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WFU Improves In Sears Cup Standings For Fourth Straight Year
Demon Deacon athletic program finished 2000-01 ranked 33rd nationally.

July 17, 2001

Wake Forest concluded the 2000-01 athletic year by finishing 33rd nationally in the Sears Directors' Cup standings, marking the fourth consecutive year that the WFU athletic department has improved its national ranking.

The 33rd place finish is the highest in Wake Forest history. In 1997-98, Wake Forest finished 66th in the Sears Directors' Cup standings, followed by 74th place in 1998-99. In 1999-00, WFU climbed to 50th place.

The Sears Directors' Cup, presented annually by the nation's athletic directors, is awarded to the top-performing school based on a point system for all intercollegiate, men's and women's sports. Stanford finished first, followed by UCLA, Georgia, Michigan and Arizona.

A record 11 different Wake Forest teams earned Sears Directors' Cup points in 2000-01 including field hockey, which advanced to the Final Four, and men's golf, which finished 10th in the NCAA championships.

Notes on the Sears Directors' Cup:

-- Among Atlantic Coast Conference schools, Wake Forest finished 2000-01 ranked fourth nationally behind North Carolina, Duke and Virginia and ahead of Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, NC State and Georgia Tech.

-- Among private institutions, Wake Forest ranked eighth nationally.

2000-01 Sears Directors' Cup Final Standings

Rk.SchoolPoints
1.Stanford1349.5
2.UCLA1138
3.Georgia890.5
4.Michigan864.5
5.Arizona863
6.OhioState861
7.Florida847
8.Southern California816.5
9.Arizona State801
10.Penn State774.5
11.Notre Dame764.5
12.California760
13.Nebraska753
14.Washington748
15.North Carolina728.5
16.Duke721
17.BYU707
18.Oklahoma698.5
19.Wisconsin671.5
20.Texas671
21.Tennessee655.5
22.LSU652.5
23.Minnesota639.5
24.Princeton569.5
25.South Carolina539.5
26.Texas A&M516
27.Colorado499
28.Auburn496
29.SMU490
30.Virginia487.5
31.Purdue484.5
32.Indiana481.5
33.WAKE FOREST472.5
34.Clemson472
35.Florida State457.5
36.Arkansas454
37.Kentucky453.5
38.Oklahoma State450
39.Michigan State446.5
40.Maryland425.5

Ranking of Private Schools in Sears Directors' Cup

Rk.SchoolPoints
1.Stanford1349.5
8.Southern California816.5
11.Notre Dame764.5
17.BYU707
24.Princeton569.5
29.SMU490
33.WAKE FOREST472.5
41.Miami (FL)425.5
42.Georgetown419.5
43.Harvard398
51.Boston College354.5
52.TCU347.5
54.Baylor335.5
62.Brown284.5
65.Dartmouth257

ACC Schools in Sears>Directors'CupStandings

Rk.SchoolPoints
15.North Carolina728.5
16.Duke721
30.Virginia487.5
33.WAKE FOREST472.5
34.Clemson472
35.Florida State457.5
40.Maryland425.5
56.NC State318.5
61.GeorgiaTech288