The Florida Gators were nowhere near the top 10 of the Learfield NACDA Directors’ Cup standings entering the winter after a lack of truly superlative seasons in the fall, and only made up some ground over the course of that winter.
Then spring came, and the Gators sprung.
After an astonishing spring season in which the Gators captured championships in women’s tennis, men’s outdoor track and field, and baseball in a span of just over five weeks, Florida vaulted in the competition, finishing third in the final 2017 Directors’ Cup standings for Division I athletic programs.