CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) closed out the 2021-22 academic season with 14 of its 15 member institutions ranked in the final Division II LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, as reported on June 16, including the University of Indianapolis in the top five at No. 3 with 844.50 points.
This is the Greyhounds highest finish in the Cup standings; they have finished in the top-5, five previous times. Indianapolis scored in the top-10 in 10 of its 11 sports scored, including a National Championship in women’s lacrosse and a runner-up finish in women’s swimming.
McKendree University was the next-highest ranked league member at No. 29 with 436.50 points. Also in the top 50 was Drury University at 32nd after accumulating 423.50 points and Lindenwood University with 416.50 points. University of Southern Indiana (327.75), University of Missouri-St. Louis (314.25), and Lewis University (300.00) followed in the top 100, respectively at No. 53, 56, and 63.
At No. 141 was the University of Illinois Springfield by virtue of its 137.00 points, while Missouri S&T placed 183rd with 85.00 points and Maryville University ranked 197th with 70.00 points to finish in the top 200. Rounding out the GLVC contingent on the list of 250 schools was Quincy University (64.00) and Southwest Baptist University (64.00) tied at No. 201, Truman State University (58.00) at No. 207, and Rockhurst University (25.00) at No. 236.
The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships. Overall, 15 sports are counted in the final D-II standings, four of which must be women’s volleyball and basketball, and men’s basketball and baseball. The next highest (11 max) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender, are used in the standings.