The Blue Board

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference is well represented in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Final Fall Standings released today with four ACC schools in the top 10, twice as many as any other conference. In addition, the ACC is one of two leagues with two schools in the top five, and also placed 10 in the top 61.

“These standings are a terrific snapshot of our quality student-athletes and athletic programs,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “As we begin 2012, we look forward to our winter and spring seasons and building on the momentum from the fall.”

Florida State leads the way for the conference in second place with 351 points. The Seminoles had three top five finishes in women’s cross country, women’s soccer and volleyball. They also finished 12th in men’s cross country.
North Carolina is just behind Florida State with 329 points. The Tar Heels had an impressive fall campaign, including a national championship in men’s soccer as well as a second-place finish for field hockey. North Carolina also finished ninth in women’s soccer.

Maryland sits in eighth place with 228 points. The Terrapins captured their second straight field hockey NCAA title and finished ninth in both men’s and women’s soccer.

Duke rounds out the ACC’s presence in the top 10 in ninth place. The Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship Game and finished fifth in field hockey.

Rounding out the ACC’s presence in the top 30 are Boston College in 21st, Wake Forest in 26th and Virginia in 27th. NC State and Virginia Tech recorded top 50 finishes in 38th and 46th, respectively, and Miami finished in 61st.

The sec might gave other conferences in football, but not overall sports.

The ACC and big 12 are no slouches in baseball, and can compete with any sec team.

Alabama is national champions in football, going to be in the NCAA in basketball and went to final of the Regionals in baseball last year (and win the gymnastics Natty). While I'd love to be good at X-Country and Womens soccer, if I had to pick 3 sports to be very good at those are the 3 I'd pick.

We don't even compete in a lot of the Director Cup sports, which doesn't help.

That's impressive. I'd love to win at everything, hopefully some of our new hires will begin doing that like Grant has in basketball.