Capital One Cup Official Standings Announced After Competitive NCAA® Division I Fall Athletics Season

MCLEAN, Va. — The 2012-13 college sports season is heating up a sCapital One Financial Corporation, an official NCAA® Corporate Champion, announced the official fall standings for the Capital One Cup, which is awarded each year to the best men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletics programs in the country. Tied for first on the women’s side are Penn State and North Carolina. The Nittany Lions earned points in three fall sports, turning in top 5 finishes in the final coaches’ polls in volleyball, soccer and field hockey. The Tar Heels rose to the top of the women’s standings after claiming 60 points for their NCAA soccer title, while also collecting points after their runner-up finish in the NCAA field hockey national championship. On the men’s side, there is a three-way tie between Alabama, Indiana and North Dakota State for the number one spot. Alabama climbed to the top after claiming its third national BCS title in four years while North Dakota State won the FCS championship for the second consecutive year. Indiana earned its first place Capital One Cup ranking after winning the Men’s College Cup.

Below are the official Capital One Cup standings for the 2012 -2013 fall athletics season, with the top 10 point earners (including ties) in men’s and women’s athletics listed. The complete standings can be found at www.CapitalOneCup.com.

WOMEN’S CUP STANDINGS SCHOOL POINTS 1. North Carolina 72 1. Penn State 72 3. Stanford 64 4. Texas 60 5. Oregon 56 6. Florida State 32 7. Michigan 26 8. Princeton 20 9. Brigham Young 18 10. UCLA 15 10. USC 15 12. Duke 13

MEN’S CUP STANDINGS SCHOOL POINTS 1. Alabama 60 1. Indiana 60 1. North Dakota State 60 4. Notre Dame 39 5. Georgetown 36 5. Oregon 36 5. Sam Houston State 36 8. Georgia Southern 30 8. Maryland 30 10. Creighton 24 10. Eastern Washington 24 10. Georgia 24

 Schools earn points based on their teams’ top 10 finishes in NCAA Division I championships and in final official coaches’ polls across 20 women’s and 19 men’s sports as they compete to win the Capital One Cup trophy and a combined $400,000 in scholarships for student-athletes. The Capital One Cup winners will be determined at the end of the spring season and honored at the ESPY Awards in July. Last year the University of Florida won on the men’s side and Stanford University claimed the women’s Cup – each for the second consecutive year. This is the third year of the Capital One Cup.

SOURCE: Capital One