[Spiny_Norman]

The author of this article has reviewed five years of Directors' Cup results for the Power 65 and ranked them:

https://sports.yahoo.com/ranking-65-powe...43165.html

Two quotes stood out to me:

"UCLA’s 748 points in spring sports were the most for any school in any season of 2017-18."  Several of our fellow CardBoarders saw this coming.  Fortunately, it was not enough to catch Stanford.

"The insurmountable leader in all-around excellence. Nobody has a better combination of motivated athletes, elite coaches, ideal climate and modern (yet not ostentatious) facilities. Catch the Cardinal if you can."

Geaux Cardinal!

I don't think it had any influence on the final ranking because the numbers speak for themselves, but the author of that story is a Stanford parent. His daughter Brooke is a swimmer.

[Spiny_Norman]

The author of this article has reviewed five years of Directors' Cup results for the Power 65 and ranked them:

https://sports.yahoo.com/ranking-65-powe...43165.html

Two quotes stood out to me:

"UCLA’s 748 points in spring sports were the most for any school in any season of 2017-18."  Several of our fellow CardBoarders saw this coming.  Fortunately, it was not enough to catch Stanford.

"The insurmountable leader in all-around excellence. Nobody has a better combination of motivated athletes, elite coaches, ideal climate and modern (yet not ostentatious) facilities. Catch the Cardinal if you can."

Geaux Cardinal!

I don't think it had any influence on the final ranking because the numbers speak for themselves, but the author of that story is a Stanford parent. His daughter Brooke is a swimmer.