University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels 13th in Learfield Directors Cup
June 30, 2018 | Field Hockey, General
19th Straight Top-15 Finish
Seven top-10 finishes and 13 teams in the top 25 led the University of North Carolina to a 13th-place national showing in the 2017-18 Learfield Sports Directors Cup. This is the 19th consecutive year the Tar Heels have finished in the top 15 in the Directors Cup.
The Learfield Directors Cup measures NCAA post-season competitive success and awards points in a maximum of 19 sports per school, four of which must be baseball, volleyball and men's and women's basketball.
Men's soccer, field hockey and women's lacrosse each tied for third place to earn 83 points apiece for the Tar Heels. Baseball's fifth-place performance at the College World Series accounted for 78 points and women's soccer, men's tennis and women's tennis tied for ninth to score 64 points apiece.
Men's golf (15th place), men's basketball (17th), wrestling (20th), women's indoor track and field (23rd), fencing (24th) and women's swimming and diving (25th) also placed in the top 25.
Stanford won the Cup for the 24th consecutive year (UNC won the inaugural Directors Cup in 1993-94). UCLA, Florida, Southern California, Texas, Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State and Texas A&M round out the top 10.
The Atlantic Coast Conference placed one team in the top 10, four in the top 20 and 10 schools in the first 50.
2017-18 National Top 20
2017-18 ACC Standings
9- Florida State 1038.75
11- Duke 1004.25
13- North Carolina 917.5
15- NC State 894.75
21- Virginia 830
22- Notre Dame 804
28- Virginia Tech 735.5
30- Louisville 690.5
46- Syracuse 539.75
48- Wake Forest 496.5
52- Clemson 471.75
63- Miami 382
95- Boston College 198
111- Pittsburgh 167
121- Georgia Tech 151.5
University of North Carolina's Learfield Directors Cup Finishes
2018 13th
2017 5th
2016 7th
2015 5th
2014 14th
2013 8th
2012 8th
2011 6th
2010 7th
2009 2nd
2008 14th
2007 3rd
2006 4th
2005 9th
2004 7th
2003 8th
2002 4th
2001 15th
2000 5th
1999 17th
1998 2nd
1997 2nd
1996 6th
1995 2nd
1994 1st
The Learfield Directors Cup measures NCAA post-season competitive success and awards points in a maximum of 19 sports per school, four of which must be baseball, volleyball and men's and women's basketball.
Men's soccer, field hockey and women's lacrosse each tied for third place to earn 83 points apiece for the Tar Heels. Baseball's fifth-place performance at the College World Series accounted for 78 points and women's soccer, men's tennis and women's tennis tied for ninth to score 64 points apiece.
Men's golf (15th place), men's basketball (17th), wrestling (20th), women's indoor track and field (23rd), fencing (24th) and women's swimming and diving (25th) also placed in the top 25.
Stanford won the Cup for the 24th consecutive year (UNC won the inaugural Directors Cup in 1993-94). UCLA, Florida, Southern California, Texas, Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State and Texas A&M round out the top 10.
The Atlantic Coast Conference placed one team in the top 10, four in the top 20 and 10 schools in the first 50.
2017-18 National Top 20
- Stanford 1442
- UCLA 1326
- Florida 1216
- USC 1147
- Texas 1143.25
- Michigan 1131
- Ohio State 1118
- Georgia 1046.35
- Florida State 1038.75
- Texas A&M 1005.5
- Duke 1004.25
- Penn State 978.25
- North Carolina 917.5
- Alabama 913
- NC State 894.75
- Arkansas 870.5
- Kentucky 862
- Auburn 856.25
- Minnesota 852
- California 830.25
2017-18 ACC Standings
9- Florida State 1038.75
11- Duke 1004.25
13- North Carolina 917.5
15- NC State 894.75
21- Virginia 830
22- Notre Dame 804
28- Virginia Tech 735.5
30- Louisville 690.5
46- Syracuse 539.75
48- Wake Forest 496.5
52- Clemson 471.75
63- Miami 382
95- Boston College 198
111- Pittsburgh 167
121- Georgia Tech 151.5
University of North Carolina's Learfield Directors Cup Finishes
2018 13th
2017 5th
2016 7th
2015 5th
2014 14th
2013 8th
2012 8th
2011 6th
2010 7th
2009 2nd
2008 14th
2007 3rd
2006 4th
2005 9th
2004 7th
2003 8th
2002 4th
2001 15th
2000 5th
1999 17th
1998 2nd
1997 2nd
1996 6th
1995 2nd
1994 1st
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