Division I Final Fall ----- Division I Conference Standings

CLEVELAND – Less than 70 points separate the top four institutions in the final LEARFIELD Directors' Cup fall standings for Division I with North Carolina leading the way with 382.50 total points.

North Carolina took home the women's field hockey title, finished as runner-up in women's soccer, and collected a pair of top-10 finishes in men's cross country and women's cross country.

Rounding out the top-five is Stanford in second with 330 points, along with BYU (third, 314.50 points), Ohio State (fourth, 313.00 points) and Syracuse (310.50 points).

The Cardinal scored in five total fall sports, tallying top-10 finishes in men's cross country, men's soccer and women's volleyball.

The Cougars tallied points in five fall sports, including three top-10 finishes – women's cross country, men's cross country and women's soccer.

The Buckeyes recorded points in five fall sports, with a pair of top-five finishes, FBS football and women's volleyball.

Syracuse took home the men's soccer title, while also scoring in four other fall sports.

CONFERENCE

At the conference level, the ACC leads all Division I conferences with 10 institutions in the top-25.

NEXT UP

The winter Division I LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings will be updated and 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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