PROVO, UTAH – BYU Athletics is No. 25 in the nation in the 2025-26 Learfield Directors' Cup Division I Standings, released on Thursday.
This is the third Top-25 finish for the Cougars in the past six seasons and the first time BYU has finished in the Top-25 in back-to-back seasons since 2001 and 2002. It is BYU's 10th Top-25 finish since the Directors' Cup started in 1994.
BYU is the top Big 12 institution in the Directors' Cup standings, with Oklahoma State second at No. 28, TCU at No. 33, Texas Tech as No. 35 and Arizona at No. 36.
"Finishing in the Top 25 of the Directors’ Cup standings two years in a row is a testament to our incredible student-athletes and coaches," said Brian Santiago, BYU director of athletics. "Together we have built positive momentum that will carry us forward towards our goal of national relevance in every sport. The future is bright."
The Directors' Cup annually ranks college athletic programs around the country by awarding points based on each institution’s finish in NCAA Championships. Preliminary standings are released following the fall and winter athletic seasons and lead up to the release of a final ranking following the spring season.
The Cougars’ teams combined to generate 730 points. Women's and men's cross country generated the most points for BYU, with the women finishing No. 2 and the men No. 11 at nationals. Postseason runs in football, men's basketball, women's volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, men's and women's swim and dive, men's golf, women's tennis and men's and women's track all contributed points as well.
BYU’s No. 25 finish ranks the Cougars among some of the nation’s best collegiate athletic programs.
Directors' Cup Final Standings Top-25
| Ranking | School |
| 1. | Texas |
| 2. | Stanford |
| 3. | UCLA |
| 4. | North Carolina |
| 5. | Virginia |
| 6. | Florida |
| 7. | USC |
| 8. | Georgia |
| 9. | Michigan |
| 10. | Ohio State |
| 11. | Duke |
| 12. | Texas A&M |
| 13. | Alabama |
| 14. | Arkansas |
| 15. | Tennessee |
| 16. | Penn State |
| 17. | Nebraska |
| 18. | LSU |
| 19. | Notre Dame |
| 20. | Princeton |
| 21. | Penn State |
| 22. | NC State |
| 23. | Oregon |
| 24. | Wisconsin |
| 25. | BYU |