The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater finished 14th in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup. A total of 323 Division III institutions are ranked in the Directors’ Cup standings. The Warhawks have finished among the top 20 for 16 consecutive seasons dating back to 2007-08.
UW-Whitewater compiled 737.25 points across three seasons of competition. UW-Whitewater added 360 points to the institutional total this spring behind a national title for Warhawk baseball that secured 100 points. Softball advanced to the super regional to garner 64 points while outdoor track and field combined for 72. Men’s tennis added 50 after advancing to the second round of regional action while the women secured 25 points this season. The women’s golf team rounded out the phenomenal spring with 49 points from their championship appearance.
The winter campaign saw four Warhawk programs combine for 207.25 points. Women’s basketball led the way with yet another Sweet 16 appearance for 64 points. The wrestling team finished 13th at nationals for 63 points. Men’s indoor track and field also finished 13th for 62.25 points while the women’s program added 18 to the UWW total. UW-Whitewater ranked 20th in the standings following winter competition.
The Warhawk volleyball team bolstered UWW in the fall with a national runner-up finish that claimed 90 Directors’ Cup points. The men’s cross country team added 80 after finishing fourth at the Division III championship for a total of 170 points in the fall.
Four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference institutions are ranked among the top 30 in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup standings making the WIAC the most competitive public school conference in Division III. Only two conferences had more teams among the top 30 – the University Athletic Association (UAA) and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).
More Information on the Learfield Directors’ Cup:
The Directors’ Cup measures the overall athletic success of collegiate institutions. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 18 NCAA sports – nine women’s and nine men’s. Men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer must be counted among the total.
The Directors’ Cup did not take place during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2013-14, UW-Whitewater finished second in the Directors’ Cup standings, the school’s all-time best finish.
Editor’s note: The above press release was provided by the UW-Whitewater Athletics Department. The following article is from the WIAC website.
All Eight WIAC Institutions Finish In Top 101 of Directors’ Cup Standings
CLEVELAND–All eight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) institutions have finished in the top 101 of the 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup NCAA Division III standings.
UW-La Crosse topped the conference entries, placing 10th with 856 points, while UW-Whitewater was 14th with 737.25, UW-Eau Claire 21st with 654.75, UW-Oshkosh 28th with 562.50, UW-Platteville 59th with 331, UW-Stout 73rd with 280, UW-Stevens Point 94th with 218.50 and UW-River Falls 101st with 194.60. A total of 324 institutions were represented in the final standings.
Emory University (Ga.) accumulated 1,198.75 points to claim the top spot in the standings that recognize the best NCAA Division III overall athletics programs in the country. Johns Hopkins University (Md.) finished second with 1,147, Tufts University (Mass.) third with 1,069, Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) fourth with 1,044.75 and Middlebury College (Vt.) fifth with 971.75.
The WIAC secured five NCAA Division III titles during the 2024-25 academic year as UW-La Crosse won men’s cross country, men’s indoor track & field and men’s outdoor track & field, while UW-River Falls claimed the women’s ice hockey championship and UW-Whitewater posted a first-place finish in baseball. UW-La Crosse also captured the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association 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.
