Texas Longhorns Win 3rd Consecutive Directors’ Cup

The University of Texas has won its fifth Directors’ Cup title, all in the last six seasons, as the most successful NCAA Division I athletics program in the country.

Meanwhile, in Division II, Grand Valley State won its sixth consecutive title and 18th overall; Washington University in Missouri won its first-ever Directors’ Cup in D3; and University of Cumberlands won its third-consecutive Cup in the NAIA.

Texas Dominates D1 Cup

• Division 1 Final Standings
• Division 1 Conference Standings

The Texas Longhorns won their third consecutive title using both breadth and dominance. They won three national titles in men’s swimming & diving, women’s rowing, and softball. They also picked up points in 18 sports – including four of the five compulsory sports.

The University of Virginia finished 5th in the 2025-2026 final standings, boosted by an NCAA title in women’s swimming and diving.

Texas is one of only three schools that have won the award in its 32 editions. Stanford has won 26, Texas has won five, and North Carolina has one title.

Top 10 Teams

1. Texas – 1,322
2. Stanford – 1,263.5
3. UCLA – 1,199.25
4. North Carolina – 1,166.75
5. Virginia – 1,148.75
6. Florida – 1,104.5
7. USC – 1095.5
8. Georgia – 1,081.25
9. Michigan – 1,076.75
10. Ohio State – 1,071.25

In Division I, schools all have five compulsory sports counted toward their score: men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. Their 14 next-highest scoring sports are also scored.

Other Divisions

Courtesy: NACDA

• Division II – Grand Valley State University
  • Overall Standings —– Conference Standings
  • Complete Release —– For the 18^th time in the Learfield Directors’ Cup history, Grand Valley State University (GVSU) will take home the hardware after compiling 1,089.75 total points in 20 total sports, including three of the four sports that must be counted. The Lakers took home the title in women’s basketball, women’s cross country and men’s outdoor track and field. Due to scoring in the max number of 11 additional sports being counted, the following scores were omitted in the final total – women’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, women’s lacrosse, men’s tennis and women’s outdoor track and field.
• Division III – Washington University in St. Louis
  • Overall Standings —– Conference Standings
  • Complete Release —– – Washington University in St. Louis becomes just the eighth different institution to take home the Learfield Directors’ Cup, capturing first for the 2025-26 year with 1,266.50 overall points. The Bears have finished as high as second on four separate occasions (2017, 2016, 2012 and 2008). WashU scored in 18 total sports (all 4 countable sports), including 13 teams with top 10 finishes. The Bears claimed the title in women’s soccer and women’s indoor track and field.
• NAIA – Cumberlands (Kentucky)
  • Overall Standings —– Conference Standings
  • Complete Release —– For the third-straight year, Cumberlands (Kentucky) finishes first in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings with 1,021 total points. Overall, Cumberlands scored in 24 total sports, including all 4 sports that must be counted towards the final standings (women’s basketball, men’s soccer, and women’s volleyball). 11 sports were omitted in the final standings – women’s cross country, women’s indoor track and field, women’s wrestling, men’s wrestling, baseball, men’s golf, women’s lacrosse, men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s tennis and men’s tennis – due to Cumberlands scoring in more (18) than the maximum number of countable sports allowed (9). The Patriots took home the national championship in men’s outdoor track and field and earned four runner-up finishes –women’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, men’s indoor track and field, and women’s outdoor track and field.