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Fall Learfield Directors' Cup Standings

CLEVELAND – The Learfield Directors' Cup fall standings for Divisions I, II, III and the NAIA have North Carolina (DI – 359.00), University of Colorado Colorado Springs (DII – 289.50 total points), Tufts (DIII – 485.00 total points) and Indiana Wesleyan (NAIA – 425.00 total points) sitting in first of their respective divisions. The final fall standings for Division I and Division III will be released after the Bowl Games, FCS Championship and Division III Football Championship in January. FCS and Division III football includes all scores except for the championships.

In Division I (Overall Standings ... Conference Standings), Stanford is in second with 346.50 points, in third is Virginia 281.00 points, Princeton is in fourth with 265.00 points and BYU finishes the top five with 245.00 points.

In Division II (Overall Standings ... Conference Standings), Wingate is in second place with 283.00 points, Colorado School of Mines is in third with 275.00 points, Anderson (SC) is in fourth place with 237.50 points and Grand Valley State rounds out the top five with 205.00 points.

In Division III (Overall Standings .... Conference Standings), Johns Hopkins is in second with 454.50 points, in third is Washington-St. Louis with 358.50 points, Williams is in fourth with 343.50 points and Trinity (TX) finishes in the top five with 334.00 points.

The final fall NAIA standings (Overall Standings ... Conference Standings) have Cumberlands (KY) in second with 385.00 points, College of Idaho in third with 333.50 points and in fourth is Marian with 296.50 points. Rounding out the top five is The Master's with 270.00 points.

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The final fall standings for Division I and Division III will be published on Thursday, January 22.
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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 X @ldirectorscup.
 
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