North Dakota State Tied For 27th In Capital One Cup

McLEAN, Va.--North Dakota State University is currently tied for 27th in the Capital One Cup men's standings as a result of its finish in the final NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)  Coaches Top 25 poll. 

With strong performances in the winter and spring athletics seasons, North Dakota State University has the chance to be crowned the Capital One Cup winner and be awarded a trophy and $200,000 scholarship for post-graduate education in July at the ESPYs.

Boosted by national championships in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively, Auburn and Eastern Washington are tied for the lead in the men's standings, while Penn State, which won the volleyball national championship, is out front in the women's standings

Below are the official Capital One Cup standings for the 2010 - 2011 fall athletics seasons, with only the Top 10 point earners in men's and women's Division athletics listed. The complete standings can be found at CapitalOneCup.com/standings or Facebook.com/CapitalOneCup.

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North Dakota State University was the only NCAA Division I FCS (football championship subdivision) school this year to have all five fall sports that NDSU sponsors advance to the NCAA regional level (soccer, volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country) and football playoffs (20 schools). The Bison football team advanced to the NCAA FCS quarterfinals before falling 38-31 in overtime at No. 1-ranked Eastern Washington. North Dakota State was one of 13 NCAA Division I programs overall -- including Stanford, Florida, UCLA, Auburn, Middle Tennessee State, Florida State, Penn State, Oklahoma, Washington, Ohio State, Michigan and North Carolina -- to have those four sports and football advance to a postseason bowl this fall.