VCU WINS STATE ALL-SPORT SURVEY

Norfolk, Va. - Virginia Commonwealth University won .673 of its intercollegiate athletic contests in 2002-03 to win the 25th annual Virginia Sports Information Director's Association Division I All Sport survey, claiming the title for the first time ever. The Rams won .759 of their men's contests to finish tops in the state in the men's rankings, and .578 of their women's games to place third in that category. VCU won CAA titles in baseball, men's soccer, men's tennis and women's tennis.

This is the first time that VCU has claimed the overall state title in winning percentage. Its .673 mark is the highest for a winning school since Old Dominion won .688 of its games in the 1984-85 season. All four VCU teams that claimed conference titles advanced to the NCAA tournament, and all four were ranked in the nation's top 25. Men's soccer received the national #8 seed in the men's soccer championship, and women's tennis was seeded 12th nationally. Each of those teams advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Overall, Virginia Division I schools compiled a 1947-1802-35 record for a winning percentage of .519. Men's teams were 981-874-21 (.528) while the women's teams finished up at 960-928-14 (.509). The survey began in 1978-79 and includes winning percentages of only those sports with NCAA sponsored championships. Old Dominion won seven of the first eight overall titles, then again in 1993-94,1995-96 and 1998-99. Virginia dominated five years (1988-89 to 1992-93), then again in 1996-97 and 1997-98. George Mason won in 1986-87, and James Madison won in 1981-82, 1987-88 and 1994-95. Hampton University won in 2000 and 2001.

OVERALL STANDINGS MEN's WOMEN'S STANDINGS
1. VCU 172-83-2 .673 VCU 102-32-1 .759 UR 81-45-2 .641
2. UR 173-100-5 .631 UVA 124-69-0 .642 ODU 73-52-1 .583
3. UVA 251-175-2 .589 UR 92-55-3 .623 VCU 70-51-1 .578
4. HU 114-85-0 .573 W&M 107-66-1 .618 GMU 97-76-0 .561
5. GMU 179-151-4 . 542 HU 40-25 .615 HU 74-60-0 .552
6. W&M 190-164-2 .534 VT 88-75-1 .540 UVA 127-106-2 .545
7. VT 183-166-2 .524 GMU 82-75-4 .522 VT 95-91-1 .511
8. ODU 137-134-2 .505 NSU 49-55 .471 JMU 118-117-3 .502
9. JMU 195-219-6 .471 ODU 64-82-1 .439 W&M 83-98-1 .458
10.LU 125-156-4 .446 JMU 77-102-3 .431 LU 71-76-2 .483
11.VMI 61-85-4 .420 VMI 61-85-4 .420 RU 47-78-1 .377
12.NSU 79-133 .373 LU 54-80-2 .404 NSU 30-78-0 .278
13. RU 88-151-2 .369 RU 41-73-1 .361