Capital One Cup Standings Taking Shape

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Now that all the NCAA fall sports championships are in the books, the Capital One Cup standings are starting to take shape.

Thanks to their BCS and FCS national championships, respectively, Auburn and Eastern Washington are tied for first place in the men's standings with 60 points. In the women's standings, Penn State is currently on top thanks to its fourth consecutive national volleyball championship.

Overall, 59 Division I schools earned points in either the men's or women's standings through the fall competition. Following the spring season, two schools (one men's, one women's) will be crowned Capital One Cup winners and be awarded a trophy and $200,000 scholarship for post-graduate education in July at the ESPYs.

To keep up with the race for the Capital One Cup throughout the rest of the academic year, you can visit CapitalOneCup.com. You can also follow along on Facebook and Twitter.

Capital One Cup Will Honor Top NCAA Programs

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

"What's in your wallet?" is the question asked in those terrible Capital One viking commercials, but thanks to the credit-card company, two universities each year will be able to answer it with one simple reply:

"Two hundred thousand dollars."

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Corporate sponsor Capital One and the NCAA have teamed up to create the Capital One Cup, which will be awarded every July to the most accomplished men's and women's athletic programs. Each of the winning schools will receive a check for $200,000.

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