For the 24th time in the 29-year history of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Learfield Directors’ Cup, the North Carolina Tar Heels finished in the top ten in the final standings.
Virginia was the other ACC program in the top ten, with the Cavaliers finishing fourth in the standings. ACC programs have finished in the top ten of the standings 48 times, including UNC’s 24 top-ten finishes.
UNC’s field hockey and women’s tennis teams pushed Carolina to eighth place in the final standings. This season was the 12th time that multiple NCAA championships were won by UNC in the same season, with the last being in 2015-16.