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	11:00 AM ABC
Sat, Sep 26	Tulsa	7:00 PM SECN+
Sat, Oct 3	@ Texas A&M	TBA
Sat, Oct 10	Tennessee	TBA
Sat, Oct 17	@ Vanderbilt	TBA
Sat, Oct 31	vs Missouri	TBA
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.	Bentonville (12)	2-0	165	1
2.	Conway	2-1	135	2
5.	Shiloh Christian (3)	3-0	127	5
4.	Bentonville West (1)	3-0	109	4
3.	Benton	1-1	73	3
6.	Bryant (1)	0-3	69	6
8.	Searcy	2-0	65	8
7.	Joe T. Robinson	2-0	64	7
9.	North Little Rock	3-0	59	9
10.	Fayetteville	2-1	20	—
Others receiving votes: Greenwood 11, Sylvan Hills 9, Springdale Har-Ber 5, Farmington 5, HS Lakeside 5, Pulaski Academy 4, Mountain Home 3, Greenbrier 2, Sheridan 2, El Dorado 2, Stuttgart 1.

CLASS 7A
1.	Bentonville (12)	2-0	80	1
2.	Conway	2-1	56	2
5.	Shiloh Christian (3)	3-0	46	4
4.	Bentonville West (1)	3-0	39	3
3.	Bryant (1)	0-3	23	3
Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 10, Pulaski Academy 1.

CLASS 6A
1.	Benton (9)	1-1	73	1
	Searcy (8)	2-0	73	2
3.	Sylvan Hills	2-1	37	3
4.	El Dorado	3-0	24	—
5.	Mountain Home	2-1	23	5t
Others receiving votes: Sheridan 13, Van Buren 10, Jonesboro 2.

CLASS 5A
1.	Joe T. Robinson (14)	2-0	81	1
2.	Greenwood (2)	1-2	52	2
3.	Greenbrier	2-0	43	3
5.	Farmington	3-0	33	4
4.	Hot Springs Lakeside (1)	2-1	24	—
Others receiving votes: LR Parkview 12, Valley View 6, Jacksonville 4.

CLASS 4A
1.	Stuttgart (12)	3-0	72	1
2.	Elkins (3)	2-0	51	2
3.	Nashville (1)	3-0	49	3
4.	Gosnell	3-0	18	5
5.	Gravette (1)	2-0	17	—
	Arkadelphia	2-1	17	—
Others receiving votes: Ozark 12, Fountain Lake 7, Hamburg 7, Bauxite 3, Lonoke 1, Pottsville 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Fordyce (10)	1-1	67	1
2.	Bismarck (1)	2-1	44	4
3.	Rivercrest (1)	2-0	36	—
4.	Smackover (2)	2-0	25	—
5.	Glen Rose	1-2	23	3
Others receiving votes: Mansfield 21, Prescott (3) 18, Walnut Ridge 14, Palestine-Wheatley 3, Quitman 2, Newport 1, Cedarville 1.

CLASS 2A
1.	Mount Ida (14)	3-0	81	1
2.	Junction City	1-2	40	1
3.	Baptist Prep (1)	2-0	31	3
4.	Bigelow	2-1	17	—
5.	Gurdon	2-1	13	5
Others receiving votes: Earle (1) 12, East Poinsett County (1) 12, Hector 12, Dierks 11, Poyen 8, Hazen 6, Des Arc 6, Marked Tree 3, Carlisle 2, Bearden 1.

8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.	Cedar Ridge (5)	3-0	25	2
2.	Corning (6)	3-0	22	1
3.	Magazine (1)	1-0	7	—
	Woodlawn	1-1	7	3
Others receiving votes: Izard County 5, Rose Bud 4, Strong 3.

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