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2016-17 SEASON NOTES Three NCAA teams titles in the fi nal 36 days of the 2016-17 season pushed Florida to third in the 2016-17 Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup. It was Flor- ida’s ninth consecutive top-fi ve fi nish in the all-sports rankings. Florida is the only program to fi nish among the top 10 in each of the last 34 national all-sports standings. NCAA team titles by baseball, women’s tennis and men’s outdoor track & fi eld gives Florida 18 national titles in the last nine seasons. Florida is one of four Division I programs to win at least one national title each of the last nine seasons. Six conference titles earned by Florida teams in 2016-17. Florida took fi ve Southeastern Conference titles – baseball, women’s golf, softball, men’s swimming & diving and volleyball. The Gators also took their third BIG EAST lacrosse title. Gator WOMEN at a Glance: 2016-17 Sport Record SEC 2016-17 Season Finish Basketball 15-16 5-11 (T-11th) -- Cross Country -- 8th 6th, NCAA South Regional Golf -- 1st T-5th, NCAA Championships Gymnastics 14-3 5-2 (2nd) 3rd, NCAA Championships Lacrosse 17-3 9-0 (BIG EAST, 1st) T-9th, NCAA Championships Soccer 17-5-1 8-3 (T-3rd) T-9th, NCAA Championships Softball 58-10 20-3 (1st) 2nd, NCAA Championships Swimming & Diving 4-8 1-4 (7th) -- Tennis 29-3 11-2 (T-2nd) 1st, NCAA Championships In. Track & Field -- 8th T-14th, NCAA Championships Out. Track & Field -- 5th 5th, NCAA Championships Volleyball 27-4 16-2 (T-1st) T-17th, NCAA Championships Gator MEN at a Glance: 2016-17 Sport Record SEC 2016-17 Season Finish Baseball 52-19 21-9 (T-1st) 1st, NCAA Championships Basketball 27-9 14-4 (2nd) T-5th, NCAA Championships Cross Country -- 8th 8th, NCAA South Regional Football 9-4 6-2 (2nd) 14th, Associated Press Golf -- T-3rd 8th, NCAA West Lafayette Regional Swimming & Diving 5-5 3-1 (1st) 3rd, NCAA Championships Tennis 19-10 9-3 (3rd) T-9th, NCAA Championships In. Track & Field -- T-3rd 2nd, NCAA Championships Out. Track & Field -- 4th 1st, NCAA Championships GATORS BY THE NUMBERS IN 2016-17 3 NCAA team titles (baseball, women’s tennis, men’s outdoor track & fi eld) gives Florida 18 NCAA titles since the 2008-09 season. 13 top-10 national fi nishes by 2016-17 teams, including 10 among the nation’s top fi ve (equaling program record) 7 Gators collected 13 NCAA individual titles in 2017. 6 conference titles by the Gators in 2016-17 (SEC baseball, women’s golf, softball, men’s swimming & diving, volleyball; BIG EAST lacrosse title) 5 Gators picked up national athlete of the year honors in 2017. 83 percent Graduation Success Rate for UF, as reported last fall in 2016 NCAA Federal Graduation Rate Data. All Gator teams are in good academic standing in latest Academic Progress Report released by the NCAA in spring 2017. 2 NCAA Elite 90 awards went to Gators in 2017. The student-athlete with top cumulative grade point average at each of the 90 NCAA Championship sites receives the honor. 384 student-athletes participated in 3,726 hours of community service in 2016-17, partnering with 20 local schools and 41 non-profi t organiza- tions and making 48 regularly-scheduled UF Health visits.. Gators in 2016-17 All-Sports Rankings Gator teams celebrated 2017 NCAA Championships – baseball, women’s National – Gators No. 3 tennis and men’s track & field. Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Florida is one of four programs in the Three NCAA team titles (baseball, women’s tennis, men’s outdoor track & field) in nation to win at least one national title in the final 36 days of the 2016-17 season pushed Florida to third in the Learfield 3 each of the last nine seasons. Since Sports Directors’ Cup standings. It was Florida’s ninth consecutive top-five finish for the program. The finish marks the Gator program’s 34th consecutive placing 2008-09, Florida has won 18 national among the nation’s top 10. championships. In all, 13 Gator team finished among the nation’s top 10, including a program- Different Gator record tying 10 in the top five. sports have claimed The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented annually by the nation’s athletics NCAA or football directors, recognizes the schools with the best overall sports performances in an national titles, a total academic year. Points are awarded based on finishes and participation in 20 which stands fourth NCAA Division I sports. all-time among 14 Division I programs. 