Tar Heels 5th in final Directors’ Cup standings
North Carolina finished fifth in the 2014-15 Learfield Directors’ Cup, its highest finish since 2009 and UNC’s 18th top 10 finish in the 22-year history of the award.
The Tar Heels compiled 1,152 points. Stanford won the Directors’ Cup for the 21st consecutive season (Carolina won the Directors’ Cup in its inaugural season in 1994) with 1,448 points. The Cardinal held a 212-point margin over second place UCLA. Southern California was third, Florida fourth, North Carolina fifth, Virginia sixth, Ohio State seventh, Penn State eighth, Texas ninth and Notre Dame 10th.
The Tar Heels’ fifth-place finish marks the 16th time in 22 years North Carolina has posted the highest finish in the ACC. Overall, the ACC tied the Pac 12 for the most schools in the top 10 (three) and equaled the Pac 12 and SEC for the most schools in the top 20 (five).
Duke finished 20th and N.C. State finished 27th, the Wolfpack’s highest ever finish.
In 2014-15, the Tar Heels had 10 sports finish in the top 10, 13 in the top 20, 16 in the top 25 and 20 in the top 50.Women’s lacrosse scored a season-best 90 points in the Cup standings with a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament.
Women’s Basketball
Duke: Prior to attending Duke in August, incoming women’s basketball freshman Angela Salvadores is expected to compete in the FIBA U19 World Championship and the FIBA U18 European Championship.
Field Hockey
Duke: Less than a week after helping the U.S. national field hockey team earn a fifth-place finish at the International Hockey Federation Women’s Hockey World League Semifinals, former Blue Devil Stefanie Fee has been named to another U.S. roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.
Men’s Golf
Duke: Rising sophomores Jake Shuman and Adam Wood along with recent graduate Turner Southey-Gordon were named to the 2015 ACC Men’s Golf All-Academic Team.
Women’s Golf
Duke: Rising senior Celine Boutier was named ACC Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and four Blue Devils were named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team.
Wake Forest: Marissa Dodd, Allison Emrey and Sierra Sims were each named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
This story was originally published June 25, 2015 at 9:11 PM with the headline "Tar Heels 5th in final Directors’ Cup standings."