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Tar Heels Seventh In Final 2023-24 Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
June 26, 2024 | General
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina baseball's return to Omaha for the College World Series and a fourth consecutive top-five finish in the NCAA Men's Golf Championship this spring lifted the University of North Carolina to seventh place in the final 2023-24 Learfield Directors' Cup standings.
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This is the Tar Heels' fifth-consecutive top-10 finish and their eighth top-10 effort in the past nine years in the all-sports competition measuring NCAA post-season success.
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Carolina compiled 1,035.75 points in 18 sports.Â
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Texas won the title with 1,377 points, the third time in the last four years the Longhorns have won the Division I Cup. Texas, Stanford and UNC remain the only schools to win the Directors' Cup in its 30 years of competition.
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Texas, Stanford, Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, Texas A&M, UNC, Alabama, UCLA and Notre Dame finished one through 10. That included four SEC programs, three ACC, two Pac-12 and one Big 10.
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Carolina's seventh-place finish marks the 25th time the Tar Heels have placed in the top 10. Only Stanford and Florida (with 30 apiece) have more.
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The Tar Heels have accounted for 25 of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 51 all-time finishes in the top 10. This is the also the 25th time UNC has finished among the top-two ACC teams in the standings.
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Led by National Player of the Year Ryleigh Heck, UNC won the NCAA field hockey championship in the fall to lead Carolina's scoring with 100 points. First-team All-America outfielder Vance Honeycutt and two-time NCAA regional champion Austin Greaser led baseball and men's golf, respectively, among five different Tar Heel teams to finish fifth in NCAA post-season play along with men's indoor track and field and men's and women's soccer.
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ACC champion and three-sport ACC Athlete of the Year Parker Wolfe led men's cross country to sixth place at nationals, and men's basketball and women's tennis placed ninth for a total of nine top-10 programs.
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Wolfe added an individual national title in outdoor track in the 5,000 meters. Combined, the men's cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams amassed 188.50 points.
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Three other Tar Heel teams – women's basketball, women's lacrosse and women's swimming and diving (which featured two-time NCAA diving champion Aranza Vazquez Montaño) – had top-20 finishes.
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Carolina's average finish in the 30 years of the Directors' Cup is No. 7 (the next-best ACC average finish is 15thby Virginia).
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2023-24 NCAA DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
Place, School, Points
 1. Texas, 1377.00
 2. Stanford, 1312.75
 3. Tennessee, 1217.00
 4. Florida, 1189.00
 5. Virginia, 1066.25
 6. Texas A&M, 1059.25
 7. UNC, 1035.75
  8. Alabama, 1028.88
 9. UCLA, 1017.50
10. Notre Dame, 1008.50             Â
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2023-24 ACC DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
Place, School, Points
5. Virginia, 1066.25
7. UNC, 1035.75
10. Notre Dame, 1008.50
12. Florida State, 998.88
17. Duke, 928.50
21. NC State, 853.50
31. Clemson, 675.75
44. Syracuse, 538.00
49. Louisville, 515.50
50. Virginia Tech, 499.25
56. Wake Forest, 421.00
67. Miami, 368.25
68. Boston College, 360.00
74. Georgia Tech, 316.50
80. Pittsburgh, 277.00
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA'S DIRECTORS' CUP FINISHES
2023-24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2022-23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2021-22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6th
2020-21 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2019-20 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â no competition due to the pandemic
2018-19 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10th
2017-18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13th
2016-17 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5th
2015-16 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2014-15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5th
2013-14 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14th
2012-13 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2011-12 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2010-11 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6th
2009-10 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2008-09 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
2007-08 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14th
2006-07 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3rd
2005-06 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2004-05 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9th
2003-04 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2002-03 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2001-02 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2000-01 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15th
1999-2000 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5th
1998-99 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 17th
1997-98 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
1996-97 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
1995-96 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6th
1994-95 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
1993-94 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1st
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This is the Tar Heels' fifth-consecutive top-10 finish and their eighth top-10 effort in the past nine years in the all-sports competition measuring NCAA post-season success.
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Carolina compiled 1,035.75 points in 18 sports.Â
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Texas won the title with 1,377 points, the third time in the last four years the Longhorns have won the Division I Cup. Texas, Stanford and UNC remain the only schools to win the Directors' Cup in its 30 years of competition.
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Texas, Stanford, Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, Texas A&M, UNC, Alabama, UCLA and Notre Dame finished one through 10. That included four SEC programs, three ACC, two Pac-12 and one Big 10.
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Carolina's seventh-place finish marks the 25th time the Tar Heels have placed in the top 10. Only Stanford and Florida (with 30 apiece) have more.
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The Tar Heels have accounted for 25 of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 51 all-time finishes in the top 10. This is the also the 25th time UNC has finished among the top-two ACC teams in the standings.
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Led by National Player of the Year Ryleigh Heck, UNC won the NCAA field hockey championship in the fall to lead Carolina's scoring with 100 points. First-team All-America outfielder Vance Honeycutt and two-time NCAA regional champion Austin Greaser led baseball and men's golf, respectively, among five different Tar Heel teams to finish fifth in NCAA post-season play along with men's indoor track and field and men's and women's soccer.
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ACC champion and three-sport ACC Athlete of the Year Parker Wolfe led men's cross country to sixth place at nationals, and men's basketball and women's tennis placed ninth for a total of nine top-10 programs.
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Wolfe added an individual national title in outdoor track in the 5,000 meters. Combined, the men's cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams amassed 188.50 points.
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Three other Tar Heel teams – women's basketball, women's lacrosse and women's swimming and diving (which featured two-time NCAA diving champion Aranza Vazquez Montaño) – had top-20 finishes.
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Carolina's average finish in the 30 years of the Directors' Cup is No. 7 (the next-best ACC average finish is 15thby Virginia).
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2023-24 NCAA DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
Place, School, Points
 1. Texas, 1377.00
 2. Stanford, 1312.75
 3. Tennessee, 1217.00
 4. Florida, 1189.00
 5. Virginia, 1066.25
 6. Texas A&M, 1059.25
 7. UNC, 1035.75
  8. Alabama, 1028.88
 9. UCLA, 1017.50
10. Notre Dame, 1008.50             Â
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2023-24 ACC DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
Place, School, Points
5. Virginia, 1066.25
7. UNC, 1035.75
10. Notre Dame, 1008.50
12. Florida State, 998.88
17. Duke, 928.50
21. NC State, 853.50
31. Clemson, 675.75
44. Syracuse, 538.00
49. Louisville, 515.50
50. Virginia Tech, 499.25
56. Wake Forest, 421.00
67. Miami, 368.25
68. Boston College, 360.00
74. Georgia Tech, 316.50
80. Pittsburgh, 277.00
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA'S DIRECTORS' CUP FINISHES
2023-24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2022-23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2021-22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6th
2020-21 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2019-20 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â no competition due to the pandemic
2018-19 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10th
2017-18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13th
2016-17 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5th
2015-16 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2014-15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5th
2013-14 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14th
2012-13 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2011-12 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2010-11 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6th
2009-10 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2008-09 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
2007-08 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14th
2006-07 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3rd
2005-06 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2004-05 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9th
2003-04 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7th
2002-03 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8th
2001-02 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2000-01 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15th
1999-2000 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5th
1998-99 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 17th
1997-98 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
1996-97 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
1995-96 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6th
1994-95 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2nd
1993-94 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1st
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