Colorado University Athletics
Buffs 13th In USSA Directors' Cup Standings
January 08, 2004 | General
BOULDER- On the strength of its men's and women's cross country, soccer and volleyball teams, the University of Colorado is tied for 13th in the final fall United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup (formerly the Sears Cup) standings released Thursday.
With 197 points, Colorado is tied with Florida State and leads all Big 12 and area schools and has one of its strongest showings ever on the fall list as the Buffs tallied 240 points in 1996 and 220 in '01.
Head coach Mark Wetmore's men's cross country, which finished fifth at their respective championship, counted for a CU high 75 points, while their counterparts on the women's team finished sixth and contributed 72. Bill Hempen's soccer and Pi'i Aiu's volleyball teams added 25 points each.
Eight NCAA championships were used to compute the fall standings. In addition to the aforementioned, field hockey, 1-A and 1-AA football, were also calculated.
FINAL FALL USSA DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
(as of January 8, 2004)
1. Michigan 482
2. UCLA 298
3. Stanford 289
4. Maryland 275
5. BYU 248
6. North Carolina 241
7. Penn State 234
8. Washington 228
9. USC 215
10. Wake Forest 207
11. Connecticut 200
12. Notre Dame 199
13. COLORADO 197
13. Florida State 197
15. Northern Arizona 190
area schools
35. Colorado State 122
77. Air Force 66
Big 12 Conference
22. Nebraska 166
23. Texas A&M 163
31. Missouri 129
36. Kansas State 115
37. Kansas 114
42. Oklahoma 110
57. Texas 94
76. Oklahoma St. 67
165. Baylor 24