GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Six ACC schools are ranked among the top 20 of the final Division I LEARFIELD College Directors’ Cup standings announced Wednesday.
 
Virginia led all ACC schools with a fourth-place finish, led by a third consecutive NCAA women’s swimming and diving championship and a second consecutive NCAA men’s tennis championship.

North Carolina joined the Cavaliers among the top 10 in eighth place, followed by Duke (16th), Florida State (17th), NC State (19th) and Notre Dame (20th). The ACC’s six schools among this year’s top 20 are the second-most of any conference.
 
Louisville (32nd place), Wake Forest (42nd), Syracuse (45th) and Miami (49th) give the ACC 10 institutions among the top 50. They are closely followed by Clemson (51st), Pitt (52nd) and Virginia Tech (55th).
 
The ACC led all conferences with nine NCAA team titles in 2022-23. In the league’s 70-year history, ACC institutions have captured 182 team national championships and 406 individual NCAA titles, including 29 during the most recent academic year (21 women’s, eight men’s).
 
“The final 2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings accentuate the amazing accomplishments of our student-athletes, coaches and programs,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Our league enjoyed unprecedented athletic success on many levels, and we look to building on that momentum as we head into the new academic year.”
 
This marks the 21st consecutive year that four or more ACC schools placed among the top 30 in the final LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. North Carolina and Virginia have ranked among the top 30 nationally in each of the 29 years the Directors’ Cup has been conducted.

ACC teams won NCAA championships this academic year in the following sports:
 
Women’s Cross Country – NC State
Field Hockey – North Carolina
Men’s Soccer – Syracuse
Women’s Swimming and Diving – Virginia
Fencing – Notre Dame
Women’s Tennis – North Carolina
Men’s Tennis – Virginia
Women’s Golf – Wake Forest
Men’s Lacrosse – Notre Dame
 
Additionally, 16 ACC teams joined the conference’s NCAA championship squads in reaching the national finals or semifinals:
 
North Carolina Women’s Soccer – NCAA Finals
Florida State Women’s Soccer – NCAA Semifinals
Pitt Men’s Soccer – NCAA Semifinals
Pitt Volleyball – NCAA Semifinals
Louisville Volleyball – NCAA Finals
Miami Men’s Basketball – NCAA Semifinals
Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball – NCAA Semifinals
NC State Women’s Tennis – NCAA Finals
Boston College Women’s Lacrosse – NCAA Finals
Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse – NCAA Semifinals
Duke Men’s Lacrosse – NCAA Finals
Virginia Men’s Lacrosse – NCAA Semifinals
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf – NCAA Finals
Florida State Men’s Golf – NCAA Semifinals
North Carolina Men’s Golf – NCAA Semifinals
Florida State Softball – NCAA Finals
 
The ACC currently sponsors 27 NCAA sports – 14 for women and 13 for men – with women’s gymnastics set to become the 28th in 2023-24. No Autonomy Five conference sponsors more than 28 sports, and the soon-to-be 15 women’s sports will be the most of any peer conference.
 
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.
 
Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA’s website at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com and follow us on Twitter @ldirectorscup.
 
About the ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference, now in its 70th year of competition and 15 members strong, has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest continue to build upon the cornerstones on which the league was founded in 1953 with a consistent balance of academics, athletics and integrity. The ACC currently sponsors 27 NCAA sports – 14 for women and 13 for men – with member institutions located in 10 states. Women’s gymnastics will become the league’s 28th sponsored sport in the 2023-24 academic year. In August 2019, ESPN and the ACC partnered to launch ACC Network (ACCN), a 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports and league-wide original programming. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow @accsports on Instagram and @theACC on Twitter and on Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).

About LEARFIELD
LEARFIELD is a media, data, and technology services leader in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of college sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform with innovative content and commerce solutions. LEARFIELD services include licensing and collegiate sports properties' multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio, digital and social media; data analytics and insights; ticketing software; and ticket sales, premium seating, and fundraising services; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for NACDA's acclaimed LEARFIELD Directors' Cup, recognizing athletic departments across all divisions.