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PAC-12 CONFERENCE LEARFIELD SPORTS DIRECTORS' CUP CONFERENCE COMPARISON Seven Pac-12 Conference institutions finished the 2012-13 academic year ranked in the final Learfield Sports Directors' Cup top 25, the most of any conference, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced. STANFORD won its 19th consecutive cup after claiming a national championship in women's tennis and top-four finishes in women's cross country, women's soccer, men's gymnastics and women's water polo, accumulating an impressive 1,261.25 points. With its baseball national title earned earlier this week, UCLA moved up to finish third (1,227.25 points) for the second straight year. In addition to the baseball crown, the Bruins posted top-four finishes in six other sports - men's and women's water polo, men's and women's tennis, women's gymnastics and women's golf. USC placed 14th overall with 945.00 points after sweeping the men's and women's water polo titles. OREGON placed 15th with 929.75 points after picking up a pair of NCAA titles in women's cross country and women's indoor track and field. Five top-four finishes helped CALIFORNIA to finish 17th (858.83), while ARIZONA STATE and ARIZONA rounded out the top 25, finishing 18th (852.08) and 23rd (786.58), respectively. WASHINGTON finished 28th with 716.08 points, COLORADO was 56th overall (418.00, followed by OREGON STATE (69th, 319.50), UTAH (77th, 261.25) and WASHINGTON STATE (tied 192nd, 73.00). The success of the Pac-12 in the Directors' Cup was bolstered by the capturing of eight NCAA titles, most among all conferences. In addition, 10 Pac-12 league members finished among the top four in 22 NCAA championships, while the Big Ten was next with its league members placing among the top four in 18 NCAA championships. The Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 20 sports - 10 women's and 10 men's. Conference* 1. Pac-12 (12) 2. SEC (12) 3. Big Ten (12) 4. ACC (12) 5. Big 12 (10) 6. Big East (15) Top 25 Membership Schools Ratio 7 .583 6 .500 5 .417 4 .333 2 .200 1 .067 * based on 2012-13 membership WHERE THEY RANKED School Total Pts 1. Stanford 1261.25 3. UCLA 1227.25 14. USC 945.00 15. Oregon 929.75 17. California 858.83 18. Arizona State 852.08 23. Arizona 786.58 28. Washington 716.08 56. Colorado 418.00 69. Oregon State 319.50 77. Utah 261.25 T192. Washington State 73.00 TOM HANSEN CONFERENCE MEDAL WINNERS A Conference Medal is awarded annually to each member institution's outstanding senior male and female studentathlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Conference medal winners have been named every year since the 1960-61 academic year. In 2009, the Pac-12 renamed the award the Tom Hansen Conference Medal in honor of Hansen, who retired at the end of June 2009 after serving for 26 years as Commissioner of the Pac-10. Following are the 2012-13 award winners: 2012-13 PAC-12 TOM HANSEN CONFERENCE MEDAL WINNERS SchoolMen Arizona John Bonano, Football Arizona State Carrick Felix, Basketball California Tom Shields, Swimming & Diving Colorado Sabatino Chen, Basketball Oregon Michael Clay, Football Oregon State Matt Boyd, Baseball Stanford Mark Appel, Baseball UCLA Jeff Locke, Football USC Matt Barkley, Football Utah Miles Havlik, Skiing Washington Jeremy Taiwo, Track & Field Washington State Adam Nelubowich, Baseball Women Brigetta Barrett, Track & Field Constance Ezugha, Track & Field Layshia Clarendon, Basketball Emma Coburn, Cross Country/Track & Field Alaina Bergsma, Volleyball Makayla Stambaugh, Gymnastics Becky Dru, Field Hockey Vanessa Zamarripa, Gymnastics Melanie Grindle, Rowing Rachel Messer, Basketball Christine Babcock, Track & Field Liudmila Vasilieva, Tennis PAC-12 CONFERENCE // 2013-14 PAC-12 BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE// 145 //145

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