University Southern California Trojans
USC Women Finish Second In 2020-21 Capital One Cup, Awarded $100,000 For Scholarships
July 09, 2021 | USC Athletics
LOS ANGELES — USC — aided by NCAA championships from its women's beach volleyball, water polo and track and field teams — finished second in the 2020-21 Women's Capital One Cup standings.
For its second place finish, Capital One will award USC with $100,000 to be used for student-athlete scholarships.
The Capital One Cup, now in its 10th year, is awarded to each of the best men's and women's Division I college athletics program, based on Top 10 finishes at NCAA championships and in final official coaches' polls.
The Women of Troy scored 108 points in 2020-21, just 10 points behind winner Stanford.
Besides the points from three NCAA title teams, USC's women also received points for a fourth-place NCAA finish in indoor track and field.
In 2015-16, USC's women won the Capital One Cup. The Trojan women have 8 Top 10 finishes in the Capital One Cup, including also placing second in 2016-17.
The Capital One Cup was not awarded in 2019-20 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
USC's men were 40th in the 2020-21 Capital One Cup, with 25 points.
Last week, USC placed sixth in the Division I Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings. It was the Trojans' sixth consecutive Top 6 finish. The Directors' Cup recognizes the nation's top combined men's and women's athletic programs, with points awarded based on NCAA Championship finishes.
