Arkansas earns record 16th place in Directors Cup

FAYETTEVILLE — A national championship runner-up finish at the College World Series capped a remarkable year for Arkansas, earning a record 16th-place finish in the Directors Cup standings.

Arkansas once again earned a spot among the nation’s top intercollegiate athletics programs, finishing with 870.5 points in the rankings released on Saturday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA).

Arkansas finished in the top 25 for the ninth time in the past 11 years and in the top 20 for only the seventh time since the Directors’ Cup program began 25 years ago.

The Directors’ Cup tracks the nation’s most successful intercollegiate athletics programs for their on-field performances throughout the year.

The No. 16 national finish tied a program record for a combined University of Arkansas intercollegiate athletics program.

A total of 14 Razorback sports scored in this year’s competition resulting in the second-best Directors’ Cup point total (870.5) in school history. Arkansas scored a school record 912.5 points in finishing No. 16 in 2014-15.

Sat, Sep 5	vs North Alabama	W 31-14
Sat, Sep 12	@ Utah	L, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19	Georgia	L, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26	Tulsa	W 34-6
Sat, Oct 3	@ Texas A&M	L, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10	Tennessee	L, 24-17
Sat, Oct 17	@ Vanderbilt	W 31-21
Sat, Oct 31	vs Missouri	6:45 PM SEC Network
Sat, Nov 7	@ Auburn	TBA
Sat, Nov 14	South Carolina	TBA
Sat, Nov 21	@ Texas	TBA
Sat, Nov 28	vs LSU	TBA

OVERALL		Record	Pts
1.	Shiloh Christian (16)	7-0	187	1
2.	Bentonville	6-1	163	4
3.	Conway (3)	6-1	156	2
4.	Joe T. Robinson	7-0	104	5
5.	North Little Rock	6-1	93	7
6.	Bentonville West	6-1	88	3
7.	Sheridan	7-0	70	9
8.	Springdale Har-Ber	5-2	50	8
9.	Greenwood	5-2	44	10
10	Searcy	6-1	42	6
Others receiving votes: Bryant 22, Mountain Home 7, Sylvan Hills 7, Stuttgart 6, LR Christian 4, Pulaski Academy 3, Jacksonville 3, Fayetteville 2, Benton 2, Van Buren 1, Nashville 1.

CLASS 7A
1.	Shiloh Christian (16)	7-0	92	1
2.	Conway (3)	6-1	64	2
3.	Bentonville	6-1	62	4
4.	North Little Rock	6-1	26	5
5.	Bentonville West	6-1	19	3
Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 15, Bryant 7.

CLASS 6A
1.	Sheridan (16)	7-0	90	2
2.	Searcy	6-1	71	1
3.	Mountain Home (3)	6-1	41	5
4.	Sylvan Hills	5-2	35	3
5.	Benton	4-3	31	4
Others receiving votes: Van Buren 12, Lake Hamilton 5.

CLASS 5A
1.	Joe T. Robinson (17)	7-0	93	1
2.	Greenwood (2)	5-2	76	2
3.	Jacksonville	6-1	54	4
4.	Farmington	6-1	24	3
	Little Rock Parkview	4-3	24	5
Others receiving votes: LR Mills 7, HS Lakeside 5, Greenbrier 1, Camden Fairview 1.

CLASS 4A
1.	Stuttgart (16)	7-0	92	1
2.	Nashville (3)	7-0	79	2
3.	Ozark	7-0	38	4
4.	Elkins	6-1	33	5
5.	Southside Batesville	6-1	10	—
Others receiving votes: Gravette 7, Fountain Lake 3, Forrest City 2, Lonoke 1, Booneville 1, Arkadelphia 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Bismarck (13)	6-1	85	1
3.	Mansfield (2)	6-2	54	2
2.	Smackover	6-1	41	3
4.	Walnut Ridge (3)	6-1	27	4
5.	Rivercrest	6-1	24	5
	Atkins	6-1	24	—
Others receiving votes: Fordyce (1) 14, Newport 9, Prescott 5, Glen Rose 2.

CLASS 2A
1.	Mount Ida (10)	8-0	83	1
2.	Baptist Prep (9)	7-0	82	2
3.	Marked Tree	6-1	38	3
4.	Earle	6-1	33	4
5.	Gurdon	5-2	29	5
Others receiving votes: Dierks 11, Magnet Cove 4, Bearden 2, Des Arc 2, Hazen 1.

8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.	Corning (6)	6-0	26	1
2.	Cedar Ridge (4)	6-0	24	2
3.	Magazine (2)	6-0	17	3
Others receiving votes: Izard County 5.

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