Director's Cup Final Fall Standings

[CrazyPaco]

Tied for 6th place....best ever finish in Pitt history for the Fall Learfield Director's Cup: https://nacda.com/documents/2023/1/11/Jan_12OverallStandings.pdf

Here are the results on the season for all of Pitt's fall varsity sports:

Team.......................................NCAA Championship Finish...........Final National Poll Ranking
Men's Cross Country...................5th Mid-Atlantic Regional*..............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Women's Cross Country............10th Mid-Atlantic Regional...............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Football.........................................N/A (Sun Bowl Champions)..............22 (AP); 22 (Coaches)
Men's Soccer................................Final Four (3rd-tied).............................8 (United Soccer Coaches)
Women's Soccer..........................Sweet 16 (9th-tied)..............................12 (United Soccer Coaches)
Volleyball......................................Final Four (3rd-tied).............................4 (AVCA Coaches)

*Finishing 3rd-5th in an NCAA Regional in Cross Country, if not receiving an at-large bid to nationals, is scored by the NACDA as tied for 32nd.

 

[vantheman1976]

Tied for 6th place....best ever finish in Pitt history for the Fall Learfield Director's Cup: https://nacda.com/documents/2023/1/11/Jan_12OverallStandings.pdf

Here are the results on the season for all of Pitt's fall varsity sports:

Team.......................................NCAA Championship Finish...........Final National Poll Ranking
Men's Cross Country...................5th Mid-Atlantic Regional*..............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Women's Cross Country............10th Mid-Atlantic Regional...............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Football.........................................N/A (Sun Bowl Champions)..............22 (AP); 22 (Coaches)
Men's Soccer................................Final Four (3rd-tied).............................8 (United Soccer Coaches)
Women's Soccer..........................Sweet 16 (9th-tied)..............................12 (United Soccer Coaches)
Volleyball......................................Final Four (3rd-tied).............................4 (AVCA Coaches)

*Finishing 3rd-5th in an NCAA Regional in Cross Country, if not receiving an at-large bid to nationals, is scored by the NACDA as tied for 32nd.

Congratulations to Pitt....very proud of these athletes!

 

[PITT 76]

That's nice for all those programs to be honored.

 

[ThePanthers]

Fantastic!

 

[Dan1911]

Very proud of my alma mater

 

[HOF Coach]

"Who cares?" - Sean Miller Fan

 

[pittguy81]

Heather Lyke and company have done a nice job with non revenue sports. It's nice to see.

 

[rmf05]

Good heavens, Pitt used to be in the 60's or worse annually in the end-of-year rankings! This is tremendous!

 

[pittdan77]

Good heavens, Pitt used to be in the 60's or worse annually in the end-of-year rankings! This is tremendous!

A few years ago Pitt finished dead last in the P5 and had several smaller programs ahead of it. Was so freaking embarrassing.

 

[CrazyPaco]

Good heavens, Pitt used to be in the 60's or worse annually in the end-of-year rankings! This is tremendous!

Well, before we get ahead of ourselves, last year Pitt was ranked #10 at the end of the fall season, but by the end of the spring term had fallen to #73 in the final standings. For winter and spring sports, Pitt only got a handful of points from wrestling and received 0 points from any other winter or spring team.

There's still an awful lot to work on in the winter and spring sports.

 

[vantheman1976]

Well, before we get ahead of ourselves, last year Pitt was ranked #10 at the end of the fall season, but by the end of the spring term had fallen to #73 in the final standings. For winter and spring sports, Pitt only got a handful of points from wrestling and received 0 points from any other winter or spring team.

There's still an awful lot to work on in the winter and spring sports.

Geez....kind of wish you would have kept us in the dark

 

[CrazyPaco]

End of April standings are out.

Pitt dropped to #22: https://nacda.com/documents/2023/4/4/April6DIOverall.pdf

Points were earned in men's basketball, men's swimming and diving, women's indoor track & field, and wrestling.

