Quote:The Learfield Directors' Cup is awarded annually to the nation's best overall collegiate athletics program.

CLEVELAND (June 29, 2017) – Stanford finished out the year atop the final 2016-17 Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup standings with 1563.00 total points. The Cardinal recorded four national championships the year – men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s swimming and diving and women’s water polo. In addition, Stanford tallied 15 top-10 finishes.

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2016-17 Learfield Director's Cup MAC Standings

#63 KSU - 400 pts
#82 EMU - 246 pts
#88 Akron - 226.5 pts
#138 CMU - 115 pts
#147 Miami - 104 pts
#166 NIU - 87 pts
#169 Buffalo - 85 pts
#213 WMU - 81 pts
#192 Ohio - 72.5 pts
#213 Toledo - 50 pts

BGSU 0 DNP
BSU 0 DNP

NIU finished with 45.5 points in 2016, 25 pts in 2015, and 25 pts in 2014. Progress!