CLEVELAND – For the fifth time in as many years, the University of Indianapolis athletics department secured a top-10 finish in the prestigious Learfield Directors' Cup standings, placing seventh on the final Division II list. UIndy is now one of only two athletics programs in all of Division II to have finished in the top 10 each of the last five seasons, joining this year's champion Grand Valley State.
 
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 up to 14 sports – seven women's and seven men's. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA's website at www.directorscup.org.
 
Sitting in 24th after the winter standings, UIndy vaulted into the top 10 with a strong spring. The women's golf team led the way with 90 points scored after its runner-up performance at the NCAA DII Championships in May. Both tennis teams advanced to the "Sweet 16" this spring, scoring 64 points apiece, followed by baseball (50 pts), women's outdoor track and field (25) and softball (25). Men's golf also advanced to NCAA play, but due to the seven-team limit for each gender, it did not officially register any points.
 
Winter highlights included a 13th-place showing at nationals by the UIndy wrestlers (63 pts), and at least 35 points apiece from men's basketball (50), men's swimming and diving (45) and both men's (37.5) and women's (35.5) indoor track and field.

UIndy football and men's soccer each would have chipped in 25 pts in the fall season, though, like men's golf, only one could be counted.

By Directors' Cup standards, UIndy has consistently been the top athletic program in the state of Indiana. The Greyhounds have earned the highest Directors' Cup ranking in the state in their respective division six times in the last eight years, with 2015-16 still to be decided. See below for a breakdown.
 

INDIANA'S TOP DIRECTORS' CUP FINISHERS

Season	NCAA Division I	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division III	NAIA
2015-16	Notre Dame - 13th*	UIndy - 7th	DePauw - 49th	Indiana Tech-6th**
2014-15	Notre Dame - 10th	UIndy - 7th	DePauw - 32nd	Indiana Tech - 16th
2013-14	Notre Dame - 3rd	UIndy - 4th	DePauw - 24th	Indiana Tech - 8th
2012-13	Notre Dame - 9th	UIndy - 7th	DePauw - 25th	Indiana Tech - 16th
2011-12	Notre Dame - 17th	UIndy - 5th	DePauw - 42nd	Indiana Tech - 22nd
2010-11	Notre Dame - 18th	UIndy - 20th	DePauw - 33rd	Ind. Wesleyan - 25th
2009-10	Notre Dame - 27th	UIndy - 17th	DePauw - 26th	Ind. Wesleyan - 20th
2008-09	Notre Dame - 21st	UIndy - 5th	DePauw - 39th	Bethel - 19th
2007-08	Notre Dame - 21st	UIndy - 15th	DePauw - 18th	Ind. Wesleyan - 24th

^{*Standings as of June 2. Final DI standings released July 1.
**Standings as of June 2. Final NAIA standings released June 14.}