CLEVELAND, Ohio – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) has announced the 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup final standings on Tuesday afternoon. The Nova Southeastern University Athletic Department, for the third consecutive year, earned a top 10 finish, placing ninth among 248 NCAA Division II institutions. NSU won two NCAA Division II national championships – Women’s Swimming and Men’s Basketball – while a total of 12 programs advanced to postseason competition.
Scoring for the Learfield Directors’ Cup is as follows – Overall, 15 sports are counted in the standings, four of which must be women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s basketball and baseball. The next highest (11 max) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender, are used in the standings. The final 2024-25 standings for the Learfield Directors’ Cup can be found here.
“A third consecutive top-10 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup is an incredible achievement that reflects the relentless hard work and dedication of our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and senior administration,” said Interim Director of Athletics Ryan Romero. “I’m proud to represent this nationally recognized athletic department and university. Our mission is to provide a holistic championship experience for our student-athletes—and our continued success, both in competition and in the classroom, is truly unmatched.”
Nova Southeastern totaled 203.25 points during the spring championship season. NSU Women’s Tennis earned 90 points, ending the season as the national finalist for the second time in three years. Sharks Women’s Golf, the 2025 Sunshine State Conference champions, added 67 points with a tenth-place finish at the NCAA Division II national championship tournament. NSU Softball (37.5 points), and Men’s Golf (9) added an additional 46.5 points.
Nova Southeastern accumulated 120 points during the fall and 324 points during the winter semester. In addition to the two NCAA national championships, NSU Athletics claimed four Sunshine State Conference championships – Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Basketball (regular season and tournament), and Women’s Golf.
The Sunshine State Conference was the only NCAA Division II conference to have two institutions place within the top-10 of the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings – Tampa (5th) and Nova Southeastern (9th).
In addition to the success in competition, Nova Southeastern Athletics continued its tradition of academic excellence during the 2024-25 year. NSU Athletics achieved the highest winter semester grade point average in departmental history (3.49), while also reaching 30 consecutive semesters with a departmental GPA above 3.00 and 12th consecutive semester higher than 3.25.
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