Directors' Cup

The NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities in the United States with the most success in collegiate athletics.  Points for the NACDA Directors' Cup are based on order of finish in various National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sponsored championships.

The award originated in 1993, and was presented to NCAA Division I schools only. In 1995 it was extended to Division II, Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) schools as well, each division receiving its own award.  In NCAA D-III, 18 sports, nine men’s and nine women’s, are counted towards a school final point total.

Emory has enjoyed great success in the Directors’ Cup, earning 22 top-10 finishes in the 26-year history of the competition.  In the 2022-23 standings, Emory came in fifth out of 323 schools that registered points.   

Emory scored Directors’ Cup points in 16 sports in 2021-22, highlighted by another national championship in men’s swimming and diving. In addition to the first place finish in men’s swimming and diving, the Eagles posted four other top-10 finishes in the Directors’ Cup during the year: women’s swimming & diving (2nd), women's tennis (3rd), women's golf (5th), and men's tennis (5th).

The following a rundown on Emory finishes in the Directors’ Cup standings. 

Emory In the Directors' Cup

* Denotes only top 100 schools were listed in the rankings
& Standings not kept for Division III because of Covid-19 Pandemic