Seven top-10 finishes and 13 teams in the top 25 led the University of North Carolina to a 13th-place national showing in the 2017-18 Learfield Sports Directors Cup. This is the 19th consecutive year the Tar Heels have finished in the top 15 in the Directors Cup.
The Learfield Directors Cup measures NCAA post-season competitive success and awards points in a maximum of 19 sports per school, four of which must be baseball, volleyball and men's and women's basketball.
Men's soccer, field hockey and women's lacrosse each tied for third place to earn 83 points apiece for the Tar Heels.