BYU athletic teams consistently compete with the best programs in the nation as is evident by an average Directors' Cup ranking of No. 31 since the award began in 1993-94. The Cougars have finished ranked in the top 25 eight times.
Directors' Cup Standings | All-Time Results
| Season | Fall Ranking | Winter Ranking | Final Ranking |
| 2022-23 | 3rd (314.50 pts.) | 27th (463.75 pts.) | 37th (637.75 pts.) |
| 2021-22 | 1st (368.75 pts.) | 13th (552 pts.) | 29th (738.75 pts.) |
| 2020-21 | 2nd (349 pts.) | 6th (606.75 pts.) | 17th (871.25 pts.) |
| 2019-20* | |||
| 2018-19 | 5th (315 pts.) | 15th (224.5 pts.) | 29th (738.5 pts.) |
| 2017-18 | 19th (215 pts.) | 45th (118.5 pts.) | 45th (552.5 pts.) |
| 2016-17 | 5th (312.5 pts.) | 33rd (101.5 pts.) | 31st (701 pts.) |
| 2015-16 | 13th (254.5 pts.) | 24th (457.5 pts.) | 30th (686 pts.) |
| 2014-15 | 15th (225.5 pts.) | 34th (403 pts.) | 48th (509.75 pts.) |
| 2013-14 | 11th (265 pts.) | 29th (444.5 pts.) | 42nd (528 pts.) |
| 2012-13 | 13th (255.5 pts.) | 45th (308 pts.) | 43rd (505 pts.) |
| 2011-12 | 30th (147 pts.) | 38th (359.75 pts.) | 43rd (505.25 pts.) |
| 2010-11 | 53rd (108 pts.) | 32nd (394.05 pts.) | 37th (579.55 pts.) |
| 2009-10 | 23rd (190.5 pts.) | 26th (443.4 pts.) | 36th (612.3 pts.) |
| 2008-09 | 24th (166 pts.) | 45th (306.5 pts.) | 47th (453.75 pts.) |
| 2007-08 | 16th (212.75 pts.) | 32nd (385.75 pts.) | 41st (513.25 pts.) |
| 2006-07 | 15th (222 pts.) | 29th (406.6 pts.) | 26th (698.6 pts.) |
| 2005-06 | 22nd (167 pts.) | 33rd (346.25 pts.) | 31st (512.5 pts.) |
| 2004-05 | 28th (141 pts.) | 33rd (339 pts.) | 27th (561.5 pts.) |
| 2003-04 | 5th (248 pts.) | 18th (453.5 pts.) | 29th (579.5 pts.) |
| 2002-03 | 20th (167 pts.) | 25th (419 pts.) | 45th (434 pts.) |
| 2001-02 | 5th (228 pts.) | 12th (503 pts.) | 23rd (685 pts.) |
| 2000-01 | 7th (219 pts.) | 17th (442.5 pts.) | 17th (708 pts.) |
| 1999-2000 | 10th (202 pts.) | 8th (564 pts.) | 18th (657.6 pts.) |
| 1998-99 | 5th (150 pts.) | 13th (270 pts.) | 12th (420 pts.) |
| 1997-98 | 7th (150 pts.) | 11th (270 pts.) | 18th (360 pts.) |
| 1996-97 | 12th (180.5 pts.) | 12th (413 pts.) | 16th (553 pts.) |
| 1995-96 | 15th (156.5 pts.) | 26th (317.5 pts.) | 33rd (430 pts.) |
| 1994-95 | 22nd (144.5 pts.) | 20th (311.5 pts.) | 28th (404 pts.) |
| 1993-94 | 10th (179.5 pts.) | 23rd (325.6 pts.) | 22nd (488 pts.) |
*No Standings due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21
| 1. | Texas |
| 2. | Stanford |
| 3. | Michigan |
| 4. | North Carolina |
| 5. | Florida |
| 6. | USC |
| 7. | Alabama |
| 8. | Arkansas |
| 9. | Ohio State |
| 10. | Georgia |
| 11. | Virginia |
| 12. | Kentucky |
| 13. | UCLA |
| 14. | Notre Dame |
| 15. | LSU |
| 16. | Florida State |
| 17. | BYU |
| 18. | Oklahoma State |
| 19. | Texas A&M |
| 20. | Arizona State |
| 21. | Duke |
| 22. | Ole Miss |
| 23. | NC State |
| 24. | Oklahoma |
| 25. | Oregon |
2001-02
| 1. | Stanford |
| 2. | Texas |
| 3. | Florida |
| 4. | North Carolina |
| 5. | UCLA |
| 6. | Michigan |
| 7. | Minnesota |
| 8. | Georgia |
| 9. | Arizona |
| 10. | LSU |
| 11. | South Carolina |
| 12. | Tennessee |
| 13. | Notre Dame |
