Stanford wins 17th straight title

Published 9:41 pm Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Kayla Pedersen, shown here against Texas A&M in the 2011 Final Four helped Stanford win its 17th straight Learfield Sports Director’s Cup. (The Daily News/File)

CLEVELAND — For the 17th straight year, Stanford takes home the top spot in the Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings with 1550.25 total points.

The Cardinal most recently finished ninth in baseball.

Ohio State took home second place with 1277.05 total points.

With its fifth place showing in baseball, California moved into third with 1219.50 points.

The Gators of Florida jumped into fourth after a second place finish in the College World Series.

Rounding out the top five is Duke with 1171.50 points.

The Atlantic Coast Conference had four teams finish in the top 10, Duke (5th), North Carolina (6th), Virginia (7th) and Florida State (9th).

All 13 spring NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions capturing titles: baseball — South Carolina; women’s golf — UCLA; men’s golf — Augusta State (Ga.); women’s lacrosse — Northwestern; men’s lacrosse — Virginia; women’s rowing — Brown (R.I.); softball — Arizona State; women’s tennis — Florida; men’s tennis — Southern California; women’s outdoor track & field — Texas A&M; men’s outdoor track & field — Texas A&M; men’s volleyball — Ohio State; and women’s water polo — Stanford.