Complete Release and Standings

CLEVELAND – The University of Hawai'i Athletics Department finished ranked 61^st out of all Division I schools nationally in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings with a total of 326 points. UH earned 83 points during the fall sports season, 43.50 points in the winter and 199.50 during the spring season.

 

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 in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III and the NAIA. The 2009-10 winners were announced and awarded their Directors' Cups at NACDA's 44th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. The winning institutions were Stanford in Division I, Grand Valley State (Mich.) in Division II, Williams (Mass.) in Division III and Azusa Pacific (Calif.) in the NAIA.

 

UH is the second highest-ranked Western Athletic Conference school, behind Boise State, who finished one ahead of UH at 60^th in the standings.

 

Since 1993, UH's highest final ranking was 53^rd, accomplished in 2007-08 with 385 points.

 

To start the year, UH scored 83 points in volleyball, which finished third in the nation, reaching the NCAA Semifinals. During the winter sports season, women's indoor track and field finished 28^th, earning 43.5 points.

 

Wrapping up the year, UH scored points in baseball, softball, men's tennis and women's outdoor track and field during the spring season. Baseball finished 17^th, earning 50 points, softball finished fifth, earning 78 points, men's tennis finished 33^rd, earning 25 points and women's outdoor track and field finished 26^th, earning 46.5 points.

 

The Directors' Cup is a scoring system based on schools reaching NCAA postseason play. A school is only allowed to score points in 10 men's sports and 10 women's sports. There were 278 teams that scored at the Division I level in 2009-10.

 

Learfield Sports, a leader in the collegiate sports marketplace for almost four decades, manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than 50 collegiate institutions. The Dallas-based company also manages corporate partner programs for the Big Ten Conference and the Western Athletic Conference and secures marketing partnerships for the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA).

 

60.       Boise State                     351

113.     Fresno State                  155

158.     Idaho                                88

169.     Nevada                            82

196.     New Mexico State          57.50

203.     San Jose State              50.50

236.     Louisiana Tech              25

236.     Utah State                       25

 

 

1993-94                 74^th                  173

1994-95                 69^th                  192

1995-96                 68^th                  191

1996-97           T-140^th                    89

1997-98          T-142^nd                    30

1998-99             T-86^th                    90

1999-2000           133^rd                  103

2000-01             T-96^th                   174

2001-02                 83^rd                   215

2002-03                92^nd                   183

2003-04                 95^th                   179.5

2004-05*               NR                     162.5

2005-06*               61^st                    257.5

2006-07                62^nd                   315.5

2007-08                 53^rd                   385

2008-09                 66^th                   314

2009-10                 61^st                    326          

 

* - denotes only Top 100 teams were ranked