2026 USCAA Directors Cup Final Standings
PITTSBURGH, PA – After an exciting spring sports season, the USCAA has updated the Director’s Cup standings for the 2025-2026 season. The Director’s Cup was established to recognize member institutions that excel in a wide range of men’s and women’s sports for which the USCAA offers championships. The Cup sets out to highlight the efforts of an athletic program that is diverse in its sport offerings and who competes for national championships on a consistent basis.
The standings consist of results from the 2025 USCAA Golf, Volleyball, Soccer, Cross Country, and 2026 Basketball, Track & Field, Softball and Baseball National Championships in addition to points awarded for 2025 National Convention attendance and current sport offerings.
Finishing in first place, with 707 points, is SUNY ESF. The Mighty Oaks showed strong outings in golf and cross county, where the men and women both claimed National Titles. The women's track team took home the National Title, while the men placed second. Ultimately, their participation in Track & Field, gave them the edge over the second place finishers.
Finishing in second place with 645 points is UC Clermont. The Cougars started off the year with a strong outing at the Volleyball D2 Championship, taking home the National Title. Picking up points for UC Clermont during D2 Soccer Championships were the women’s and men's teams, who took home first and runner ups respectively. The baseball team also picked up points for the Cougars during the spring, finishing T-9 in the tournament.
Rounding out the top three schools is Florida National University. The Conquistadors finished runner ups in the Volleyball D1 Championship and Softball Championship. They also made an apperance at the Baseball Championship and took home a third place finish in the Men's Track and Field Championship, while the women finished fifth