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NC State finished #34 in this year’s Directors’ Cup standings, a noticeable impovement from last year’s #51. Congratuations!
Recent Wolfpack finishes have been as follows:
—Lee Fowler Years—-
2005-06 – #34
2004-05 – #51
2003-04 – #39
2002-03 – #43
2001-02 – #46
2000-01 – #56
—Les Robinson Years—
1999-00 – #40
1998-99 – #63
1997-98 – #43
1996-97 – #57
—Todd Turner Years—
1995-96 – #34
1994-95 – #32
1993-94 – #59
The Wolfpack’s #34 ranking equates to 6th place in the 12-team Atlantic Coast Conference, a nice improvement from last year’s #9 placement. Additionally, State was able to best the programs of Wake Forest and Miami this year, both small, private institutions with a fraction of the resource base as NC State. The ACC’s schools finished the season as follows:
(4) UNC-Chapel Hill
(8) Duke
(17) Florida State
(26) Virginia
(27) Maryland
(34) NC State
(39) Clemson
(42) Miami
(44) Wake Forest
(45) Virginia Tech
(50) Georgia Tech
(51) Boston College
Last season, one of our best readers took the time to outline NC State’s finish in every single sport. The following were the results of NC State Athletics in all sports in the 2004-2005 academic year:
Baseball: 6th place (5th place in the old ACC)
M. Basketball: 7th place (5th place in the old ACC)
M. Cross Country: 1st place
Football: 9th place (7th place in the old ACC)
M. Golf: 4th place
M. Soccer: 6th place
M. Swimming/Diving: 6th place
M. Tennis: 10th place (8th place in the old ACC)
M. Track (Outdoor): 7th place (6th place in the old ACC)
M. Track (Indoor): 8th place (7th place in the old ACC)
Wrestling: 2nd place
W. Basketball: 3rd place
W. Cross Country: 3rd place
W. Golf: 3rd place tie
W. Soccer: 9th place (8th place in the old ACC)
Softball: 4th place
W. Swimming/Diving: 8th place (7th place in the old ACC)
W. Tennis: 10th place (9th place in the old ACC)
W. Track (Outdoor): 5th place (4th place in the old ACC)
W. Track (Indoor): 8th place (7th place in the old ACC)
Volleyball: 11th place (9th place in the old ACC)
We would welcome similar information for this year from our readers in the comments section of this entry.