Oklahoma leads as Big 12's best program

[JLEW1818]

Oklahoma leads the Big 12 in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, a yearly competition between the entire athletic programs of universities across the country.

The Sooners rank eighth overall with 431.75 points in the competition, which has been won by Stanford every year since 1995, the second year of the competition's existence. The Cardinal finished second behind North Carolina in 1993-94, the first year of the cup.


The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is a national system that incorporates the top 10 women's and men's sports teams from each university and distributes points based on their finishes.

Last year, Texas A&M finished sixth overall, the highest placement of any team in the Big 12. Four teams (A&M, Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska) from the league placed in the top 20 overall in 2009-10. The Aggies scored more than 1070 points to reach that finish, so as you can see, there's a lot of sports to be played in a lot of places between now and June.

Here's where the standings sit midway through the competition. The final standings are released on June 30, shortly after baseball season concludes.

(National ranking precedes team)


8. Oklahoma - 431.75
13. Texas - 395.00
14. Oklahoma State - 391.50
20. Texas A&M - 335.50
26. Nebraska - 294.00
31. Missouri - 270.50
45. Colorado - 231.00
51. Texas Tech - 205.00
53. Iowa State - 186.50
64. Baylor - 150.25
78. Kansas State - 131.50
103. Kansas - 86.50

http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/27055/oklahoma-leads-as-big-12s-best-program

[Leroy Lizard]

That's rather surprising, since I figure that Texas competes in more sports. Is that right?

[jumperstop]

Osu's going to say "Cheatin gooners didn't count equestrian. We obviously have the better sports program....50 National Championships!"

[meoveryouxinfinity]

kinda stupid if you ask me. :)

[oudavid1]

kinda stupid if you ask me. :)

Agreed

[texaspokieokie]

That's rather surprising, since I figure that Texas competes in more sports. Is that right?

what do they have besides swimming ??

also, they don't have wrestling.

[Quik Sand]

:pop:

[XingTheRubicon]

DGAS

[MichiganSooner]

Why doesn't the Big 12 play hockey? Just askin.

[JLEW1818]

B/C Gordon Bombay would never allow it.

[Ruf/Nek7]

B/C Gordon Bombay would never allow it.

Are you kidding? Bombay would coach it, Mr. Ducksworth would't allow it and besides titty tech players would go all happy gilmore on everyone when they lose

[SoonerNima]

we will have a strong spring, with baseball, softball, golf, tennis, gymnastics, and T&F

[Boomer.....]

Why doesn't the Big 12 play hockey? Just askin.

We have club hockey. You have to have an equal number of girls and boys sports. That's also why we have an OU women's soccer team but the men's team is only a club team.

[Widescreen]

That's rather surprising, since I figure that Texas competes in more sports. Is that right?


The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is a national system that incorporates the top 10 women's and men's sports teams from each university and distributes points based on their finishes.

There's your answer.

[BoomerJ]

Sounds like a Stanford alumni is cookin' the books.

[badger]

Sounds like a Stanford alumni is cookin' the books.

All California schools, public and private, have huge athletic departments. But, the budget crunch is going to get the best of them. It's already claimed Cal Berkeley's D-1 baseball program.

[King Barry's Back]

All California schools, public and private, have huge athletic departments. But, the budget crunch is going to get the best of them. It's already claimed Cal Berkeley's D-1 baseball program.

Not sure if Stanford is going to suffer from the budget crunch, but the public schools are in brutal danger.

Would be nice if all this could take down USC, as well. Fingers crossed.

[stoopified]

DUH!

[goingoneight]

I'd be a bit concerned if we weren't. i mean, even in the original BIG 12, we were clearly the best.
i'd feel the same even if we were in the SEC with our history. Just a lot more historical competition. 'Bama could give us a run for our money if you pick and choose what it is you define as being more successful. that goes back to the whole weak series record argument Texas always brings up. Bama claims 13 MNCs, Texas brags about their recruiting base, OU has a lot of everything that makes a program great IMO.

[Quik Sand]

Boomer

[AlbqSooner]

Not sure if Stanford is going to suffer from the budget crunch, but the public schools are in brutal danger.

Would be nice if all this could take down USC, as well. Fingers crossed.

USC is a private school.

[Okieflyer]

Just think if we had a Men's basketball team.

[pphilfran]

I'm gonna buy a ring...