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Tar Heels Fourth In Final 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
June 26, 2025 | General
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Sparked by NCAA championships in women's soccer and women's lacrosse, the University of North Carolina finished fourth in the final 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings, equaling the Tar Heels' best national finish in the last 16 seasons.
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It is Carolina's sixth-consecutive top-10 finish, and the ninth time in the last 10 seasons the Tar Heels placed in the top 10.
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The Directors' Cup measures NCAA postseason success in 19 sports (schools must count baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer and volleyball).
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Carolina amassed 1,195.25 points, the second-most by an ACC institution, the 26thtime in 31 years of the competition the Tar Heels had the most (20 times) or second-most points in the ACC.Â
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Texas won the 2024-25 Directors' Cup with 1,255.25 points, the Longhorns' fourth title in the last five years. Southern California was second, trailing Texas by just 1.5 points. Stanford, in its first season as a member of the ACC, was third at 1251.00.Â
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Texas, Stanford and UNC, which was the inaugural champion in 1993-94, remain the only schools to win the Directors' Cup.
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The 2024-25 top 10 included Texas, USC, Stanford, UNC, UCLA, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Duke (four SEC, three ACC and three Big Ten schools).
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Carolina women's soccer won its 22nd NCAA championship (and 23rd national title) in December, and women's lacrosse concluded an unbeaten and untied season with its fourth NCAA title in May. Those national championships both provided 100 Cup points for the Tar Heels.
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They were among nine top-10 performances in NCAA play this season by UNC teams. Field hockey and women's tennis were both third, men's cross country finished sixth, men's indoor track and field was eighth and baseball, women's basketball and men's lacrosse all placed ninth.
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Eight other UNC teams had top-25 NCAA finishes including women's cross country (11th), fencing (13th), gymnastics, women's swimming and diving, men's outdoor track and field and volleyball (all 17th) and men's swimming and diving and women's indoor track and field (both 23rd).
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Wrestling and men's basketball were the other two teams that provided points. Six other sports advanced to NCAA postseason competition but weren't among the 19 teams allowed to score points in the Cup totals.
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In an academic year in which Carolina led the ACC with four team championships, 26 of Carolina's 28 programs competed in NCAA postseason play.
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Carolina's fourth-place finish is the 26th time the Tar Heels placed in the top 10. Only Stanford and Florida (with 31 apiece) have more.Â
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The Tar Heels have accounted for 26 of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 54 all-time finishes in the top 10.Â
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Carolina's average finish in the Directors' Cup is seventh. Stanford's average is first, while the next-best ACC average finish by a school that has been a member of the league for 10-plus seasons is 15th by Virginia.
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Women's soccer's 100 points increased the team's 31-year total to 2,418 points, the most scored by any Tar Heel team. Field hockey (2,107), women's lacrosse (1,787), women's tennis (1,698) and men's basketball (1,653) are also among UNC's top-five point producers in the history of the Directors' Cup.
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2024-25 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
TOP 10
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Place, School, Points
 1. Texas, 1255.25
 2. USC, 1253.75
 3. Stanford, 1251.00
 4. North Carolina, 1195.25
 5. UCLA, 1149.00
 6. Tennessee, 1078.00
 7. Florida, 1072.00
  8. Ohio State, 1032.25
 9. Oklahoma, 1017.20
10. Duke, 1010.00
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2024-25 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
ACC SCHOOLS
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Place, School, Points
3. Stanford, 1251.00
4. North Carolina, 1195.25
10. Duke, 1010.00
12. Virginia, 966.00
20. NC State, 854.75
24. Cal, 819.75
28. Florida State, 776.00
36. Notre Dame, 691.50
37. Louisville, 648.50
41. Wake Forest, 611.00
45. Virginia Tech, 536.00
47. Clemson, 524.25
55. Miami , 472.50
61. Syracuse, 407.00
66. Boston Colleg, 377.50
70. SMU, 321.75
71. Georgia Tech, 320.00
74. Pitt, 312.00
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA'S DIRECTORS' CUP FINISHES
2024-25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2023-24Â 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 8th
2021-22Â 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 4th
2019-20 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â no competition due to Covid-19
2018-19 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 13th
2016-17 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 7th
2014-15 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 14th
2012-13 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 8th
2010-11 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 7th
2008-09 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 14th
2006-07 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 4th
2004-05 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 7th
2002-03 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 4th
2000-01 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 5th
1998-99 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 2nd
1996-97 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 6th
1994-95 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 1st
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It is Carolina's sixth-consecutive top-10 finish, and the ninth time in the last 10 seasons the Tar Heels placed in the top 10.
