CLEVELAND, Ohio (December 19, 2019) – In the second Division I Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings of the fall, Northern Arizona University ranks 20th in a release on Thursday.
The Lumberjacks have earned 151.5 points, which places them second amongst FCS institutions. Stanford leads the Division I fall standings as of Thursday with 494.5 points, while Georgetown is the highest-ranking FCS institution in ninth with 198.0 points.
The Learfield IMG College 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.
NAU's men's and women's cross country teams' national finishes at the 2019 NCAA Championships account for the Lumberjacks' current point total. With their second-place finish, the Lumberjack men tallied 90 points towards the Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup, while the Lumberjack women earned 61.5 points for their 14th place finish.
The current Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings includes the final point totals for men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's and women's soccer and men's water polo.
The next 2019-20 NCAA Division I Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
