CLEVELAND – For the first time since inception, the University of California Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) has captured the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) All-Sports Trophy, tallying 235.00 total points for the 21 sports that are counted toward the standings. 
 
Joining UC Santa Barbara to round out the top-five are Pepperdine University (212.00 points), Providence College (202.50 points, Creighton University (198.00 points) and the University of Denver (174.50 points), respectively. 

The DI-AAA ADA All-Sports Trophy is awarded to the institution that has the highest point total in all sports in which at least 25% of the eligible I-AAA membership sponsor the given sport. Further, additional annual recognition is provided via the awarding of a plaque to those member institutions that finish the highest in the NCAA post-season tournaments in those sports in which at least 25% of the eligible I-AAA membership sponsor the given sport. This currently includes the following 21 sports: Baseball, Men's & Women's Basketball, Men's & Women's Cross Country, Men's & Women's Golf, Men's & Women's Lacrosse, Men's & Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's & Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's & Women's Tennis, Men's & Women's Indoor Track, Men's & Women's Outdoor Track and Women's Volleyball. 

 "On behalf of our Association, I would like to congratulate UC Santa Barbara for capturing its first-ever DI-AAA All-Sports championship this year," said Shaney Fink, DI-AAA ADA president and current vice president for athletics at Seattle University. "Our congratulations also go out to the 2024-25 All-Sports winning institutions." 

The following institutions finished atop the 2024-25 DI-AAA ADA All-Sports standings in their respective sport:

Fall Sports
Cross Country (Men's)	California Baptist University
Cross Country (Women's)	Providence College
Soccer (Men's)	University of Vermont
Soccer (Women's)	Saint Louis University Santa Clara University
Volleyball (Women's)	Creighton University
Winter Sports
Basketball (Men's)	Creighton University Gonzaga University Saint Mary's College of California St. John's University
Basketball (Women's)	Creighton University Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Gulf Coast University George Mason University Grand Canyon University UNC Greensboro University of Vermont University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Swimming & Diving (Men's)	George Washington University
Swimming & Diving (Women's)	*No I-AAA Institutions scored
Track & Field (Men's Indoor)	Cal State Northridge
Track & Field (Women's Indoor)	Providence College
Spring Sports
Baseball	Creighton University UC Irvine University of Arkansas Little Rock Wright State University
Golf (Men's)	Pepperdine University
Golf (Women's)	Cal State Fullerton
Lacrosse (Men's)	Sienna College
Lacrosse (Women's)	University of Denver Fairfield University Loyola University Maryland
Softball	UC Santa Barbara University of North Florida
Tennis (Men's)	Pepperdine University
Tennis (Women's)	UC Santa Barbara  Pepperdine University
Track & Field (Men's Outdoor)	UC Santa Barbara
Track & Field (Women's Outdoor)	Boston University

About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 25th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.