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Title: "Alabama tied atop Capital One Cup"
Post by: WALL-E on January 24, 2013, 02:44:01 PM
Alabama tied atop Capital One Cup
Alabama has found something else to be No. 1 in.

The Capital One Cup, which is awarded each year to the best men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic programs, announced the official fall standings, and Alabama is tied at the top with Indiana and North Dakota State with 60 points. Alabama climbed to the top of the rankings after taking home its third football national championship in four seasons.

Schools earn points based on their teams’ top-10 finishes in NCAA Division I championships and in final official coaches polls across 20 women’s and 19 men’s sports.

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Title: Re: "Alabama tied atop Capital One Cup"
Post by: SUPERCOACH on January 24, 2013, 03:30:25 PM
The Capital One Cup needs to rethink their formula.  The Alabama women won 3 national championships last year but yet did not win the Capital One Cup.


Title: Re: "Alabama tied atop Capital One Cup"
Post by: pmull on January 25, 2013, 11:03:31 AM
The Capital One Cup needs to rethink their formula.  The Alabama women won 3 national championships last year but yet did not win the Capital One Cup.

Water Polo and field hockey count as much as football.  :dunno:

South Dakota State's FCS (Div 1AA) counts as much as a BCS championship?


Title: Re: "Alabama tied atop Capital One Cup"
Post by: ricky023 on January 25, 2013, 01:25:59 PM
Well they got me. I have long sought to find out what a Capital Cup is? I think I might learn from my fellow Tiders. RTR!


Title: Re: "Alabama tied atop Capital One Cup"
Post by: SUPERCOACH on January 25, 2013, 02:01:00 PM
Well they got me. I have long sought to find out what a Capital Cup is? I think I might learn from my fellow Tiders. RTR!

It is just a made up trophy put out by the Capital One credit card company.