Final DI Fall Standings ----- Final DI Fall Conference Standings

CLEVELAND – Less than 30 points separate the top four institutions in the final LEARFIELD Directors' Cup fall standings for Division I with BYU leading the way with 368 total points.

BYU has a pair of runner-up finishes, women's cross country and women's soccer and a pair of top-10 finishes, men's cross country and women's volleyball.

Rounding out the top-five is Notre Dame in second with 360 points, along with a trio of Big Ten institutions – Michigan (third, 354 points), Wisconsin (fourth, 339.50 points) and Penn State (298 points).

The Fighting Irish scored in five total fall sports, tallying top-10 finishes in men's and women's cross country, FBS football, and men's and women's soccer.

The Wolverines tallied points in six fall sports, including three top-five finishes – field hockey, FBS football and women's soccer.

Wisconsin took home the women's volleyball title, while also scoring in four other fall sports.

The Nittany Lions recorded points in seven fall sports, with a pair of top-10 finishes, field hockey and women's soccer.

CONFERENCE
At the conference level, the ACC leads all Division I conferences with seven institutions in the top-25.

NEXT UP
The winter Division I LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings will be updated will be published in early April.
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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.

Please note, standings published midseason are unofficial. Official standings will be published upon the completion of the spring season. 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.

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