SMU is top-ranked AAC program in Directors' Cup standings
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:39 pm
From SMUMustangs.com:
SMU Is The No. 1 AAC Program In The LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Fall Standings
CLEVELAND (NACDA) - SMU is the No. 1 American Athletic Conference program and ranks 32nd nationally in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Division I Fall Standings with 164.5 points.
The Mustangs won AAC championships in football, men's soccer and volleyball, while women's soccer finished runner-up and cross country placed third. Football, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball combined to go 38-4-2 (.886) in league play in the fall.
Football went 11-3, claiming the program's 12th conference title and first since 1984. The Mustangs recorded their most wins since 1982, including an 8-0 mark in league play for the first time. SMU earned a bowl bid for the fifth straight season and was ranked No. 22 in the final AP Top 25.
Volleyball went 26-7, earning its first conference title since 2016 with an 18-1 AAC mark. The Mustangs earned an NCAA Tournament bid, advancing to the second round before falling to eventual national champion Texas.
Men's soccer went 14-3-2 this season and also went undefeated in the AAC at 7-0-1. SMU was the national No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round.
Women's soccer finished runner-up in The American for the second straight season, finishing 11-6-1 overall. Cross country finished third at the AAC Championships and sixth at the NCAA South Central Regional.
The LEARFIELD 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 NCAA Championships.
SMU Is The No. 1 AAC Program In The LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Fall Standings
CLEVELAND (NACDA) - SMU is the No. 1 American Athletic Conference program and ranks 32nd nationally in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Division I Fall Standings with 164.5 points.
The Mustangs won AAC championships in football, men's soccer and volleyball, while women's soccer finished runner-up and cross country placed third. Football, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball combined to go 38-4-2 (.886) in league play in the fall.
Football went 11-3, claiming the program's 12th conference title and first since 1984. The Mustangs recorded their most wins since 1982, including an 8-0 mark in league play for the first time. SMU earned a bowl bid for the fifth straight season and was ranked No. 22 in the final AP Top 25.
Volleyball went 26-7, earning its first conference title since 2016 with an 18-1 AAC mark. The Mustangs earned an NCAA Tournament bid, advancing to the second round before falling to eventual national champion Texas.
Men's soccer went 14-3-2 this season and also went undefeated in the AAC at 7-0-1. SMU was the national No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round.
Women's soccer finished runner-up in The American for the second straight season, finishing 11-6-1 overall. Cross country finished third at the AAC Championships and sixth at the NCAA South Central Regional.
The LEARFIELD 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 NCAA Championships.