scribe 1,824 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 What is this thing, and how is it won? I did a small bit of research (looked on wiki page) and see that Stanford has won it for just about forever. Not all Athletic Departments are the same at all these places, so how do they determine points? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luchador150 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 The way I understand it is, the more team titles you win, the more points you score. That's why schools like Stanford win it all the time. They offer everything from football to checkers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,824 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 http://www.gostanford.com/sports/varsity-sports.html Wow! I guess so. Now THAT'S an athletic department. What's the secret sauce? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luchador150 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 $$$$$ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sbdude 16 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 The way I understand it is, the more team titles you win, the more points you score. That's why schools like Stanford win it all the time. They offer everything from football to checkers. Up to 20 teams can score points for the school (10 men, 10 women). They use the 10 highest scoring sports and anything after that is not counted. You can see the standings and scoring at http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-directorscup-current-scoring.html Stanford does have an incredible athletic department. Here are their teams that had a ranking/placing and how they finished (from the Director's Cup scoring tables at the above link): Men (Sport - Place/Rank) Swimming - 3rd Cross Country - 5th Gymnastics - 5th Tennis - 5th Football - 7th Baseball - 9th Track & Field (indoor) - 11th Wrestling - 16th Track & Field - 18th Golf - 19th Women (Sport - Place/Rank) Soccer - National Champs Water Polo - National Champs Basketball - 3rd Gymnastics - 4th Swimming - 4th Tennis - 5th Track & Field - 6th Rowing - 9th Field Hockey - 9th Fencing - 10th Cross Country - 10th Track & Field (indoor) - 13th Softball - 17th Volleyball - 17th Golf - 24th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luchador150 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 Under the new format, will wrestling placing even count at the individual tournament? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daler 1 Report post Posted September 11, 2012 I believe it is the case that you have to decide at the beginning of the year which teams are going to count for the scoring. So while it is helpful to have more teams it is not as big an advantage as it might seem. You can't just decide after the fact, at least that is what I have been told by a pretty good source. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
novalion 5 Report post Posted September 12, 2012 Under the new format, will wrestling placing even count at the individual tournament? No, the results from the National Duals would be used as that would be the official NCAA team title. Under the current proposal it would use the scoring set up for a 16 team bracket with all of the first round losers finishing 9th, quarterfinal losers finishing 5th, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
