FSU finishes 16th in 2020-21 Learfield Directors' Cup Standings

 

1 Texas
2 Stanford
3 Michigan
4 North Carolina
5 Florida
6 Southern California
7 Alabama
8 Arkansas
9 Ohio State
10 Georgia
11 UVA
12. Kentucky
13. UCLA
14. Notre Dame
15. LSU
16. FSU


Final ACC Standings:

4 North Carolina 1126.25
11 Virginia 970.25
14 Notre Dame 900
16 Florida State 893
21 Duke 831.50
23 NC State 783.25
32 Virginia Tech 631.25
36 Clemson 554.75
40 Louisville 532.75
44 Georgia Tech 487
54 Wake Forest 394.75
62 Miami 358.5
64 Syracuse 328
73 Pittsburgh 279
74 Boston College 277

FSU finishes 16th in 2020-21 Learfield Directors' Cup Standings

Six ACC schools are ranked among the top 25 of the final Division I Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings announced Friday.

North Carolina finished fourth with 1,126.25 points – just .25 out of third place. Virginia (11th), Notre Dame (14th), Florida State (16th), Duke (21st) and NC State (23rd) completed the ACC’s top-25 contingent.

?Three schools among the ACC’s top 25 – North Carolina (field hockey), Virginia (women’s swimming & diving and men’s lacrosse) and Notre Dame (fencing) – were buoyed by at least one NCAA championship during the 2020-21 academic year.

Boston College added a fifth ACC national championship in women’s lacrosse, and ACC student-athletes claimed 20 individual NCAA titles.

Ten ACC schools finished among the final top 50, with Virginia Tech placing 32nd, followed by Clemson (36th), Louisville (40th) and Georgia Tech (44th).

Wake Forest (54th), Miami (62nd), Syracuse (64th), Pitt (73rd) and Boston College (74th) followed, placing all 15 ACC member institutions among the top 75.

The Learfield IMG Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.

This marks the 19th consecutive year that four or more ACC schools placed among the top 30 in the final rankings. North Carolina and Virginia are among two of only 12 schools nationally to rank in the top 30 in each of the 27 years the Directors’ Cup has been conducted.

In the league’s 68-year history, ACC institutions have captured 166 team national championships and 347 individual NCAA titles.

Complete standings and the scoring structure for the Division I Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup can be found at www.directorscup.org. In addition, please visit www.thedirectorscup.com and Twitter @ldirectorscup.

About the ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference, now in its 69th year of competition and 15 members strong, has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest continue to build upon the cornerstones on which the league was founded in 1953 with a consistent balance of academics, athletics and integrity. The ACC currently sponsors 27 NCAA sports – 14 for women and 13 for men – with member institutions located in 10 states. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow @theACC on Twitter and on Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).

About Learfield
Learfield IMG College is the leading media and technology services company in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of college sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform. The company's extensive content and commerce solutions create ultimate opportunities for fan engagement. The Learfield IMG College suite of services includes licensing and multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio, digital and social media; ticket sales and professional concessions expertise; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development; and venue technology systems. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company has long had the privilege of being an advocate for intercollegiate athletics and the student-athlete experience. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.

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