Mountaineers Finish 42nd in Directors’ Cup
June 26, 2025 11:06 AM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University finished 42nd in the final Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, marking the fifth-best finish in school history and its best finish since a 40th-place finish in 2010-11.
WVU's 42nd-place finish is nine spots higher than last year's 51st-place finish.
The Mountaineers' best finishes were a school-best 30th-place finish in 2007-08, 37th in 2009-10, 40th in 2010-11, 41st in 1997-98 and 42nd in 2024-25.
West Virginia finished as the sixth-highest ranked Big 12 school in the final standings: BYU (25th), Oklahoma State (29th), Arizona State (34th), TCU (38th), Texas Tech (40th), West Virginia (42nd), Arizona (43rd), Baylor (52nd), Iowa State (56th), Utah (60th), Kansas (65th), Colorado (69th), Houston (72nd), Kansas State (79th), UCF (83rd) and Cincinnati (125th).
The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
Standings and scoring structure can be found on NACDA's website at directorscup.org.
WVU's 42nd-place finish is nine spots higher than last year's 51st-place finish.
The Mountaineers' best finishes were a school-best 30th-place finish in 2007-08, 37th in 2009-10, 40th in 2010-11, 41st in 1997-98 and 42nd in 2024-25.
West Virginia finished as the sixth-highest ranked Big 12 school in the final standings: BYU (25th), Oklahoma State (29th), Arizona State (34th), TCU (38th), Texas Tech (40th), West Virginia (42nd), Arizona (43rd), Baylor (52nd), Iowa State (56th), Utah (60th), Kansas (65th), Colorado (69th), Houston (72nd), Kansas State (79th), UCF (83rd) and Cincinnati (125th).
The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
Standings and scoring structure can be found on NACDA's website at directorscup.org.
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