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The Directors' Cup measures NCAA postseason success in 19 sports (schools must count baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer and volleyball).
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Carolina amassed 1,195.25 points, the second-most by an ACC institution, the 26thtime in 31 years of the competition the Tar Heels had the most (20 times) or second-most points in the ACC.Â
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Texas won the 2024-25 Directors' Cup with 1,255.25 points, the Longhorns' fourth title in the last five years. Southern California was second, trailing Texas by just 1.5 points. Stanford, in its first season as a member of the ACC, was third at 1251.00.Â
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Texas, Stanford and UNC, which was the inaugural champion in 1993-94, remain the only schools to win the Directors' Cup.
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The 2024-25 top 10 included Texas, USC, Stanford, UNC, UCLA, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Duke (four SEC, three ACC and three Big Ten schools).
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Carolina women's soccer won its 22nd NCAA championship (and 23rd national title) in December, and women's lacrosse concluded an unbeaten and untied season with its fourth NCAA title in May. Those national championships both provided 100 Cup points for the Tar Heels.
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They were among nine top-10 performances in NCAA play this season by UNC teams. Field hockey and women's tennis were both third, men's cross country finished sixth, men's indoor track and field was eighth and baseball, women's basketball and men's lacrosse all placed ninth.
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Eight other UNC teams had top-25 NCAA finishes including women's cross country (11th), fencing (13th), gymnastics, women's swimming and diving, men's outdoor track and field and volleyball (all 17th) and men's swimming and diving and women's indoor track and field (both 23rd).
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Wrestling and men's basketball were the other two teams that provided points. Six other sports advanced to NCAA postseason competition but weren't among the 19 teams allowed to score points in the Cup totals.
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In an academic year in which Carolina led the ACC with four team championships, 26 of Carolina's 28 programs competed in NCAA postseason play.
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Carolina's fourth-place finish is the 26th time the Tar Heels placed in the top 10. Only Stanford and Florida (with 31 apiece) have more.Â
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The Tar Heels have accounted for 26 of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 54 all-time finishes in the top 10.Â
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Carolina's average finish in the Directors' Cup is seventh. Stanford's average is first, while the next-best ACC average finish by a school that has been a member of the league for 10-plus seasons is 15th by Virginia.
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Women's soccer's 100 points increased the team's 31-year total to 2,418 points, the most scored by any Tar Heel team. Field hockey (2,107), women's lacrosse (1,787), women's tennis (1,698) and men's basketball (1,653) are also among UNC's top-five point producers in the history of the Directors' Cup.
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2024-25 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
TOP 10
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Place, School, Points
 1. Texas, 1255.25
 2. USC, 1253.75
 3. Stanford, 1251.00
 4. North Carolina, 1195.25
 5. UCLA, 1149.00
 6. Tennessee, 1078.00
 7. Florida, 1072.00
  8. Ohio State, 1032.25
 9. Oklahoma, 1017.20
10. Duke, 1010.00
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2024-25 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS
ACC SCHOOLS
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Place, School, Points
3. Stanford, 1251.00
4. North Carolina, 1195.25
10. Duke, 1010.00
12. Virginia, 966.00
20. NC State, 854.75
24. Cal, 819.75
28. Florida State, 776.00
36. Notre Dame, 691.50
37. Louisville, 648.50
41. Wake Forest, 611.00
45. Virginia Tech, 536.00
47. Clemson, 524.25
55. Miami , 472.50
61. Syracuse, 407.00
66. Boston Colleg, 377.50
70. SMU, 321.75
71. Georgia Tech, 320.00
74. Pitt, 312.00
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA'S DIRECTORS' CUP FINISHES
2024-25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4th
2023-24Â 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 8th
2021-22Â 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 4th
2019-20 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â no competition due to Covid-19
2018-19 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 13th
2016-17 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 7th
2014-15 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 14th
2012-13 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 8th
2010-11 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 7th
2008-09 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 14th
2006-07 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 4th
2004-05 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 7th
2002-03 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 4th
2000-01 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 5th
1998-99 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 2nd
1996-97 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 6th
1994-95 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 1st
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