Emory Takes Home First Learfield Directors’ Cup; Four UAA Teams Finish in Top-10
Emory University becomes just the seventh different institution, and first from the UAA, to take home the Learfield Directors’ Cup, capturing first for the 2024-25 year with 1,198.75 overall points. The Eagles have finished as high as second on three separate occasions (2013, 2004 and 2003).
Final Overall Standings
Final Conference Standings
Emory scored in 18 total sports (3 of 4 countable sports), including 12 teams with top 10 finishes. One score was omitted from the final standings, men’s cross country. In the spring, the Eagles claimed the title in women’s golf and added third place finishes in men’s golf and women’s tennis.
Overall, up to 18 total sports may count towards the final Directors’ Cup standings, four of which must be men’s basketball and soccer, and women’s basketball and soccer, leaving the next 14 highest points scored to also be counted.
Washington University
placed fourth in the final standings with 1,044.75 total points, recording scores in 15 total sports, including two of the four countable sports – women’s soccer and men’s basketball. The WashU claimed two national championships – women’s soccer and women’s tennis.
NYU, led by its second consecutive women's basketball national title, finished eighth in the standings, while Univerity of Chicago's ninth-place finish rounded out the UAA's top-10 teams. Carnegie Mellon University finished 16th.
The Learfield Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and
USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
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