Texas A&M Surges to Second-Highest Directors’ Cup Finish in School History

CLEVELAND – Boosted by eight top 10 NCAA finishes, Texas A&M surged to a No. 6 finish in the final 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, which tied for the second highest effort in school history and was the best finish in more than a decade.
 
Leading the way was the NCAA Championship by coach Mark Weaver's women's tennis team and the NCAA runner-up finish by the Aggie baseball squad. Other teams contributing NCAA top 10 finishes were men's outdoor track & field (5th), women's golf (5th), men's indoor track & field (6^th), softball (9th), men's tennis (9th) and women's outdoor track & field (10th).
 
It was Texas A&M's 18^th straight appearance in the Directors' Cup top 25 and it was the highest since the Aggies placed No. 5 in the 2012-13 edition. It was the seventh time that the Aggies have placed in the Directors' Cup top 10. All 19 of Texas A&M's NCAA-sponsored sports advanced to the postseason and 18 contributed points to the final standings
 
The Aggies are one of 11 teams nationally to finish in the top 25 every season since 2005-06. Joining Texas A&M in the elite group are: Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford, Texas, UCLA and USC. Before the beginning of the streak, Texas A&M had posted just two top 25 Directors' Cup finishes.
 
Additionally, Texas A&M's equestrian team, the department's lone non-NCAA program, advanced to the semifinals of the NCEA Championship.
 
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.
 
Final 2023-24 Directors' Cup Standings

1	Texas	Big 12	1377.00
2	Stanford	Pac-12	1312.75
3	Tennessee	SEC	1217.00
4	Florida	SEC	1189.00
5	Virginia	ACC	1066.25
6	Texas A&M	SEC	1059.25
7	North Carolina	ACC	1035.75
8	Alabama	SEC	1028.88
9	UCLA	Pac-12	1017.50
10	Notre Dame	ACC	1008.50
11	Ohio State	Big Ten	1006.00
12	Florida State	ACC	998.88
13	LSU	SEC	998.50
14	USC	Pac-12	994.00
15	Michigan	Big Ten	985.00
16	Georgia	SEC	951.38
17	Duke	ACC	928.50
18	Arkansas	SEC	921.75
19	Oklahoma State	Big 12	896.00
20	California	Pac-12	886.00
21	North Carolina State	ACC	853.50
22	Nebraska	Big Ten	841.00
23	Penn State	Big Ten	827.75
24	Oklahoma	Big 12	805.75
25	Wisconsin	Big Ten	765.50

 
SEC in the Final 2023-24 Directors' Cup Standings

3	Tennessee	1217.00
4	Florida	1189.00
6	Texas A&M	1059.25
8	Alabama	1028.88
13	LSU	998.50
16	Georgia	951.38
18	Arkansas	921.75
30	South Carolina	679.00
32	Kentucky	667.25
33	Auburn	665.75
38	Ole Miss	590.38
55	Missouri	426.50
57	Vanderbilt	410.25
60	Mississippi State	401.50

 
 
Texas A&M in the Directors' Cup History

Year	Place	Points
2023-24	No. 6	1059.25
2022-23	No. 24	808.75
2021-22	No. 25	794.75
2020-21	No. 19	846.25
2019-20	**
2018-19	No. 15	933.75
2017-18	No. 10	1005.50
2016-17	No. 12	986.50
2015-16	No. 12	962.00
2014-15	No. 17	892.75
2013-14	No. 10	1022.00
2012-13	No. 5	1131.50
2011-12	No. 9	990.25
2010-11	No. 8	1090.50
2009-10	No. 6	1070.75
2008-09	No. 13	976.00
2007-08	No. 12	1031.00
2006-07	No. 18	881.00
2005-06	No. 23	649.50
2004-05	No. 26	566.25
2003-04	No. 16	714.00
2002-03	No. 28	551.25
2001-02	No. 37	519.50
2000-01	No. 26	517.00
1999-00	No. 27	522.00
1998-99	No. t39	230.00
1997-98	No. t38	230.00
1996-97	No. 30	427.00
1995-96	No. 20	524.50
1994-95	No. 37	329.50
1993-94	No. 24	454.50

** No ranking due to COVID-19 pandemic
 
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