2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Final Standings
CHICAGO – The University of Chicago produced its highest-ever finish in the Division III LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, claiming sixth place at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year.
The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup is 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 at the NCAA Championships in up to 18 sports.
UChicago scored 912.5 points over the course of 2022-23, as 12 Maroon sports contributed to that tally with their postseason success. UChicago has now finished in the top 10 of the Directors’ Cup for the third time in-a-row after previously placing seventh in 2021-22 and ninth in 2018-19. The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup was not awarded in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to the COVID pandemic.
The University Athletic Association (UAA) was represented by six schools in the top 35 – Emory University (5th), UChicago (6th), Washington University-St. Louis (9th), Carnegie Mellon University (14th), New York University (25th) and Case Western Reserve University (33rd).
Johns Hopkins University (1,282 points) topped the field of 323 NCAA Division III schools that earned points this year.