Nevada athletics posted its best finish in the Learfield Cup standings since 2017-18 this year, placing 148th among 301 Division I schools that earned points in this year’s rankings.
The Wolf Pack finished fifth among the 12 MW schools in the national all-sport D-I standings after placing last in the conference in back-to-back seasons.
The Learfield Cup standings award schools with points per program for reaching the national tournament in teams sports; finishing in the national rankings; or earning points in national championships in individual sports. Here is the scoring formula. Nevada was 27th in the Learfield Cup standings in the winter before falling to 148th in the final rankings after spring sports were added…