CLEVELAND, OH – Johns Hopkins University won the 2022-23 Learfield Directors' Cup with a total of 1282.00 points it was announced today. This is the first Cup win in school history as the Blue Jays scored in 19 total sports, including 14 with top-10 finishes. Six Hopkins' teams competed in the NCAA Championships this spring, accumulating 420.50 points.  
 
"This is a proud day for the Blue Jays," said Jennifer S. Baker, Director of the Athletics & Recreation. "Earning the Directors' Cup is no easy task; our collective success this year was remarkable, and a consummate team effort.  This recognition is a reflection of the hard work and investment of our student-athletes, coaches and staff members, as well as the unwavering support of our campus leadership, colleagues, alumni, families, and fans. I am thrilled to see Hopkins achieve this honor, and deeply grateful for all who made it possible. This is indeed a special and memorable day to be a Jay!"
 
This is the fifth straight year, and 11^th time overall, that Johns Hopkins has finished in the top-10. The Blue Jays have finished as the runner-up three times  (2015, 2019 and 2022), in addition to a third-place finish (2014).
 
2022-23 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup
Final Division III Standings • Top 10
1 - Johns Hopkins (1282 points)
2 – Tufts (1126.50)
3 – Williams (1112.75)
4 – MIT (1063.25)
5 – Emory (924.50)
6 – Chicago (912.50)
7 – Christopher Newport (902.50)
8 – Middlebury (820)
9 – Washington-St. Louis (813)
10 – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (810.75)
 
Breakin' It Down  (the six NCAA teams for Johns Hopkins this spring, point totals & NCAA placement)
Baseball (90 Directors' Cup Points) – Runner-up at NCAA Championships
Men's Lacrosse (70) – NCAA Quarterfinals
Women's Tennis (73) – NCAA Quarterfinals
Women's Outdoor Track (70.5) – Eighth place at NCAA Championships
Men's Tennis (64) – NCAA Sweet 16
Women's Lacrosse (53) – NCAA Sweet 16
 
Third-Best Total – Part I
Hopkins' 1282.00 points are a school record and the third most in the history of the Division III Learfield Directors' Cup, which began in 1995-96. In addition to the 420.50 Directors' Cup points earned in the spring, the Blue Jays totaled 381 points from seven teams in the winter and a record 505.5 points from six teams in the fall. This is the third straight year, and fourth overall, that Hopkins has totaled more than 1,000 points in the final Directors' Cup standings.
 
Third-Best Total – Part II
In addition to leading all of Division III, Johns Hopkins' 1282 points this year are the third most of any school in the nation. JHU trails only Stanford (1339) and Texas (1306.50) among all Division I, II, III and NAIA schools.
 
Why They Vary
Directors' Cup points accumulated can vary by sport based on the size of a team bracket or the number of teams that score points at a particular NCAA championship (note the difference between the fifth-place finish in men's lacrosse (70 points) and women's tennis (73)).
 
The Big Picture
There are more than 400 schools competing under the NCAA Division III banner and 323 of those schools scored points in the Directors' Cup standings in 2022-23.
 
Johns Hopkins' All -Time Final Directors' Cup Rankings
1995-96 – 49^th (220 points)
1996-97 – 16^th (352)
1997-98 – 24^th (210)
1998-99 – 25^th (200)
1999-00 – 22^nd (347)
2000-01 – 30^th (342.5)
2001-02 – 23^rd (371.5)
2002-03 – 14^th (482)
2003-04 – 16^th (469.5)
2004-05 – 22^nd (363.25)
2005-06 – 36^th (324.25)
2006-07 – 10^th (686.25)
2007-08 – 16^th (577.5)
2008-09 – 18^th (620.5)
2009-10 – 13^th (638)
2010-11 – 8^th (688)
2011-12 – 9^th (689.25)
2012-13 – 7^th (789.50)
2013-14 – 3^rd (977.50)
2014-15 – 2^nd (1,016.75)
2015-16 – 12^th (703)
2016-17 – 5^th (864.50)
2017-18 – 7^th (883.25)
2018-19 – 2^nd (1,083.75)
2019-20 – Not Awarded (COVID)
2020-21 – Not Awarded (COVID)
2021-22 – 2^nd (1,043)
2022-23 – 1^st (1282)
 
About the the Learfield Directors' Cup
 The Learfield IMG Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today.  Through the course of the year, Directors' Cup points are awarded based on a school's finish in up to 18 sports – nine men and nine women – in NCAA Championships.  New to the scoring structure five years ago in Division III, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's basketball must be included by every school in their scoring total.  Previously, the top nine men's and women's scoring teams could be counted; now, regardless of whether a school's soccer and basketball teams qualify for the NCAAs, they must be counted.
                                                
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