The Ball State University football team is receiving accolades off the field - although it might not be the type it wants.
Ball State leads in the 2009 Fulmer Cup standings, which awards points for college football programs based on charges filed against players during the offseason. The standings are a product of the blog Every Day Should Be Saturday. The blog awards one to five points for offenses based on their severity.
The Cardinals received four points to lead the standings as a result of safety Dane Cook's arrest Jan. 24. Cook faces preliminary charges of public intoxication and theft after he reportedly refused to pay for his taxi fare, according to Ball State police.
The theft charge is a Class D felony - which gave Ball State three points in the Fulmer Cup standings - and the public intoxication charge is a Class A misdemeanor - which gave Ball State one point.
Florida State University is in second place with three points. Washington State University is in third with two points, and Troy University is in fourth with one point.
The University of Alabama won the 2008 Fulmer Cup while the University of Illinois won the 2007 Fulmer Cup. Marshall University won the inaugural Fulmer Cup in 2006.
Ball State tied for 47th with two points in the 2008 Fulmer Cup as Kenny Meeks was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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