Providence College Athletics
Providence College Finishes 81st In Final Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
7/5/2022 10:51:00 AM | General, Athletic Department
Friars finished fourth among all Division I non-FBS/FCS schools.
2021-22 Learfield Directors' Cup (Final Standings)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College finished the 2021-22 athletic season ranked 81st in the final Learfield Directors' Cup standings with 245 points. The final standings were released upon the conclusion of the NCAA College World Series [baseball] on June 30. The Friars finished fourth among NCAA Division I non-FBS/FCS institutions (non-football playing schools), and also ranked third among BIG EAST Conference members. Throughout the year, Providence College earned points in men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's basketball and women's track & field.
The Providence College men's basketball team earned 64 points for their run to the Sweet Sixteen. The Friars' women's cross country team picked up 48 points by virtue of its 26th-place finish at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20 in Tallahassee, Fla. The men's cross country team was awarded 29 points for its 32nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships. The men's soccer team earned 64 points after advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, while the women's soccer team earned 25 points after making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. Women's track earned 15 points after Shannon Flockhart's seventh-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
On June 27, the Division I – AAA Athletic Directors Association announced that the Providence College Friars finished in second place in the All-Sports Trophy rankings. The All-Sports Trophy rankings are based on team's success in the Learfield IMG College Directors Cup. The Division I – AAA ADA's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I – AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football). The Division I – AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Last year, Providence finished 206th in the Learfield Directors' Cup final standings. This season marked the 15th time that the Friars finished inside the top-100, since the program began in 1993-94.
Providence College All-Time Rankings Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings (since 1993-94)
2021-22: 81st
2020-21: 206th
2019-20: No standings due to COVID-19
2018-19: 131st
2017-18: 107th
2016-17: 79th
2015-16: 105th
2014-15: 54th
2013-14: 71st
2012-13: 115th
2011-12: 149th
2010-11: 113th
2009-10: 137th
2008-09: 91st
2007-08: 146th
2006-07: 75th
2005-06: 78th
2004-05: 91st
2003-04: 75th
2002-03: 101st
2001-02: 112th
2000-01: 75th
1999-00: 145th
1998-99: 107th
1997-98: 85th
1996-97: 72nd
1995-96: 62nd
1994-95: 74th
1993-94: 44th
