CLEVELAND – Less than 30 points separate the top four institutions in the final LEARFIELD Directors' Cup fall standings for Division I with North Carolina leading the way with 372.50 total points.
 
North Carolina took home the women's field hockey title, and earned top-10 finishes in both men's and women's soccer, and men's cross country.
 
Rounding out the top-five is Stanford in second with 371.00 points, along with – Texas (third, 344.00 points), Notre Dame (fourth, 343.00 points) and Tennessee (292.50 points).
 
The Cardinal scored in five total fall sports, tallying top-10 finishes in women's soccer and volleyball, and men's soccer and cross country.
 
The Longhorns took home the women's volleyball title, while also scoring in four other fall sports.
 
The Fighting Irish recorded points in five fall sports, with a pair of top-five finishes, men's soccer and women's cross country.
 
Tennessee tallied points in four fall sports, with a pair of top-10 finishes, women's cross country and volleyball.
 
CONFERENCE
At the conference level, the ACC leads all Division I conferences with nine 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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