The 2023-24 Learfield Director’s Cup rankings were released on Wednesday, with LSU athletics coming in at No. 13.
“The Directors’ Cup gauges the overall success of institution’s athletic programs by awarding points for each team based on its finish in NCAA championships. A maximum of 19 sports are counted, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and baseball.”
Texas, Stanford, Tennessee, Florida and Virginia made up the top five with fellow SEC schools Alabama and Texas A&M making the cut for the top 10 too.
The highlight of LSU’s athletic year was the gymnastics team capturing its first national title in program history. After LSU won titles in women’s basketball and baseball the year prior, the gymnastics title kept LSU’s trend of winning national championships alive.
The championship marked the 52nd national title win in LSU athletics history. Only one SEC school has more.
Women’s basketball and volleyball made strong contributions too with Kim Mulkey’s group making a run to the Elite Eight and the women’s volleyball making it to the national semifinals.
Learfield Directors Cup 2023-24 final all-sports results
1-Texas
2-Stanford
3-Tennessee
4-Florida
5-Virginia
6-A&M
7-UNC
8-Michigan
9-Alabama
10-UCLA
11-Notre Dame
12-Florida St
13-LSU
14-USC
15-Ohio St
16-Georgia
17-Duke
18-Arkansas
19-Okla State
20-Cal
21-NC State
22-Nebraska…— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) June 26, 2024
Women’s track and field, both indoor and outdoor, contributed 73.5 points each to LSU’s final Directors’ Cup total. Football and softball, who both finished in the top 15 for their respective sport, provided 64.5 and 64 points, respectively.
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