COMPLETE STANDINGS

ASHLAND – Despite a slight slip in the standings with only three teams in action during the spring, the 2014-15 season culminated with Southern Oregon University at No. 6 in the NAIA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup – the best-ever finish for a Cascade Collegiate Conference school and the top finish by a state school.

 

Year	Finish
1995-96	150th
1996-97	71st
1997-98	75th
1998-99	41st
1999-00	59th
2000-01	47th
2001-02	22nd
2002-03	33rd
2003-04	88th
2004-05	47th
2005-06	57th
2006-07	100th
2007-08	92nd
2008-09	50th
2009-10	50th
2010-11	29th
2011-12	27th
2012-13	18th
2013-14	32nd
2014-15	6th

The Directors' Cup was introduced to the NAIA in 1995-96 as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and USA Today. Points are awarded based on institutions' finish at the NAIA Championships in up to 12 sports – six men's and six women's – and the final totals were released Thursday.

SOU's top standing was previously 18^th after the 2012-13 season, and the Raiders were 32^nd last year. SOU spent seven consecutive seasons outside the top 40 prior to 2010-11.

Nine of 11 Raider teams scored this season by advancing to their respective NAIA Championships.

Concordia previously owned the top final standing by a CCC school at ninth, achieving that finish for the third time in seven years in 2014-15. The Cavaliers will be joining the NCAA Division II level beginning with the 2015-16 season.

Behind SOU and Concordia in the CCC, Eastern Oregon placed 27^th, College of Idaho was 30^th and Oregon Tech was 48^th.

The Raiders amassed 696.5 points throughout the school year – 297 in the fall, 292 in the winter and 107.5 in the spring. Oklahoma Baptist won its third straight Directors' Cup with 854.5 points.

SOU held the No. 1 spot through the fall and winter after scoring in football (first place, 100 points), men's cross country (second, 90), wrestling (second, 90), men's basketball (fifth, 70), women's basketball (ninth, 53), volleyball (13^th, 51), women's cross country (18^th, 56), men's indoor track and field (29^th, 44) and women's indoor track and field (38^th, 35).

In the spring, the Raiders got points from men's track and field (12^th, 64.5) and women's track and field (28^th, 43).