Where Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Jackson State finished in Directors' Cup
With LSU baseball's win in the College World Series, the 2022-2023 college athletics season has come to an end, meaning the standings for the Directors' Cup are complete. Among the schools in the Magnolia State, Ole Miss finished on top at No. 39.
The Rebels totaled 593.75 points − 101 from the fall, 275.25 from the winter and 217.5 from the spring. The rifle team paced Ole Miss with 80 points from a fourth-place finish. The men's and women's indoor track and field teams each contributed more than 60 points.
The women's basketball team, with it first Sweet 16 bid since 2007, earned 64 points. Ole Miss football, men's basketball and baseball scored no points.
The scoring system takes into account 19 sports, four of which must be women's volleyball, women's basketball, men's basketball and baseball. The next highest (of 15 maximum) scores are taken by school. That gives an institution such as Stanford, which finished first and has 36 varsity programs, an edge over Ole Miss (18) or Mississippi State (16).
Mississippi State finished 57th in the standings with 430 points − 105 in the fall, 109 in the winter and 216 in the spring. The men's tennis team, after making it past regionals, led the way with 64 points. The women's golf team was just a point behind.
Women's basketball earned 50 points with its second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament while the men's team earned five points for making it to the First Four. Mississippi State football, with a 19th-place finish, collected 55 points.
The Bulldogs finished last among SEC teams while the Rebels ranked 11th. Florida, with 1,091.5 points, paced the conference and finished fifth overall.
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Southern Miss finished 157th with 109 points − 45 from the fall and 64 from the spring. The baseball program, which hosted a super regional, accounted for all the spring points. Football, with six regular-season wins and a LendingTree Bowl victory, collected the fall points.
Among Sun Belt teams, the Golden Eagles ranked sixth. Louisiana (No. 116) led the conference with 156.6 points.
Jackson State finished 261st with 25 points from its women's soccer team. The Tigers finished fourth among SWAC schools − 50 points behind conference-leader Florida A&M (No. 191).
Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @skrajisnik3.
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