COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Texas A&M athletics program finished in 10th place in the 2013-14 Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup final rankings with a total of 1022 points. The Aggies have finished in the Top 10 the past five years in the final year-end rankings. (6th in 2009-10, 8th in 2010-11, 9th in 2011-12, 5th in 2012-13 and 10th in 2013-14.)
“I am very proud of the overall success and efforts of our student-athletes and coaches,” Texas A&M Director of Athletics Eric Hyman said. “Nine of our teams finished in the Top 10 led by the national championship in women’s outdoor track and field.”
“I am equally proud of the efforts made by our programs in the classrooms and in the community,” Hyman explained. “Winning on the various fields of play and winning in the classrooms are not mutually exclusive.”
The final rankings included points for baseball with Texas A&M reaching the NCAA Regional Championship game to finish 17th and score 50 additional points.
Texas A&M track and field coach Pat Henry led his women’s team to the national championship to claim 100 points while the men’s outdoor track and field squad finished third and picked up an additional 85 points.
The national championship was the fourth for the women’s outdoor track and field program since 2009. Both the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field programs have won four NCAA team titles each over the past six seasons. Coach Henry has tallied 35 career NCAA Championship crowns with 16 coming at the NCAA Outdoor meet.
Texas A&M scored 510 points in the spring and scored 314 points in the winter standings to go with 198 points in the fall.
The Aggies were the second ranked SEC squad behind Florida’s second-place finish. Six SEC programs were ranked in the country’s Top 25 and all 14 schools were in the Top 54 in the land.
The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup takes into consideration the top 10 female sports and the top 10 male sports at each institution. In Texas A&M’s case, the school sponsors 20 intercollegiate sports, 11 female and nine male.
TOP 25 STANDINGS & SEC STANDINGS TO FOLLOW:
Final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
(As of June 27, 2014)
TOP 25 SEC Order
1. Stanford 1482.00 2. Florida 1216.50
2. Florida 1216.50 10. TEXAS A&M 1022.00
3. Notre Dame 1128.25 11. Kentucky 1016.25
4. Virginia 1118.50 16. Georgia 938.75
5. Penn St. 1113.00 17. Alabama 926.50
6. Texas 1093.00 24. LSU 833.75
7. UCLA 1078.50 28. Arkansas 720.00
8. USC 1063.75 34. Auburn 615.25
9. Duke 1051.00 35. South Carolina 591.50
10. TEXAS A&M 1022.00 40. Tennessee 541.75
11. Kentucky 1016.25 45. Vanderbilt 500.75
12. Florida St. 994.25 46. Missouri 492.20
13. Michigan 983.25 52. Mississippi St. 426.00
14. North Carolina 976.00 54. Ole Miss 402.50
15. Oregon 943.00
16. Georgia 938.75
17. Alabama 926.50
18. Wisconsin 912.25
19. Oklahoma 902.75
20. California 878.75
21. Minnesota 875.25
22. Oklahoma St. 867.00
23. Nebraska 845.50
24. LSU 833.75
25. Ohio St. 824.00
2013-14 TEXAS A&M SPORT BREAKDOWN
Sport Place Points
Fall
Women’s Soccer 9th 64
Football 18th 56
Women’s Volleyball 17th 50
Women’s Cross Country 32nd 28
Winter
Women’s Swimming & Diving 4th 80
Women’s Basketball 5th 73
Women’s Indoor Track & Field 5th 75
Men’s Indoor Track & Field 8th 69
Men’s Swimming & Diving 44th 17
Spring
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1st 100
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 3rd 85
Women’s Tennis 9th 64
Women’s Golf 10th 66
Baseball 17th 50
Men’s Tennis 17th 50
Softball 17th 50
Men’s Golf 29th 45
Total 10th 1022.00
TEXAS A&M FINISHES IN THE FINAL DIRECTORS’ CUP STANDINGS
Year Place Points
2013-14 10th 1022.00
2012-13 5th 1131.50
2011-12 9th 990.25
2010-11 8th 1090.50
2009-10 6th 1070.75
2008-09 13th 976.00
2007-08 12th 1031.00
2006-07 18th 881.00
2005-06 23rd 649.50
2004-05 26th 566.25
2003-04 16th 714.00
2002-03 28th 551.25
2001-02 37th 519.50
2000-01 26th 517.00
1999-00 27th 522.00
1998-99 T39th 230.00
1997-98 T38th 230.00
1996-97 30th 427.00
1995-96 20th 524.50
1994-95 37th 329.50
1993-94 24th 454.50
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics