The NACDA Directors' Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the NACDA Learfield Directors' Cup or as the Directors' Cup, is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the colleges and universities in the United States with the most success in collegiate athletics. Points for the NACDA Directors' Cup are based on order of finish in various championships sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) ased polls.
The award originated in 1993 and was presented to NCAA Division I schools only. In 1995, it was extended to Division II, Division III, and NAIA schools as well, then extended further to junior colleges in 2011 based on standings from the NATYCAA Cup. Each division receives its own award.
The physical award is a Waterford Crystal trophy. Prior to 2003, the sponsor of the NACDA Directors' Cup was retail merchandiser Sears, and the award was known as the Sears Cup. Beginning in the 2003–04 season, the sponsor was the United States Sports Academy. In 2007–08, Learfield Sports assumed the sponsorship of the Directors' Cup. Learfield Sports rebranded to Learfield IMG College in 2016 and to simply Learfield in 2021.
- Three NESCAC institutions have won the Directors' Cup (Williams - 22, Middlebury - 1, Tufts - 1)
- All 11 NESCAC institutions have been ranked in 25 of the 28 years the standings have been published
- The Directors' Cup standings were not published in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| Year |
Amherst |
Bates |
Bowdoin |
Colby |
Conn. College |
Hamilton |
Middlebury |
Trinity |
Tufts |
Wesleyan |
Williams |
| 1995-96 |
6 |
58 |
9 |
119 |
105 |
111 |
15 |
206 |
39 |
197 |
1 |
| 1996-97 |
7 |
51 |
45 |
65 |
183 |
125 |
12 |
90 |
31 |
121 |
1 |
| 1997-98 |
9 |
T-49 |
T-62 |
T-62 |
T-116 |
T-116 |
T-4 |
T-76 |
T-84 |
T-167 |
T-4 |
| 1998-99 |
4 |
T-79 |
T-55 |
T-133 |
T-59 |
T-71 |
2 |
T-34 |
T-45 |
T-208 |
1 |
| 1999-00 |
12 |
35 |
56 |
69 |
211 |
24 |
5 |
116 |
40 |
NR |
1 |
| 2000-01 |
14 |
50 |
53 |
118 |
244 |
41 |
2 |
T-66 |
24 |
T-168 |
1 |
| 2001-02 |
7 |
45 |
27 |
57 |
148 |
89 |
4 |
79 |
58 |
T-108 |
1 |
| 2002-03 |
11 |
50 |
39 |
84 |
128 |
53 |
12 |
56 |
28 |
164 |
1 |
| 2003-04 |
6 |
48 |
20 |
88 |
197 |
108 |
3 |
44 |
31 |
158 |
1 |
| 2004-05 |
9 |
33 |
19 |
34 |
NR |
62 |
2 |
36 |
54 |
59 |
1 |
| 2005-06 |
11 |
49 |
21 |
31 |
NR |
NR |
3 |
NR |
6 |
34 |
1 |
| 2006-07 |
4 |
76 |
40 |
91 |
264 |
78 |
2 |
66 |
16 |
50 |
1 |
| 2007-08 |
4 |
77 |
25 |
63 |
260 |
32 |
5 |
36 |
16 |
255 |
1 |
| 2008-09 |
3 |
57 |
51 |
91 |
125 |
68 |
2 |
48 |
10 |
154 |
1 |
| 2009-10 |
2 |
79 |
80 |
95 |
143 |
140 |
4 |
51 |
6 |
91 |
1 |
| 2010-11 |
4 |
77 |
22 |
116 |
149 |
128 |
2 |
141 |
25 |
232 |
1 |
| 2011-12 |
4 |
46 |
16 |
94 |
167 |
222 |
1 |
48 |
7 |
130 |
3 |
| 2012-13 |
6 |
38 |
17 |
T-105 |
78 |
239 |
3 |
108 |
8 |
T-276 |
1 |
| 2013-14 |
5 |
45 |
20 |
100 |
94 |
T-175 |
10 |
62 |
7 |
148 |
1 |
| 2014-15 |
5 |
27 |
19 |
117 |
T-144 |
95 |
7 |
41 |
9 |
188 |
1 |
| 2015-16 |
7 |
65 |
15 |
147 |
160 |
239 |
5 |
139 |
4 |
115 |
1 |
| 2016-17 |
8 |
20 |
63 |
T-169 |
125 |
T-169 |
7 |
72 |
3 |
47 |
1 |
| 2017-18 |
9 |
32 |
36 |
118 |
127 |
T-195 |
5 |
109 |
8 |
23 |
1 |
| 2018-19 |
8 |
42 |
18 |
102 |
177 |
T-155 |
4 |
T-105 |
7 |
14 |
1 |
| 2019-20 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2020-21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2021-22 |
T-24 |
46 |
39 |
51 |
65 |
T-98 |
3 |
139 |
1 |
34 |
6 |
| 2022-23 |
27 |
T-61 |
41 |
59 |
T-164 |
65 |
8 |
58 |
2 |
46 |
3 |
| 2023-24 |
27 |
48 |
25 |
55 |
106 |
117 |
6 |
45 |
4 |
42 |
2 |
| 2024-25 |
7 |
48 |
34 |
33 |
63 |
52 |
5 |
81 |
3 |
19 |
11 |
