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MILWAUKEE - After the completion of every fall NCAA Championship, Marquette University ranks 37th in the NCAA Division I Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Thursday, Jan. 10.

The Golden Eagles are first among non-football playing institutions with 139.00 points.

Marquette earned 64 points from women's soccer advancing to the NCAA Regional Semifinals and 50 points from men's soccer making the NCAA Second Round. The women's volleyball program also racked up 25 points after making its second NCAA Championship appearance in as many years.

Men's and women's cross country in addition to women's field hockey, men's water polo and football are the other sports counted in the final standings.

The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 20 sports - 10 women's and 10 men's.