CLEVELAND – For the third time in six years, Pepperdine University has captured the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) All-Sports Trophy, tallying 293.25 total points for the 21 sports that are counted toward the standings.

Joining Pepperdine to round out the top-five are High Point University (236.50 points), St. John's University (178.00 points), University of Denver (153.00 points), and California Baptist University (149.00 points), respectively. Both High Point and Saint John's finishes are their highest ever since inception of the All-Sports Awards.
 
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.

The following institutions finished atop the 2025-26 DI-AAA ADA All-Sports standings in their respective sport:
**Institutions that were not members are not listed below

Fall Sports
Cross Country (Men's)	California Baptist
Cross Country (Women's)	Providence
Soccer (Men's)	Saint Louis
Soccer (Women's)	Lipscomb Xavier
Volleyball (Women's)	Creighton
Winter Sports
Basketball (Men's)	St. John's University
Basketball (Women's)	California Baptist Charleston Fairfield Fairleigh Dickinson Gonzaga High Point Jacksonville UC San Diego Vermont
Swimming & Diving (Women's)	UC San Diego
Track & Field (Men's Indoor)	High Point
Track & Field (Women's Indoor)	UTRGV
Spring Sports
Baseball	St. John's Arkansas Little Rock
Golf (Men's)	Pepperdine
Golf (Women's)	Pepperdine
Lacrosse (Men's)	Jacksonville
Lacrosse (Women's)	Denver
Softball	Grand Canyon South Carolina Upstate Saint Mary's
Tennis (Men's)	Pepperdine
Tennis (Women's)	Pepperdine
Track & Field (Men's Outdoor)	Long Beach State Oral Roberts

 
 
 
 

About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 26th 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 62nd year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.