LSU in three-way tie for Men's Capital One Cup after fall season
by Bill BenderStanford’s women lead the Capital One Cup standings again after the fall season, and there is a three-way tie on the men’s side.
FBS football national champion LSU and FCS national champion North Dakota State are tied with Georgetown — last year’s Capital One Cup winner.
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The Capital One Cup awards a combined $400,000 in student-athlete scholarships to the top men’s and women’s athletic programs in the country. The winners receive the trophy at the ESPYs in July. This is the 10th year of the award.
The Hoyas are tied for the men’s lead with the help of the men’s soccer team — which beat No. 1 Virginia in a thrilling championship game that finished 3-3 in regulation before Georgetown won 7-6 on penalty kicks.
LSU beat Clemson 42-25 in the College Football Playoff championship game, and North Dakota State beat James Madison 28-20 for its eighth FCS championship.
Stanford’s women beat North Carolina for the women’s soccer championship and Wisconsin for the volleyball championship.
Men's standings
RANK | SCHOOL |
1 | Georgetown |
1 | LSU |
1 | North Dakota State |
4 | Clemson |
5 | Stanford |
6 | James Madison |
6 | Virginia |
8 | Ohio State |
8 | Wake Forest |
8 | Weber State |
11 | Georgia |
11 | Montana State |
Women's standings
RANK | SCHOOL |
1 | Stanford |
2 | North Carolina |
3 | Wisconsin |
4 | Baylor |
4 | BYU |
4 | UCLA |
7 | Minnesota |
7 | Washington State |
9 | Arkansas |
10 | Nebraska |
10 | Virginia |
For more, visit www.capitalonecup.com.