<p>I'm ecstatic! Officially, we are the school with the best mix of academics and athletics on the east coast. </p>
<p>UVA</a> Finishes 3rd Nationally In Directors' Cup - NBC29</p>
<p>UVA Finishes 3rd Nationally In Directors' Cup
Posted: Jul 01, 2010 5:27 PM Updated: Jul 15, 2010 5:16 AM</p>
<p>University of Virginia athletic teams overall had tremendous success this past school year.</p>
<p>So good, that UVA finished third nationally in the Directors' Cup rankings, which measures the success of all sports among all division one schools.</p>
<p>The third-place ranking is Virginia's highest ever in the 17-year history of the Directors' Cup program.</p>
<p>Five different Cavalier teams were ranked #1 this year: baseball, men's lacrosse, men's tennis, men's soccer, and women's rowing.</p>
<p>Twenty-one of Virginia's 25 athletic teams advanced to the post season.</p>
<p>UVA also won seven ACC championships this year, the most of any school in the conference.</p>
<p>Stanford finished first in the Directors' Cup standings, Florida was #2.</p>