CLEVELAND, OH – For the second consecutive year, Johns Hopkins has won the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup title as 17 teams combined for 1,117.50 points over the course of the 2023-24 academic year.  In all, 18 Blue Jay teams scored points this year, including three of four in the four required countable sports.
 
Williams was one of two other programs to top 1,000 points on the year as the Ephs finished second in the final standings with 1,026.08 points, while Emory (1,009 points), Tufts (992.5) and NYU (964.5) rounded out the top five in the final team standings.
 
Overall, up to 18 total sports may count towards the final Directors' Cup standings, four of which must be men's and women's basketball and men's and women's soccer, leaving the next 14 highest point-producing totals to also be counted.  From the 18 Johns Hopkins teams that accumulated points this year, the lowest point total was removed to account for the one non-scoring required countable sport.  This is not unique to Johns Hopkins as several of the teams at the top of the standings had a team or teams that scored points removed to account for the scoring parameters.
 
On the heels of its first-ever LEARFIELD Directors' Cup title in 2022-23, Johns Hopkins totaled 459 points in the fall to sit in first place and added 302.5 points in the winter to rank second entering the spring with 761.5 points.
 
In the spring, six Blue Jay teams accumulated 382 points to secure Johns Hopkins its second consecutive Directors' Cup title.  The six spring teams accumulating points in the final standings included women's tennis (73), men's lacrosse (65), men's tennis (64), baseball (64), women's track (63) and women's lacrosse (53).
 
2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup
Final Division III Standings (6-11-2024) • Top 10
1 - Johns Hopkins (1,117.50 points)
2 – Williams (1,026.08)
3 – Emory (1,009)
4 – Tufts (992.5)
5 – NYU (964.5)
6 – Middlebury (946.5)
7 – MIT (942)
8 – Washington-St. Louis (912)
9 – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (887.75)
10 – Wisconsin-Whitewater (843.75)
 
 
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.
 
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 (1,282)
2023-24 – 1^st (1,117.50)
 
About the the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup
 The LEARFIELD 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 in NCAA Championships.  New to the scoring structure several 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; the next 14 highest-scoring teams – regardless of gender – will be used.  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.
                                                                         
About LEARFIELD
About Learfield: Learfield is a media, data, and technology services leader in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of college sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform with innovative content and commerce solutions. Learfield services include licensing and collegiate sports properties' multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio, digital and social media; data analytics and insights; ticketing software; and ticket sales, premium seating, and fundraising services; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for NACDA's acclaimed Learfield Directors' Cup, recognizing athletic departments across all divisions.