The final 2025-26 NCAA Division II LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings were revealed on Tuesday (June 9) afternoon, and Ashland University's athletic department finished in 26
th place in the national all-sports standings.
Ashland collected 511.5 Directors' Cup points throughout the year from 11 teams:
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY 2025-26 DIRECTORS' CUP POINTS BY SPORT
67.5 – women's indoor track and field
66 – women's outdoor track and field
57 – men's indoor track and field
53 – football
50 – women's soccer
45 – women's lacrosse
44.5 – wrestling
43 – men's outdoor track and field
37.5 – softball
25 – men's basketball
23 – women's golf
Ashland University's athletic department has had 10 top-10 national Directors' Cup finishes since the Cup began in 1995-96, with a top placement of second in 2014-15. AU also has been in the Top 20 in the country 20 times.
The LEARFIELD 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.
ALL-TIME ASHLAND UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS' CUP FINISHES
| ACADEMIC YEAR |
FINISH |
ACADEMIC YEAR |
FINISH |
| 1995-96 |
11th |
2011-12 |
3rd |
| 1996-97 |
16th |
2012-13 |
3rd |
| 1997-98 |
T-22nd |
2013-14 |
5th |
| 1998-99 |
10th |
2014-15 |
2nd |
| 1999-00 |
13th |
2015-16 |
14th |
| 2000-01 |
16th |
2016-17 |
34th |
| 2001-02 |
13th |
2017-18 |
12th |
| 2002-03 |
19th |
2018-19 |
9th |
| 2003-04 |
33rd |
2019-20 |
# |
| 2004-05 |
30th |
2020-21 |
# |
| 2005-06 |
45th |
2021-22 |
46th |
| 2006-07 |
13th |
2022-23 |
29th |
| 2007-08 |
9th |
2023-24 |
54th |
| 2008-09 |
6th |
2024-25 |
17th |
| 2009-10 |
7th |
2025-26 |
26th |
| 2010-11 |
9th |
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# - no Directors' Cup was awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic.
