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ACC Leads All Conferences in 2025-26 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Fall Standings

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Following the completion of the 2025 fall season, the Atlantic Coast Conference has surged to the top of the 2025-26 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Division I final fall standings, it was announced on Thursday.
 
The ACC leads all conferences with:
  • The top three overall programs.
  • Four of the top five institutions.
  • Six of the top 10 programs.
  • Nine schools ranked in the top 25.
  • 15 schools ranked in the top 85.
* North Carolina (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Virginia (No. 3), Notre Dame (No. 5), Wake Forest (No. 8), Duke (No. 9), NC State (No. 17), Louisville (No. 21), Syracuse (No. 22), SMU (No. 26), Miami (No. 45), Pitt (No. 60), Clemson (No. 64), Florida State (No. 64) and Georgia Tech (No. 84).

“The fall performances by our schools have been incredible and reflect the strength, depth and consistency of the ACC,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “The fall Division I LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings are another example of our membership’s commitment to comprehensive excellence and the incredible efforts of our student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Collectively, our league has had a tremendous fall, which speaks to the commitment and leadership by our Presidents, Chancellors and Athletic Directors.”
 
North Carolina leads all institutions with 359.00 points, highlighted by a third-place finish in women’s field hockey and a top-10 result in women’s soccer.
 
Stanford ranks second overall with 346.50 points, earning points in five fall sports, including top-10 finishes in men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s water polo and women’s cross country.
 
Virginia is in third with 339.00 points, scoring in six fall sports and posting top-10 finishes in men’s cross country, women’s field hockey and women’s soccer. Notre Dame rounds out the top five with 301.00 points, highlighted by a top-10 finish in women’s cross country.
 
The winter Division I LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings will be released in early April.
 
The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup is a joint initiative of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today, with points awarded based on NCAA Championship finishes.
 
Midseason standings are unofficial. Official results will be finalized following the conclusion of the spring season. Complete standings and scoring details are available at directorscup.org.