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Villanova Wildcats ranked 42nd in Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Final Fall Standings

Vince Nicastro's Athletic Department scores points in three sports.

By Mike J.

The NCAA has wrapped up the Championships for its Autumn Sports and Villanova is in 42nd place after earning 126.0 points in the Directors' Cup standings. The Wildcats earned those points in Men's and Women's Cross Country as well as FCS Football.

'Nova is the 7th ranked BIG EAST school behind Notre Dame (4th), Georgetown (14th), Syracuse (15th), Connecticut (22nd), Louisville (25th), and Marquette (37th).

The Wildcats did not earn any points in Women's Field Hockey, Men's or Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, or Men's Water Polo.

Here is the complete ranking, 1-154.

Rank School Conference Division Fall Final Women's X-C Men's X-C W. Field Hockey FBS FB FCS FB W. Soccer M. Soccer W. Volleyball M. WaterPolo
1 Stanford Pac 12 FBS 398 85 58.5 25 73.5 0 83 0 73 0
2 Michigan Big Ten FBS 373 75 51 25 25 0 64 50 83 0
3 Florida State ACC FBS 358.5 80 75 0 70.5 0 83 0 50 0
4 Notre Dame Big East FBS 353 60 46 0 85 0 73 64 25 0
5 North Carolina ACC FBS 342 29 0 90 0 0 100 73 50 0
6 Oregon Pac 12 FBS 334 100 54 0 90 0 0 0 90 0
7 UCLA Pac 12 FBS 331 0 63 0 25 0 73 50 50 70
8 PennState Big Ten FBS 323.5 61.5 29 60 0 0 90 0 83 0
9 Florida SEC FBS 275.5 51 29 0 67.5 0 64 0 64 0
10 Texas Big 12 FBS 274 49 69 0 56 0 0 0 100 0
11 Washington Pac 12 FBS 262 69 29 0 25 0 25 50 64 0
12 Michigan State Big Ten FBS 260.5 58.5 43 0 45 0 0 50 64 0
13 Brigham Young West Coast FBS 255.5 0 73.5 0 45 0 73 0 64 0
14 Georgetown BIG EAST FCS 253.5 64.5 49 0 0 0 50 90 0 0
15 Syracuse BIG EAST FBS 252 0 60 83 45 0 0 64 0 0
16 Texas A&M SEC FBS 247 29 29 0 75 0 64 0 50 0
17 Princeton Ivy League FCS 245 29 66 100 0 0 50 0 0 0
18 Tulsa Conference USA FBS 239 29 72 0 49 0 0 64 25 0
19 Virginia ACC FBS 235.5 0 61.5 60 0 0 64 50 0 0
20 Maryland ACC FBS 216 0 0 83 0 0 50 83 0 0
21 Duke ACC FBS 214 72 44 0 25 0 73 0 0 0
22 Connecticut BIG EAST FBS 203.5 70.5 0 60 0 0 0 73 0 0
23 USC Pac 12 FBS 198 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 73 100
24 Oklahoma State Big 12 FBS 193 48 100 0 45 0 0 0 0 0
25 Louisville BIG EAST FBS 186 0 0 0 63 0 0 73 50 0
26 NewMexico MWC FBS 184.5 67.5 53 0 0 0 0 64 0 0
27 Oklahoma Big 12 FBS 180.5 0 70.5 0 60 0 0 0 50 0
28 Georgia SEC FBS 179 44 55 0 80 0 0 0 0 0
29 Kentucky SEC FBS 168 29 0 0 0 0 50 25 64 0
30 Indiana Big Ten FBS 156 0 56 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
31 IowaState Big 12 FBS 155 66 0 0 25 0 0 0 64 0
31 Old Dominion Colonial Athletic Association FCS 155 0 0 60 0 70 0 25 0 0
33 Northwestern Big Ten FBS 151.5 29 0 0 58.5 0 0 64 0 0
34 Minnesota Big Ten FBS 150 52 0 0 25 0 0 0 73 0
35 Arkansas SEC FBS 148.5 56 67.5 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
36 Wisconsin Big Ten FBS 140 0 90 0 25 0 25 0 0 0
37 Marquette BIG EAST I 139 0 0 0 0 0 64 50 25 0
38 Colorado Pac 12 FBS 135 50 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Creighton Missouri Valley I 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 50 0
40 Boston College ACC FBS 130 55 0 0 0 0 50 25 0 0
41 North Carolina State ACC FBS 127 29 48 0 25 0 0 0 25 0
42 Villanova BIG EAST FCS 126 54 47 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
43 Nebraska Big Ten FBS 124 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 73 0
44 Virginia Tech ACC FBS 122 0 52 0 45 0 25 0 0 0
45 Providence College Big East I 119 90 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 Arizona Pac 12 FBS 118.5 73.5 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0
47 Coastal Carolina Big South FCS 117 0 0 0 0 53 0 64 0 0
48 Portland WestCoast I 114.5 0 64.5 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
49 San Diego State MWC FBS 114 0 0 0 25 0 64 0 25 0
50 Baylor Big 12 FBS 109 0 0 0 45 0 64 0 0 0

The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 20 sports -- 10 women’s and 10 men’s. The first Division I winter standings will be released Thursday, March 21 after the completion of the men’s and women’s indoor track and field championships.

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