STILLWATER - A successful spring season helped Oklahoma State secure its sixth consecutive top-30 finish in the annual Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. OSU ranked 29th out of more than 300 NCAA Division I athletics programs, while posting the second highest aggregate scorer among its Big 12 Conference peers.

 

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

 

Of Oklahoma State's 18 varsity sports, 10 placed among the top 25 nationally in 2024-25 and six secured top-10 finishes.

 

Cowboy Golf claimed its 12th NCAA men’s golf title in late May, and Wrestling (3rd), Women’s Tennis (5th), Men’s Indoor Track & Field (5th) and Men’s Cross Country (8th) also placed prominently at their respective NCAA Championships.

 

Going back to the start of the decade (2020-21), OSU’s average national finish (22.8) is tops among the 16 current Big 12 Conference programs, ranking ahead of Arizona State (28.4), BYU (28.8) and Arizona (39.2).

 

OSU’s success in the Learfield Directors’ Cup comes despite what is essentially a two-sport handicap. Cowgirl Equestrian (which reached the NCEA national quarterfinals this year) does not qualify for points as a non-NCAA sport, and the school does not sponsor women’s volleyball, leaving just 17 eligible sports (most others sponsor 19 or more).

 

View full results at www.directorscup.org.

 

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2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup Placements (Big 12 schools only)

25        BYU

29        Oklahoma State

34        Arizona State

38        TCU

40       Texas Tech

42        West Virginia

43        Arizona

52        Baylor

56        Iowa State

60       Utah

65        Kansas

69        Colorado

72        Houston

79        Kansas State

83        UCF

125       Cincinnati

 

Oklahoma State’s 10 Top-25 Finishes in 2024-25

(Using the Learfield Directors’ Cup Scoring System)

 

  • Men’s Golf – 1st
  • Wrestling – 3rd
  • Women’s Tennis – 5th
  • ^Equestrian – 5th
  • Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 5th
  • Men’s Cross Country – 8th
  • Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – 11th
  • Women’s Golf – 15th
  • Baseball – 17th
  • Softball – 17th

 

^ As an NCEA sport (not NCAA), equestrian is not counted toward OSU’s Learfield Director’s Cup point total.