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For Immediate ReleaseContact: Julie WorkDirector of Communicationsjwork@nacda.comApril 7, 2011

Stanford Maintains Lead in WinterLearfield Sports Directors Cup Standings;

ACC and Big Ten Each Place Three Institutions in Top 10

CLEVELAND Stanford has retained the overall lead in the first winter Division I Learfield SportsDirectors Cup Standings with 902 points. The Cardinal placed third in both mens swimming anddiving and womens basketball and 10

thin fencing.

Ohio State moved into second place with 772 points after finishing fifth in fencing, ninth in both

mens and womens basketball and 11th

in mens swimming and diving.

Penn State has 740.75 points with a runner-up finish in fencing, a 17th

place showing in womensbasketball, 26

thfinish in mens swimming and diving and a 33

rdin mens basketball.

North Carolina is in fourth with 717 total points. The Tar Heels turned in finishes of fifth in mensbasketball, ninth in womens basketball, 14

thin mens swimming and diving and 19

thin fencing.

Florida State has earned 670.50 points to rank fifth overall. The Seminoles finished ninth in mensbasketball, 17

thin womens basketball and 23

rdin mens swimming and diving.

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Big Ten have each placed three institutions in the Top10. ACC institutions in the Top 10 include North Carolina, Florida State and Duke (sixth). Big Teninstitutions in the Top 10 are Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin (seventh).

Eleven winter NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions capturingtitles: womens basketball - Texas A&M; mens basketball Connecticut; mens swimming anddiving California; fencing Notre Dame; womens ice hockey - Wisconsin; rifle Kentucky; skiing Colorado; womens swimming & diving California; womens indoor track & field Oregon; mensindoor track & field Florida; and wrestling Penn State.

The Learfield Sports Directors Cup was developed as a joint effort between the NationalAssociation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awardedbased on each institution's finish in up to 20 sports -- 10 womens and 10 mens.

The final Division I winter standings will be released Thursday, April 21, 2011.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will bepublished upon the completion of the spring season. Complete standings and the scoringstructure can be found on NACDAs website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visitwww.thedirectorscup.com, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/lsdirectorscup or follow us on

Twitter @lsdirectorscup.

About Learfield Sports: The 2010-11 athletics season marks its third year as title partner of theLearfield Sports Directors Cup. A preeminent leader in the collegiate sports marketplace for nearly40 years, Learfield Sports manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than 50collegiate institutions, conferences and associations. The company also operates regional andstatewide radio networks, having broadcast over 50,000 games and coaches shows since it beganworking with flagship property Mizzou in 1975. These ever-expanding, collegiate relationships

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT............... ................ ....... DAVE ROACH

Colgate University

1st

VICE PRESIDENT...................DAN GUERRERO

UCLA

2nd

VICE PRESIDENT ............... KEVIN ANDERSON

University of Maryland

3rd

VICE PRESIDENT.......................... MIKE ALDEN

University of Missouri

SECRETARY.......................................DAVID STAIR

Evangel University

PAST PRESIDENTS1965-66....................... ................ ....... JIM CORBETT

Louisiana State University1966-67....................... ............... ....... DICK LARKINS

Ohio State University1967-68............................................BOB BRONZAN

San Jose State University1968-69....................... ................ .. MARSH TURNER

Johns Hopkins University1969-70....................... ............... ........... BILL ORWIG

Indiana University1970-71............................................ AL TWITCHELL

Rutgers University1971-72....................... ................ ............. BUD JACK

University of Utah1972-73.........................................CECIL COLEMAN

University of Illinois1973-74.............................................. JOHN WINKIN

Colby College1974-75........................ ............... ..... HARRY FOUKE

University of Houston1975-76....................... ................ ............ BILL ROHR

Ohio University1976-77....................... ............... .. STAN MARSHALL

South Dakota State University1977-78..................................................BILL FLYNN

Boston College

1978-79.............................................. FRED MILLERArizona State University1979-80....................................... BEN CARNEVALE

College of William & Mary1980-81........................ ................ ...... JOHN TONER

University of Connecticut1981-82...................................................MIKE LUDE

University of Washington1982-83.............................................GEORGE KING

Purdue University1983-84...............................................BOB KARNES

Drake University1984-85........................ ................ ....... JOHN CLUNE

U.S. Air Force Academy1985-86........................ ............. ANDY MOORADIAN

University of New Hampshire

1986-87........................ ............... ........ HOMER RICEGeorgia Institute of Technology

1987-88...............................................CARL MILLERUniversity of the Pacific

1988-89...................... ............ GARY CUNNINGHAMFresno State

1989-90........................................... JACK LENGYELU.S. Naval Academy

1990-91.................................. FRANK WINDEGGERTexas Christian University

1991-92................................................. BILL BYRNEUniversity of Oregon

1992-93....................... ............... ............. JIM JONESOhio State University

1993-94...................................... JOHN SWOFFORDUniversity of North Carolina

1994-95...........................................EUGENE SMITHIowa State University

1995-96....................... ......... W. JAMES COPELANDSouthern Methodist University

1996-97.....................................BARBARA HEDGESUniversity of Washington

1997-98....................... ............... ..... VINCE DOOLEYUniversity of Georgia

1998-99..........................................JIM LIVENGOODUniversity of Arizona

1999-2000........................ .............. DAVE HART, JR.

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2010-11 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup

Division I Standings

As of 4/6/2011

Rank Conference Division Institution Total W. BB M. BB W. IHoc. Rifle W. SW M. SW W. T&F M. T&F M. WR Fall Winter

Points Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Pl. Pts. Total Total

Fencing Skiing

227 Pacific-10 FBS Washington State 14.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 14 0 0 0.00 14.00

230 CAA DI Drexel (Pa.) 13.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 13.5 0.00 13.50

231 Conference USA FBS Rice (Tex.) 12.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 0.00

232 Independent DI Cal State Bakersfield 11.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 11 0.00 11.00

233 SWAC FCS Alabama State 5.00 0 0 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00

233 Atlantic Sun FCS Campbell (N.C.) 5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 5 0.00 5.00

233 SoCon FCS Citadel 5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 5 0.00 5.00

233 MAC FBS Eastern Michigan 5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 5 0.00 5.00

233 SoCon FCS Tennessee Chattanooga 5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 5 0.00 5.00

233 Conference USA FBS UAB 5.00 0 0 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00233 Big South FCS Virginia Military 5.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 5 0.00 5.00

Total Points = Fall Total + Winter Total

W - Women; M - Men; BB - Basketball; IHoc - Ice Hockey; SW - Swimming Diving; TF - Track Field; WR - Wrestling Page 7