Team.......................................NCAA Championship Finish...........Final National Poll Ranking
Men's Cross Country...................5th Mid-Atlantic Regional*..............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Women's Cross Country............10th Mid-Atlantic Regional...............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Men's Basketball.........................Round of 32 (17th-tied).....................ORV (39th; Coaches)
Football.........................................N/A (Sun Bowl Champions)................22 (AP); 22 (Coaches)
Men's Soccer................................Final Four (3rd-tied)...............................8 (United Soccer Coaches)
Women's Soccer..........................Sweet 16 (9th-tied)................................12 (United Soccer Coaches)
Men's Swimming & Diving.........33rd-tied at NCAAs............................ORV (27th; CSCAA)
Women's Indoor Track&Field....54th-tied at NCAAs..............................54-tied (USTFCCCA)
Volleyball......................................Final Four (3rd-tied)................................4 (AVCA Coaches)
Men's Wrestling...........................22nd at NCAAs.......................................14 Dual; 11 Tourny (InterMat)

*Finishing 3rd-5th in an NCAA Regional in Cross Country, if not receiving an at-large bid to nationals, is scored by the NACDA as tied for 32nd.

 

[Pitt2009]

End of April standings are out.

Pitt dropped to #22: https://nacda.com/documents/2023/4/4/April6DIOverall.pdf

Points were earned in men's basketball, men's swimming and diving, women's indoor track & field, and wrestling.

Team.......................................NCAA Championship Finish...........Final National Poll Ranking
Men's Cross Country...................5th Mid-Atlantic Regional*..............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Women's Cross Country............10th Mid-Atlantic Regional...............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Men's Basketball.........................Round of 32 (17th-tied).....................ORV (39th; Coaches)
Football.........................................N/A (Sun Bowl Champions)................22 (AP); 22 (Coaches)
Men's Soccer................................Final Four (3rd-tied)...............................8 (United Soccer Coaches)
Women's Soccer..........................Sweet 16 (9th-tied)................................12 (United Soccer Coaches)
Men's Swimming & Diving.........33rd-tied at NCAAs............................ORV (27th; CSCAA)
Women's Indoor Track&Field....54th-tied at NCAAs..............................54-tied (USTFCCCA)
Volleyball......................................Final Four (3rd-tied)................................4 (AVCA Coaches)
Men's Wrestling...........................22nd at NCAAs.......................................14 Dual; 11 Tournament (InterMat)

*Finishing 3rd-5th in an NCAA Regional in Cross Country, if not receiving an at-large bid to nationals, is scored by the NACDA as tied for 32nd.

22nd is quite good. ACC well represented towards the top.

 

[CrazyPaco]

22nd is quite good. ACC well represented towards the top.

Pitt will score very few, if any, points in the spring. It will continue to drop.

 

[vantheman1976]

Pitt will score very few, if any, points in the spring. It will continue to drop.

Yes....I get it. A focus on improving women's basketball should be the priority. Our AD needs a 'home run' hire to get the ball rolling on that.

 

[HTownSteeler]

Nitters top 10 again 🤮

 

[RaleighPittFan]

Nitters top 10 again 🤮

Are you throwing up on yourself?

 

[Panther Parrothead]

I remember a long time ago when someone in Pitt’s administration said that “Pitt has no ‘minor sports’.”

Well, I believe that - thanks to Heather Lyke - we can finally say that it’s true.

 

[President Stache]

Tied for 6th place....best ever finish in Pitt history for the Fall Learfield Director's Cup: https://nacda.com/documents/2023/1/11/Jan_12OverallStandings.pdf

Here are the results on the season for all of Pitt's fall varsity sports:

Team.......................................NCAA Championship Finish...........Final National Poll Ranking
Men's Cross Country...................5th Mid-Atlantic Regional*..............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Women's Cross Country............10th Mid-Atlantic Regional...............NR (USTFCCCA Coaches)
Football.........................................N/A (Sun Bowl Champions)..............22 (AP); 22 (Coaches)
Men's Soccer................................Final Four (3rd-tied).............................8 (United Soccer Coaches)
Women's Soccer..........................Sweet 16 (9th-tied)..............................12 (United Soccer Coaches)
Volleyball......................................Final Four (3rd-tied).............................4 (AVCA Coaches)

*Finishing 3rd-5th in an NCAA Regional in Cross Country, if not receiving an at-large bid to nationals, is scored by the NACDA as tied for 32nd.

Excellent I remember all the trolls back in the day complaining about our finish in this. I imagine they wont talk about it much anymore

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Excellent I remember all the trolls back in the day complaining about our finish in this. I imagine they wont talk about it much anymore

Now we have to listen to a certain different troll who thinks that being good in things like soccer and volleyball is what is preventing us from reaching our destiny in football.

 

[GT74]

Certainly something for all Pitt fans to be proud of!! Accolades to Heather Lyke for pushing all-around program success from the onset. Let's hope it continues.