Capital One Cup Official Standings Announced After Competitive NCAA Division I Fall Athletics Season

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Penn State and North Carolina are tied atop the women's standings, while
Alabama, Indiana and North Dakota State lead in the men's standings with
$400,000 in total scholarship money on the line
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012-13 college sports season is
heating up asCapital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF), an official NCAA
Corporate Champion, announced the official fall standings for the Capital One
Cup, which is awarded each year to the best men's and women's NCAA Division I
athletics programs in the country. Tied for first on the women's side are Penn
State and North Carolina. The Nittany Lions earned points in three fall
sports, turning in top 5 finishes in the final coaches' polls in volleyball,
soccer and field hockey. The Tar Heels rose to the top of the women's standings
after claiming 60 points for their NCAA soccer title, while also collecting
points after their runner-up finish in the NCAA field hockey national
championship. On the men's side, there is a three-way tie between Alabama,
Indiana and North Dakota State for the number one spot. Alabama climbed to the
top after claiming its third national BCS title in four years while North
Dakota State won the FCS championship for the second consecutive year. Indiana
earned its first place Capital One Cup ranking after winning the Men's College
Cup.

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Below are the official Capital One Cup standings for the 2012 -2013 fall
athletics season, with the top 10 point earners (including ties) in men's and
women's athletics listed. The complete standings can be found at
www.CapitalOneCup.com or Facebook.com/CapitalOneCup.

Men's Cup Standings Women's Cup Standings
1. Alabama 60 points 1. North Carolina 72 points
1. Indiana 60 points 1. Penn State 72 points
1. North Dakota State 60 points 3. Stanford 64 points
4. Notre Dame 39 points 4. Texas 60 points
5. Georgetown 36 points 5. Oregon 56 points
5. Oregon 36 points 6. Florida State 32 points
5. Sam Houston State 36 points 7. Michigan 26 points
8. Georgia Southern 30 points 8. Princeton 20 points
8. Maryland 30 points 9. Brigham Young 18 points
10. Creighton 24 points 10. UCLA 15 points
10. Eastern Washington 24 points 10. USC 15 points
10. Georgia 24 points

Highlights from the fall season include:

* The Oregon women's athletics program clinched its first NCAA cross country
crown since 1987.
* Princeton's Lady Tigers edged out North Carolina in the NCAA field hockey
championship earning the program's first ever national title.
* North Carolina toppled three number one seeds on its way to claiming the
school's 21st national championship in women's soccer.
* Indiana picked up its eighth soccer national championship for the men's
program after defeating Georgetown in the championship game.
* The Oklahoma State men's cross country team captured its third national
championship in four years after defeating Louisville.
* Alabama rolled to its third national BCS title in four years with a victory
over Notre Dame. In the FCS championship, North Dakota State claimed its
second consecutive title.
* Women's championship winners were Oregon (Cross Country), Princeton (Field
Hockey), North Carolina (Soccer) and Texas (Volleyball).
* Men's championship winners included Oklahoma State (Cross Country), USC
(Water Polo), Indiana (Soccer), North Dakota State (Football-FCS) and Alabama
(Football-BCS).
* 47 schools earned points in the Capital One Cup men's standings and 26 schools
earned points in the women's standings.

"There have been some inspiring performances from championship teams and
student-athletes this fall," said Capital One Cup Advisory Board member, Brandi
Chastain, a former student-athlete at Santa Clara University. "The UNC women's
soccer team persevered through a challenging bracket to take home their 21st
championship. And the women's volleyball tournament was filled with exciting
upsets from teams like Oregon and Michigan before seeing Texas come away with
the final victory. I'm looking forward to seeing which programs will challenge
these current Capital One Cup standings leaders during the winter and spring
sports seasons and gain the inside track at winning the trophy and $400,000 in
combined total scholarships for student-athletes."

"The college football season has been one of the most exciting in recent memory,
and the race for the Capital One Cup has been no different," said Capital One
Cup Advisory Board member and former Heisman Trophy winner, Doug Flutie.
"There's been a lot of movement at the top of the Capital One Cup standings this
fall and Alabama and North Dakota State have claimed their early first place
standing following strong performances on the football field. This is my third
year with the program and I love how the enthusiasm from schools and fans
continues to build as their respective teams earn points and move up in the
standings."

"In the fall we saw athletics programs like Penn State, North Carolina,
Alabama, North Dakota State and Indiana start to assert themselves," said
Marc Mentry, Senior Vice President, Capital One Brand Marketing. "But anything
can happen in the race for the Capital One Cup, as last year's men's winner,
Florida, wasn't even ranked in the top 10 after the fall. As we move into the
winter and spring seasons, we look forward to following the great performances
of college athletics and the contenders for the Capital One Cup."

Schools earn points based on their teams' top 10 finishes in NCAA Division I
championships and in final official coaches' polls across 20 women's and 19
men's sports as they compete to win the Capital One Cup trophy and a combined
$400,000 in scholarships for student-athletes. The Capital One Cup winners will
be determined at the end of the spring season and honored at the ESPY Awards in
July. Last year the University of Florida won on the men's side and Stanford
University claimed the women's Cup - each for the second consecutive year. This
is the third year of the Capital One Cup.

Please visit us at CapitalOneCup.com, Facebook.com/CapitalOneCup and
Twitter.com/CapitalOneCup for more information and news on the Capital One Cup
as well as updates on the standings.

About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding
company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One
Bank (USA), N. A., had $213.3 billion in deposits and $302.0 billion in
total assets outstanding as of September 30, 2012. Headquartered in McLean,
Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services
to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of
channels. Capital One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily
in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District
of Columbia. ING DIRECT, a division of Capital One, N.A., offers direct banking
products and services to customers nationwide. A Fortune 500 company, Capital
One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included
in the S&P 100 index.

Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college
sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the
Capital One Bowl) and ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week. In addition, Capital One
sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America
Mascot team, Capital One Academic All-America Program, and supports all 89 NCAA
Championships including the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball
Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.

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Chris.ONeill@capitalone.com

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