Wittenberg NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup All-Time Finishes

The Learfield Directors' Cup is an annual award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. It recognizes the colleges and universities with the most successful overall athletic departments across both men's and women's sports in the United States.

Points are awarded based on each institution's order of finish in NCAA Championships. A first-place finish earns 100 points, second earns 90, and decreasing amounts are awarded for lower finishes. To encourage broad-based athletic programs, schools are limited to a maximum number of sports they can count per year (e.g., 18 for Division I). The university with the highest total points at the end of the academic year claims the cup for its respective division.

Wittenberg’s NACDA Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Finishes:

  • 1995-96 — 35th (247.5 points)
  • 1996-97 — 52nd (199.5 points)
  • 1997-98 — 84th (80 points)
  • 1998-99 — 89th 
  • 1999-00 — 117th (116 points)
  • 2000-01 — 44th (269 points)
  • 2001-02 — 69th (200 points)
  • 2002-03 — 20th (408.25 points)
  • 2003-04 — 27th (351 points)
  • 2004-05 — 73rd (200 points)
  • 2005-06 — 73rd (207 points)
  • 2006-07 — 120th (158 points)
  • 2007-08 — 133rd (147 points)
  • 2008-09 — 141st (131 points)
  • 2009-10 — 58th (267.75 points)
  • 2010-11 — 59th (277 points)
  • 2011-12 — 50th (317.25 points)
  • 2012-13 — 91st (205 points)
  • 2013-14 — 91st (217 points)
  • 2014-15 — 48th (346 points)
  • 2015-16 — 72nd (280 points)
  • 2016-17 — 52nd (341 points)
  • 2017-18 — 70th (285.5 points)
  • 2018-19 – 103rd (187.5 points)
  • 2019-20 – N/A (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2020-21 – N/A (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2021-22 – 83rd (220 points)
  • 2022-23 – 134th (128.5 points)
  • 2023-24 – 186th (90 points)
  • 2024-25 – 166th (110 Points)
  • 2025-26 – 75th (264.5 points)

As of June 2026, there have been 29 Directors Cup standings published. Wittenberg has finished in the top 100 a total of 22 times.

Top-50 Finishes:

  • 2002-03 — 20th (408.25 points)
  • 2003-04 — 27th (351 points)
  • 1995-96 — 35th (247.5 points)
  • 2000-01 — 44th (269 points)
  • 2014-15 — 48th (346 points)
  • 2011-12 — 50th (317.25 points)