| 14. | Ohio State |
| T15. | Arizona State |
| T15. | USC |
| 17. | Oklahoma |
| 18. | Colorado |
| 19. | Auburn |
| 20. | California |
| 21. | Princeton |
| 22. | Nebraska |
| 23. | BYU |
| 24. | Penn State |
| 25. | Washington |
2000-01
| 1. | Stanford |
| 2. | UCLA |
| 3. | Georgia |
| 4. | Michigan |
| 5. | Arizona |
| 6. | Ohio State |
| 7. | Florida |
| 8. | USC |
| 9. | Arizona State |
| 10. | Penn State |
| 11. | Notre Dame |
| 12. | California |
| 13. | Nebraska |
| 14. | Washington |
| 15. | North Carolina |
| 16. | Duke |
| 17. | BYU |
| 18. | Oklahoma |
| 19. | Texas |
| 20. | Wisconsin |
| 21. | Tennessee |
| 22. | LSU |
| 23. | Minnesota |
| 24. | Princeton |
| 25. | South Carolina |
1999-2000
| 1. | Stanford |
| 2. | UCLA |
| 3. | Michigan |
| 4. | Penn State |
| 5. | North Carolina |
| 6. | Nebraska |
| 7. | Florida |
| 8. | Arizona |
| 9. | Texas |
| 10. | LSU |
| 11. | Arizona State |
| 12. | Georgia |
| 13. | Virginia |
| 14. | Ohio State |
| 15. | California |
| 16. | USC |
| 17. | Wisconsin |
| 18. | BYU |
| 19. | Minnesota |
| 20. | Tennessee |
| 21. | Notre Dame |
| 22. | Michigan State |
| 23. | Auburn |
| 24. | Duke |
| 25. | Oklahoma |
1998-99
| 1. | Stanford |
| 2. | Georgia |
| 3. | Penn State |
| 4. | Florida |
| 5. | UCLA |
| 6. | Michigan |
| 7. | Duke |
| 8. | Virginia |
| T9. | Arizona |
| T9. | USC |
| 11. | Texas |
| T12. | BYU |
| T12. | Arizona State |
| T12. | Nebraska |
| 15. | Ohio State |
| 16. | LSU |
| T17. | North Carolina |
| T17. | Tennessee |
| 19. | Arkansas |
| 20. | Auburn |
| T21. | Minnesota |
| T21. | Washington |
| 23. | California |
| 24. | Maryland |
| 25. | Notre Dame |
1997-98
| 1. | Stanford |
| T2. | Florida |
| T2. | North Carolina |
| 4. | UCLA |
| 5. | Michigan |
| 6. | Arizona |
| 7. | Georgia |
| 8. | Washington |
| 9. | Nebraska |
| T10. | LSU |
| T10. | USC |
| 12. | Arizona State |
| 13. | Virginia |
| 14. | Arkansas |
| T15. | Penn State |
| T15. | Texas |
| 17. | Minnesota |
| 18. | BYU |
| T19. | California |
| T19. | Colorado |
| T19. | Maryland |
| T19. | Tennessee |
| 23. | Ohio State |
| 24. | Oklahoma State |
| T25. | Auburn |
| T25. | Clemson |
| T25. | Princeton |
1996-97
| 1. | Stanford |
| 2. | North Carolina |
| 3. | UCLA |
| 4. | Nebraska |
| 5. | Florida |
| 6. | Arizona |
| 7. | Texas |
| T8. | Ohio State |
| T8. | USC |
| 10. | LSU |
| T11. | Michigan |
| T11. | Washington |
| 13. | Arizona State |
| 14. | Notre Dame |
| 15. | Minnesota |
| 16. | BYU |
| 17. | Tennessee |
| 18. | Alabama |
| 19. | Auburn |
| 20. | Penn State |
| 21. | Colorado |
| 22. | Virginia |
| 23. | Duke |
| 24. | Wisconsin |
| 25. | California |
1993-94
| 1. | North Carolina |
| 2. | Stanford |
| 3. | UCLA |
| 4. | Florida |
| 5. | Penn State |
| 6. | Arizona |
| 7. | Texas |
| 8. | South Carolina |
| 9. | Michigan |
| 10. | Arizona State |
| 11. | Notre Dame |
| 12. | Wisconsin |
| 13. | Tennessee |
| 14. | Minnesota |
| 15. | Alabama |
| 16. | Clemson |
| 17. | California |
| 18. | Nebraska |
| 19. | Virginia |
| 20. | Oklahoma |
| 21. | Georgia |
| 22. | BYU |
| 23. | Ohio State |
| 24. | Texas A&M |
| 25. | Florida State |