CLEVELAND – The Learfield Directors' Cup winter standings for Divisions II and III and the NAIA have
Grand Valley State (DII – 790.50 total points),
NYU (DIII – 812.25 total points) and
Cumberlands (KY) (NAIA – 990.50 total points) sitting in first of their respective divisions. The final winter standings for
Division II and
Division III will be updated after the Division II and Division III Men's Basketball Championships on April 5. Division II and Division III includes all the men's basketball point totals except for the championships.
In Division II,
Colorado School of Mines is in second place with 550.00 points,
Wingate is in third with 538.50 points,
Colorado Mesa is in fourth with 529.50 points and
Indianapolis rounds out the top five with 488.50 points. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) leads all Division II conferences with three schools in the top-10 – Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Mesa and Adams State (7
th).
In Division III,
Williams is in second with 811.00 points, in third is
Washington-St. Louis with 787.50 points,
Johns Hopkins is in fourth with 784.00 points and
Tufts rounds out the top five with 739.75 points. The University Athletic Association (UAA) has four schools in the top-10 – NYU, Washington-St. Louis, Chicago (7
th) and Emory (10
th). Please note, Emory's place in the standings will change following the conclusion of the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
The final winter NAIA standings have
Indiana Wesleyan in second with 851.00 points. In third is
Marian with 754.00, fourth is
Lindsey Wilson with 658.50 and rounding out the top five is
Life with 563.25 points. The Mid-South (Cumberlands and Lindsey Wilson) and Crossroads League (Indiana Wesleyan and Marian) are the only two conferences to have more than one institution in the top 10 of the rankings.
NEXT UP
The 2025-26 Division I Learfield Directors' Cup standings will be published next week and at the end of April. The spring standings will begin distribution on
Tuesday, June 9.
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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
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