The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was well represented with four member institutions finishing in the top 20 of the 2008-09 the Division II Learfield Sports Directors' Cup final standings. The GLIAC was the only conference to place four teams in the top 20. The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, which has been referred to as the NACDA Directors' Cup in the past, is a trophy presented to the top NCAA D-II athletic department in the country. The scoring system is based on the national finishes of seven men's and seven women's sports.
For the sixth consecutive year, Grand Valley State University has been named the winner of the Learfield Sports Director's Cup for NCAA Division II. This year, GVSU finished with 1014.50 points and was able to tally points in the maximum of 14 sports (7 men's, 7 women's). The Lakers placed a total of 18 teams in postseason play in the 2008-09 academic year with eleven teams finishing in the top 10.
Other GLIAC schools with strong finishes included Ashland University (613.75) finished sixth, Wayne State University (499.00) placed 11th, and the University of Findlay (447.50) secured 19th place. All three institutions recorded their best finishes in school history in the final D-II standings.
Ashland's sixth place finish surpassed the ninth place finish AU had in 2007-2008. Ashland earned points in the fall for football and men's soccer postseason appearances. However, AU made a charge in the standings when all seven spring sports advanced to the NCAA D-II playoffs.
Wayne State placed 11th with 499.00 points. Warriors placed 23rd in the nation in the final 2007-08 NACDA Directors' Cup Standings. The Warriors were represented by 16 sports participating in their respective NCAA D-II Championships.
Findlay secured 19th place in the final standings. The Oilers racked up 447.50 points in the standings, aided by 100 points from the men's basketball team who were crowned NCAA Division II National Champions.
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