2016-17 Learfield Sports Florida’s All-Sports Finishes Directors’ Cup Standings Since 1983-84 Rank School Total Rank Years Florida teams won its first national title 1. Stanford 1563.00 2nd 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2009-10, in the last eight years. Baseball is the 2. Ohio State 1343.75 1997-98 14th Gator team to win a national team 3. FLORIDA 1252.50 3rd 2016-17, 2008-09, 2001-02, 1995-96 4. Southern Cal 1251.25 4th 2014-15, 2010-11, 1998-99, 1993-94, championship. 5. North Carolina 1154.00 1992-93, 1986-87, 1984-85 6. Michigan 1133.25 5th 2015-16, 2005-06, 1996-97, 1994-95, Other first time winners since 2009-10: 7. Texas 1067.75 1991-92, 1990-91, 1989-90, 1987-88, 8. Penn State 1046.75 1983-84 5 gymnastics, softball, men’s indoor and 9. Oregon 1027.00 6th 2007-08, 2006-07, 2004-05, 2003-04 10. outdoor track & field. Kentucky 1025.00 7th 2002-03, 2000-01, 1999-00 8th 1985-86 th 9 1988-89 Consecutive years of Florida top-10 finishes in national all- Capital One Cup – Men No. 2, Women No. 3 sports standings. Florida is the only program to be among the The University of Florida was second in the 2016-17 Capital One Cup men’s final top 10 in each all-sports ranking standings, while the Gator women took third overall. since 1983-84. In the seven-year history of the Capital One Cup, Florida is the only men’s 34 program to finish each season in the top 12 and only Florida and Stanford meet that standard among women’s programs. The men’s program won the 2010-11 Gators collected a total of 163 and 2011-12 Capital One Cups and Florida took the 2013-14 women’s Cup. UF and Stanford are the only schools to win both in the award’s history. All-America honors in 2016- 17. Southeastern Conference – Gators No. 1 Seven Gators collected 13 2017 NCAA individual titles. Six Conference Titles Claimed by Florida in 2016-17 71 Five Gator teams claimed Southeastern Conference titles in 2016-17 – baseball, women’s golf, softball, men’s swimming & diving and volleyball. Florida’s newest team pushed the total to six as the Gators took their third straight BIG EAST Gators have lacrosse title in their third season in the league. collected 143 Academic All- The five SEC titles led the Gator program to a sweep of the 2016-17 GateHouse Media SEC All-Sports titles. Florida is the only program to take the overall, men’s America honors and women’s SEC All-Sports titles in a single season and this was Florida’s 16th since 1965. sweep. 104 Seven Gators 2016-17 SEC All-Sports Overall Standings earned Academic Place School Points Total # of Part. teams Quotient All-America honors 1 Florida 168.5 208 0.8101 2 Texas A&M 138.5 204 0.67892 in 2016-17. 3 Kentucky 126 208 0.60577 4 Georgia 124 212 0.58491 Southeastern 5 Arkansas 110 198 0.55556 6 Alabama 114.5 208 0.55048 Conference team titles 7 South Carolina 109 204 0.53431 claimed by Florida leads 8 LSU 108 208 0.51923 the league. 9 Auburn 107 212 0.50472 10 Tennessee 90 200 0.45 11 Vanderbilt 73.5 164 0.44817 Five Gator teams won 12 Mississippi 77 178 0.43258 234 SEC titles in 2016-17. 13 Missouri 84 195 0.43077 14 Mississippi State 72 178 0.40449 2017 BASEBALL REVIEW Record: 52-19, 21-9 SEC that sent Florida to the CWS Final. It NCAA Finish: 1st Team Highlights was the sixth 50-win season in school The Florida Gators won their first history—four of which have come under SEC Finish: T-1st overall/1st in Eastern Division national title, sweeping LSU (4-3, Kevin O’Sullivan (2011, 2015, 2016, 6-1) in the 2017 College World 2017) Final Poll Rankings: 1st in Baseball Series Finals Florida earned its eighth national seed in America/USA Today Coaches’ Florida advanced to the CWS for the 10 years under O’Sullivan, the most in Poll/NCBWA/D1Baseball.com/Collegiate sixth time in the past eight Baseball the nation in that span. (2009-#8, 2010- seasons. Only North Carolina #3, 2011-#2, 2012-#1, 2014-#2, 2015- All-Americans: Three with 10 honors – RHP (2006-13) has made six CWS #4, 2016-#1, 2017-#3) Michael Byrne, RHP Alex Faedo, RHP appearances in an eight-year span The Gators’ 2017 schedule ranked as the Jackson Kowar since the tournament expanded in nation’s toughest, according to the 1999. NCAA. Freshman All-Americans: One with one honor Florida won its first two games in the Florida’s 18 one-run wins led the (Austin Langworthy, 2nd Team, Perfect CWS for the third time in school Game) country.