Michigan is finding an ample amount of success in the athletic world.
The April 7th standings for the Directors’ Cup came out on Thursday, and Michigan is in the lead over Notre Dame by seven points.
For those that aren’t familiar with the Directors’ Cup, it’s an award given annually to colleges and universities that have the most success in athletics. If a team finishes first in a sport, they are given 100 points — if they finish second then it’s 90 points, and so on and so forth.
The Wolverines just received major points from men’s (64 points) and women’s (73 points) basketball, women’s swimming (72 points), and wrestling (90 points). Seven total teams received points for the maize and blue during the winter cycle.
Michigan was sitting in third place after the fall cycle, but after having so much success with winter athletics the Wolverines have bolstered into the lead.
Rounding out the current top-five is: Michigan with 761 points, Notre Dame with 754 points, Ohio State with 701.5 points, Stanford with 690.5 points, and Texas with 679.5 points.
The next standings will be out on April 23rd.
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