Finish for OU in Directors' Cup
July 01, 2011 | Athletics
NORMAN, Okla. -- One year after posting its highest finish in the Learfield Sports Director's Cup, Oklahoma has done it again. The Sooners, who were No. 12 last year, have finished No. 10 in 2011.
The Directors' Cup is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Learfield Sports and USA Today to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country.
The Sooners finished 10th overall with 1,064.7 points. That total ranked No. 2 among Big 12 schools. Texas A&M finished eighth with 1090.50 points. Stanford won the competition at 1,550.25.
Other Big 12 schools included No. 12 Texas, No. 32 Oklahoma State, No. 33 Nebraska, No. 35 Baylor, No. 41 Missouri, No. 48 Texas Tech, No. 58 Kansas State, No. 60 Iowa State, No. 66 Colorado and No. 72 Kansas.
"We're proud of the progress that we've made in moving into the top 10," said Joe Castiglione, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics. "The collective efforts of our student-athletes, coaches and staff should be applauded. Now we look forward to moving even higher in pursuit of our goals."
Eighteen of Oklahoma's 21 teams advanced to postseason competition during the 2010-11 school year. Highlights included the men's and women's gymnastics teams finishing No. 3 nationally, the women's track and field team finishing No. 4 and the men's cross country team No. 5. The football team won the Big 12 and Fiesta Bowl and the softball team qualified for the Women's College World Series.
The Sooners finished 10th overall with 1,064.7 points. That total ranked No. 2 among Big 12 schools. Texas A&M finished eighth with 1090.50 points. Stanford won the competition at 1,550.25.
Other Big 12 schools included No. 12 Texas, No. 32 Oklahoma State, No. 33 Nebraska, No. 35 Baylor, No. 41 Missouri, No. 48 Texas Tech, No. 58 Kansas State, No. 60 Iowa State, No. 66 Colorado and No. 72 Kansas.
"We're proud of the progress that we've made in moving into the top 10," said Joe Castiglione, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics. "The collective efforts of our student-athletes, coaches and staff should be applauded. Now we look forward to moving even higher in pursuit of our goals."
Eighteen of Oklahoma's 21 teams advanced to postseason competition during the 2010-11 school year. Highlights included the men's and women's gymnastics teams finishing No. 3 nationally, the women's track and field team finishing No. 4 and the men's cross country team No. 5. The football team won the Big 12 and Fiesta Bowl and the softball team qualified for the Women's College World Series.
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