AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas placed fifth in the final 2017-18 Division I Learfield Directors' Cup standings, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Saturday. This marked the highest finish in the standings for Texas since a fifth-place showing in 2007-08.
UT, the top-ranked institution in the Big 12 Conference and the state of Texas, finishes among the Top 10 for a fifth-straight year and for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. Stanford won the Cup with 1,442.00 points and was followed in the top five by UCLA (1,326.