Boise State finishes 63rd in NACDA Standings

BOISE, Idaho – Winning three conference

championship and having two teams finish its seasons ranked 12th

nationally, Boise State University produced its highest finish ever

in the 10-year history of the National Association of Collegiate

Directors of Athletics Director’s Cup program.

Scoring a total of 281 points, the Bronco men and women placed

63rd among the nation’s NCAA Division I schools for the

academic year 2002-03. Boise State’s 63rd place ranking was

second among WAC schools with Southern Methodist University (SMU)

finishing 41st with 461.5 points. Fresno State and Rice University

followed the Broncos among the WAC schools with Fresno State

placing 70th with 239.5 points, and Rice 71st with 231 points.

Among the schools in the Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Washington

and Oregon), Boise State had the fourth highest total. The

University of Washington was 17th with 732 points, the University

of Oregon 52nd with 373.5 points and Washington State University

with 351.5 points. Oregon State University was two places behind

the Broncos in 65th place with 269.25 points.

The three conference titles Boise State won during this past

season came from football (WAC), men’s tennis (WAC) and

women’s gymnastics (Western Gymnastics Conference). The

football and wrestling teams each finished their season ranked 12th

in their respective sports. The football team was ranked 12th in

the final USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, while the wrestling team

placed 12th at the NCAA National Championships.

The NACDA Director’s Cup is a program which honors

institutions maintaining abroad-based programs, achieving success

in many sports, both men’s and women’s. Each

institution is awarded points in a predetermined number of sports

for men and women. The overall champion, which was Stanford

University with 1,420.5 points for the 2002-03 season, receives a

Waterford crystal trophy.

The previous best finish for Boise State came during the 1996-97

season with a 65th place finish. In the 10-year history of the

program, Boise State has never finished worst than 114th, and has

been ranked among the top 100 schools eight of those 10 years.

Max Corbet
Bronco Athletics

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