Capital One Cup Standings: UM Men #5

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December 18th, 2010 at 11:47 PM
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Capital One Cup Standings: UM Men #5

While currently only based upon results in CC and Soccer, the run that the men's soccer team made may have a significant effect on Michigan having a shot at winning the Capital One Cup with solid showings from the hockey team and a bowl win atop a basketball tournament appearance (we can dream!) and strong performances from wrestling, etc. Though it may be an award "in name only," it does come with a $200,000 scholarship for graduate studies and... well, whatever. We're ranked #5 currently. 

 

http://capitalonecup.com/standings.html

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December 18th, 2010 at 11:49 PM | Gah (Score:1)
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Every time I see this Capital One Cup thing, I keep trying to make myself care. Maybe this will help.

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December 18th, 2010 at 11:52 PM | i was hoping (Score:1)
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by creating a thread i would care more as well

December 18th, 2010 at 11:51 PM | here's this (Score:1)
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December 18th, 2010 at 11:52 PM | We're currently #16 in the (Score:1)
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We're currently #16 in the Directors Cup. That's as of the 14th. There will be another update on the 23rd that takes in volleyball. We should get a few points in that as well, but I'm not sure how much that will really move us up (or down). 

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December 18th, 2010 at 11:55 PM | wrong (Score:1)
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Wisconsin is below us at 8

Indiana at 15

December 18th, 2010 at 11:55 PM | Men: Wisconsin is 10, Indiana (Score:1)
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Men: Wisconsin is 10, Indiana 15.  Ohio State is #2 in womens.

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December 19th, 2010 at 12:58 AM | If U-M (or UVA) wins the Cap (Score:1)
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If U-M (or UVA) wins the Cap One Cup I'll acknowledge it as a real award.  Otherwise, I'm sticking with my guns that it's just a schlock facsimile of original (the Director's Cup), borne out of Capital One's obnoxious desire to plaster its name on everything college sports-related.

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December 19th, 2010 at 9:14 AM | Don't forget about ESPN (Score:1)
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They've been searching for a legitimate award to host since people realized that the ESPYs meant...absolutely nothing

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December 19th, 2010 at 11:14 AM | Doesn't the Capital One Cup (Score:1)
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Doesn't the Capital One Cup weigh certain sports more heavily than others?  Like Football is worth 3 times as much as Wresting?  I'll ignore it on that principle alone.

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December 19th, 2010 at 11:52 AM | Messed up scoring; not all sports count. (Score:1)
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Yes.  For the men, national champions in baseball, basketball and football get 60 points.  National champions in lacrosse, outdoor track, soccer and swimming get 40 points.  National champions in cross country, golf, indoor track, tennis, hockey and wrestling get 20 points.

The women's standings substitute softball for baseball, volleyball for football, field hockey for hockey and rowing for wrestling.  Other sports, including gymnastics and water polo, do not count at all (!).  A finish outside of the top 10 in any sport counts for nothing.

The Capital One Cup may be safely ignored, in favor of the NACDA Directors' Cup.

December 19th, 2010 at 2:27 PM | Capital One Cup Rationale (Score:1)
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In part, the Capital One Cup scoring is designed to break the stranglehold that Stanford has had over the NACDA Director's cup. By separating men's and women's trophies, not counting anything outside a top ten finish and weighting the sports differently, it gives a better chance to schools that are prominent in the higher visibility sports.

Still, I agree that the formulas are messed up. Not including men's or women's gymnastics seems strange, when that is an Olympic sport and most top schools have programs. Whoever rated the various sports obviously had a strong lacrosse bias to include it as a second tier sport for both men and women. Most division I football schools (including Michigan) play lacrosse at the club and not varsity level. Ice Hockey (men's only) is relegated to tier 3. When was the last time 113,000 people showed up for a lacrosse match?

December 20th, 2010 at 3:19 AM | Wrestling relegated to the level (Score:1)
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of Golf? No thank you. That's a slap in the face if I've ever seen one.

December 19th, 2010 at 11:36 AM | Akron's in first. Fear the (Score:1)
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Akron's in first.

Fear the roo.

Fuck shit up.

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