WVU Sports Improves Final Finish in Directors’ Cup from Last Year

The WVU athletic department finishes inside the top 50 in the final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for the 2024-25 calendar year, marking a big improvement from last year.

WVU’s 42^nd-place finish is nine spots higher than last year’s 51^st-place finish.

The Mountaineers finish 42nd in the @LDirectorsCup, fifth-highest in school history and nine spots higher than last year 👏#HailWV https://t.co/T7G3A0nooO

— WVU Sports (@WVUSports) June 26, 2025

This also stands as the fifth-best finish in school history and its best finish since a 40^th-place finish in 2010-11.

The Mountaineers’ best finishes were a school-best 30^th-place finish in 2007-08, 37^th in 2009-10, 40^th in 2010-11, 41^st in 1997-98 and 42^nd in 2024-25.

West Virginia finished as the sixth-highest ranked Big 12 school in the final standings: BYU (25^th), Oklahoma State (29^th), Arizona State (34^th), TCU (38^th), Texas Tech (40^th), West Virginia (42^nd), Arizona (43^rd), Baylor (52^nd), Iowa State (56^th), Utah (60^th), Kansas (65^th), Colorado (69^th), Houston (72^nd), Kansas State (79^th), UCF (83^rd) and Cincinnati (125^th).

WVU sat at No. 24 at the last update in April.

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.

Most of this story was taken from the WVU press release.