Razorbacks ranked 14th in final Learfield Director’s Cup standings
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas extended the school-record to six consecutive years being ranked inside the Top 20 of the Learfield Director’s Cup with a 14th place finish with 965.75 points in the final standings from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA).
The Razorbacks cracked the Top 15 for the fifth time in six years and are one of the Southeastern Conference’s nation-leading nine schools inside this year’s Top 25 – Texas (1st), Florida (6th), Georgia (8th), Texas A&M (12th), Alabama (13th), Arkansas (14th), Tennessee (15th), LSU (17th) and Oklahoma (16th). In the final rankings, 19 total teams can be scored, five of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball and baseball. The Directors’ Cup ranks the nation’s most successful intercollegiate athletics programs for their performance throughout the year. The Directors’ Cup program has been tracking the success of the nation’s top intercollegiate athletics programs since 1993-94.
The 2025-26 academic year adds to the department’s record streak of ranking inside the Top 20 beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. During the streak the Razorbacks have ranked No. 7 (2021-22), No. 8 (2020-21), No. 11 (2024-25), No. 13 (2022-23), No. 14 (2025-26) and No. 18 (2023-24).
Learfield Director’s Cup Streak
Year – Finish – Points
2020-21 – No. 8 – 988.75
2021-22 – No. 7 – 1050.75
2022-23 – No. 13 – 1031.50
2023-24 – No. 18 – 921.75
2024-25 – No. 11 – 966.70
2025-26 – No. 14 – 965.75
Arkansas has won 10 NCAA titles and 43 Southeastern Conference team championships in the past eight years, including a pair of national championships in men’s track and field in 2026. The Hogs’ conference championship totals lead all SEC programs since 2018 and the program’s 43 titles outnumber six other SEC programs combined in that same timeframe.
Arkansas scored points in 15 of the program’s 19 sports, led by the men’s track and field team capturing the NCAA indoor and outdoor national championships.
Head Coach Doug Case became the first head coach since 1982 to lead his track and field program to a clean sweep of conference and national championships in his first year as the head coach. The two national championships netted the Hogs 200 points along with 56 points from the cross country team’s 18th place finish at the NCAA Championships in November.
The women’s track and field program added 193 points to Arkansas’ total after finishing third in the outdoor championships, fourth in the indoor championships and 33rd at the cross country championship. The historic season from women’s golf added 82.5 points after the program advanced to match play at the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history and finishing their run in the national semifinals.
Softball’s historic season ended in Oklahoma City at the Women’s College World Series for the first time in school history. Courtney Deifel’s Razorbacks scored 73 points for the program. Jordyn Wieber’s final gymnastics squad tallied 71.3 points following a run to the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh at the championship meet.
The men’s basketball program was led by All-American and SEC Player of the Year Darius Acuff Jr. back into the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years. The Hogs’ trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament netted 64 points.
Men’s golf added 55 points with their 19th place finish at the NCAA Championships in May. The SEC championship soccer program scored 50 points after advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The baseball team pitched in 50 points with their finish in an NCAA Regional final.
The swimming and diving program finished inside the Top 30 at the NCAA Championships, scoring 46 points. The men’s tennis team chipped in 25 points with their return to the NCAA Tournament in May.
