NC State Finishes in the Top 25 of the Directors’ Cup for the Sixth Straight Year

The 2025-26 athletic year has officially come to a close, and NC State once again finds itself among the nation’s elite athletic departments.

The Wolfpack finished 22nd in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, marking the second consecutive year NC State has finished in 22nd place nationally.

More importantly, it extends the most successful stretche in school history.

NC State has now finished in the Top 25 of the final Directors’ Cup standings for six consecutive years, a streak that coincides exactly with Boo Corrigan’s tenure as the school’s athletic director.

Overall Directors’ Cup Rankings

ACC Directors’ Cup Rankings

NC State finished 6th in the 2025-26 ACC Directors’ Cup Standings, after finishing 5th last season.

What is the Directors’ Cup?

The Learfield Directors’ Cup was established during the 1993-94 athletic year to recognize the nation’s most successful overall athletic departments.

Rather than rewarding success in a single sport, the standings measure performance across a school’s entire athletic program by awarding points based on NCAA postseason finishes.

It’s one of the best indicators of the overall health and competitiveness of an athletic department.

NC State’s History in the Directors’ Cup

93-94 : 59th
94-95 : 32nd
95-96 : 34th
Les Robinson becomes Athletic Director
96-97 : 57th
97-98 : 43rd
98-99 : 63rd
99-00 : 40th
Lee Fowler becomes Athletic Director
00-01 : 56th
01-02 : 46th
02-03 : 43rd
03-04 : 39th
04-05 : 51st
05-06 : 34th
06-07 : 44th
07-08 : 56th
08-09: 74th
09-10 : 89th
Debbie Yow becomes Athletic Director
10-11 : 67th
11-12: 37th
12-13 : 34th
13-14 : 41st
14-15 : 27th
15-16 – 32nd
16-17 – 29th
17-18 – 15th
18-19 – 26th
Boo Corrigan becomes Athletic Director
20-21 – 23rd
21-22 – 17th
22-23 – 19th
2023-24 – 21st
2024-25 – 22nd
2025-26 – 22nd