North Dakota State, Stanford hold lead in Capital One Cup heading to spring

Bill Bender

North Dakota State, Stanford hold lead in Capital One Cup heading to spring image

The winter season is in the books, and the North Dakota State men and Stanford women's programs have the lead in the Capital One Cup standings heading into the spring. 

North Dakota State leads the men’s standings with 62 points after winning the FCS national championship in football in the fall and finishing among the top 10 in indoor track in the winter. Stanford leads the women’s standings with 128 points.

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The Cardinal won the national championship in swimming and finished in the top 10 in women’s basketball. 

Stanford swept the men’s and women’s Capital One Cup in 2017-18. Fans can track the standings at www.capitalonecup.com

Men's standings

Rank School Points
1 North Dakota State 62
2 Virginia 61
3 Clemson 60
4 Maryland 60
5 Stanford 58
6 Michigan State 54
7 Ohio State 48.5
8 Alabama 43
9 Texas Tech 41
T-10 Florida 40
T-10 Nebraska 40

Women's standings

Rank School Points
1 Stanford 128
2 Baylor 66
3 Florida State 60
4 North Carolina 56
5 Oregon 50
T-6 Nebraska 44
T-6 Notre Dame 44
8 Connecticut 38
T-9 Illinois 30
T-9 Penn State 30
T-9 Wisconsin 30

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.