Princeton University Athletics
Princeton 24th In Division I After Fall Season In Directors' Cup Standings
January 15, 2016 | General
The Princeton University athletic program has a long history of doing very well in the NACDA Directors' Cup, which measures overall athletic success based on NCAA championship participation.
The 2015-16 academic year is also off to a good start after a very strong fall for the Tigers. Princeton had five teams earn points, leaving the program in 24th place in Division I at the conclusion of the season
Princeton received points from women's cross country, men's cross country, field hockey, men's water polo and women's soccer.
The next-best school from an FCS league is Furman at 40th, and Princeton is the only Ivy League school in the top 80.
Princeton has been the highest scoring Ivy League team in 19 of the 22 years the Directors' Cup has been awarded. The Tigers also have finished in the top 50 19 times.
Princeton finished in 41st place a year ago, again as the highest non-Power Five Conference team in Division I. Princeton was in 77th place at the end of the fall in 2014-15.