MCLEAN, Va., June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a
valiant win in the NCAA Men's College World Series, the
University of Virginia's athletics
department claimed this year's coveted 2014-2015 men's Capital One
Cup; the first time in program history. The Capital One Cup is
awarded annually to the best men's and women's NCAA Division I
college athletics programs for their cumulative on-field
performance across multiple men's and women's sports. In
recognition of this accomplishment, the Virginia men's sports program will join the women
of Stanford University to receive a
combined $400,000 toward
student-athlete scholarships and be recognized at The ESPYS on
July 15.
The Cavaliers kicked off the season
by capturing their seventh national title in men's soccer,
propelling them to No. 1 in the fall Capital One Cup standings,
alongside North Dakota State and
Ohio State. During the winter season
Virginia earned points in men's
basketball but slid to No. 2 in the overall standings, just behind
Ohio State. In the spring, Virginia's big championship in men's tennis, along
with their first national baseball championship, powered them to
the top position – overcoming Oregon
and Ohio State to earn its first-ever
Capital One Cup trophy with a total of 149 points.
"This is a proud moment for the University
of Virginia, as our student-athletes, coaches, staff, donors
and fans all played an important role to help bring home the
Capital One Cup trophy," said University of
Virginia Athletics Director Craig
Littlepage. "The award illustrates the success many of our
programs achieved this year as we pursue our 10-year goals. It's
fitting in the year we announced our All In For Excellence
initiative that we won this competition with the help of so many
supporters. On behalf of the University of
Virginia, we would like to thank Capital One for its
enduring commitment to college athletics."
Competition for the Capital One Cup
In its fifth year, the race for the Capital One Cup was a
compelling competition until the end.
- Oregon finished second, 28
points behind Virginia, by winning NCAA
championships in both men's indoor and outdoor track & field
and top-10 finishes in football and men's cross country.
- Ohio State's national
championships in football and wrestling and its top-10 finishes in
men's volleyball, rifle, lacrosse, gymnastics and fencing led to
the program's third place finish with 93.5 points.
- Rounding out the top-10 are Florida (4), Denver
(5), Duke (6), TCU (7), LSU (8),
Notre Dame (tied-9) and UCLA (tied-9).
Below are the official Capital One Cup men's final standings for
the 2014-2015 season, with the top-10 point earners in men's
Division I athletics listed.
Men's Capital One Cup
Final Standings
|
Rank
|
School
|
Points
|
1.
|
Virginia
|
149
|
2.
|
Oregon
|
121
|
3.
|
Ohio State
|
93.5
|
4.
|
Florida
|
84
|
5.
|
Denver
|
72
|
6.
|
Duke
|
71
|
7.
|
TCU
|
67
|
8.
|
LSU
|
66
|
9.
|
Notre Dame
|
65
|
9.
|
UCLA
|
65
|
"Baseball is the last sport of the collegiate season to earn
points toward the Capital One Cup, and the race always comes down
to the very end. Congratulations to Virginia on a tremendous season that led to this
exciting honor," said Dave Winfield,
Capital One Cup Ambassador, 1973 College World Series MVP, College
and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former University
of Minnesota student-athlete. "As a
former student-athlete I'm committed to aligning myself with
programs focused on educating and empowering students on and off
the field. It's inspiring to see the support Capital One
dedicates to college athletics through programs like the Capital
One Cup."
"We commend the Virginia athletics
department for their first-ever men's Capital One Cup win.
They stayed close to the top of the standings all year, and
repeatedly proved their resilience to earn points in soccer,
basketball and tennis in addition to their thrilling baseball
championship to cap off the season," said Marc Mentry, Senior Vice President at Capital
One. "We look forward to celebrating the Cavalier men alongside the
women's Capital One Cup winner, Stanford
University, at The ESPYS in July."
Highlights from the Capital One Cup during the 2014-2015
men's athletics season include:
From the spring season:
- LSU wins the men's golf national
championship to break its 60-year title drought
- Denver men's lacrosse team makes
history by capturing the 2015 title with its 10-5 victory against
Maryland
- Loyola Chicago men's volleyball
team defends title, capturing second consecutive national
championship over the top-seeded Lewis
- Virginia defeats No. 1 Oklahoma 4-1 to secure its second NCAA Division I
Men's Tennis Championship in three years
- Oregon earns its second consecutive
NCAA outdoor track & field title after getting off to a fast
start on day one of the championships
From the fall and winter seasons:
- After a scoreless tie in regulation and overtime, Virginia won the Men's College Cup against
UCLA on penalty kicks
- Ohio State shocked Oregon in the College Football Playoff National
Championship game securing its eighth national title
- Duke Blue Devils best Wisconsin
68-63 to win fifth national basketball title in school history
- Ohio State's wrestling team
captured first-ever team title in 94-year history
- Combined, 106 schools earned points in the Capital One Cup
men's standings
About the Capital One Cup
Schools earn points based on their teams' top-10 finishes in
NCAA Division I championships and in final official coaches' polls
across 19 men's and 20 women's sports as they compete to win the
Capital One Cup trophy and a combined $400,000 in scholarships for student-athletes.
Stanford University athletics program
captured this year's Capital One Cup for the women.
To view the complete men's and women's standings, please visit
www.CapitalOneCup.com. Fans can join in on the conversation at
Facebook.com/CapitalOne and Twitter.com/CapitalOne.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a
financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital
One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $210.4
billion in deposits and $306.2
billion in total assets as of March 31, 2015.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia,
Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and
services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients
through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches
located primarily in New York, New
Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland,
Virginia and the District of Columbia.
A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100
index.
Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation
with college sports with the sponsorship of the Capital One Bowl
(formerly the Florida Citrus Bowl) in 2001. Since that time,
Capital One has sponsored programs including the Capital One Mascot
Challenge and Capital One Academic All-America Program. In 2010, it
created the Capital One Cup to recognize the best men's and women's
Division 1 College Athletics Programs in the country and awards a
combined $400,000 in student-athlete
scholarships. As an NCAA Corporate Champion, Capital One supports
all 89 NCAA Championships. In 2014, Capital One became an official
sponsor of the Capital One Orange Bowl and the new College Football
Playoff.
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