NC State Ranked 10th in Final 2018-19 Fall Directors’ Cup Standings

The Final Fall 2018-19 Directors’ Cup standings are out, and NC State is currently ranked 10th.

NC State finished 7th in the Fall standings last year.

The Wolfpack Women’s Cross Country team won their 3rd straight ACC Championship (24th overall), and the Men’s team finished 3rd. In the NCAA Championships, the Men finished 11th, and the Women finished 13th, marking the first time both teams finished in the Top-15 since 2003.

The NC State Women’s Soccer Team finished ranked in the Top-25 for the third consecutive season (first time since 1990-92), landing at #21 in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll, and a record best 18th in the RPI rankings. The Wolfpack advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year (first time since 1994-96), and to the Sweet 16 for the 2nd time in 3 seasons.

The Wolfpack Men’s Soccer Team finished at #24 in the TopDrawerSoccer Top-25 Poll, advanced to the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons for the 1st time since 1991-92, and won their first game in the tourney since 1994.

NC State picked up 0 points from their Women’s Volleyball team this year, whereas they picked up 50 last year after winning their first NCAA tournament match ever. Last year the Wolfpack won 23 matches, compared to 15 this year, failing to advance to the dance.

The Football team finished with a 9-4 record, but saw a drop off this year, finishing outside the Top-25 in the Final AP Poll. Last year they tallied 51 points from Football in the Directors’ Cup standings, and this year that was cut in half.

Most Points in 2018 Fall Sports – Men’s Cross Country
Lowest Points in 2018 Fall Sports – Women’s Volleyball
Biggest Gain – Men’s Soccer +25
Biggest Loser – Women’s Volleyball -25

Year-by-Year Comparison

↓Women’s Cross Country: 2017 – 70.5 points/2018 – 63 points
↑Men’s Cross Country – 2017 – 57 points/2018 – 66 points
↓Football – 2017 – 51 points/2018 – 25 points
↑Women’s Soccer – 2017 – 50 points/2018 – 64 points
↑Men’s Soccer – 2017 – 25 points/2018 – 50 points
↓Women’s Volley ball – 2017 – 50 points/2018 – 0 points