Every year the NACDA, or the National Association of Collegiate Directors, awards schools the Learfield Directors’ Cup for their sports performances in the fall, winter or spring seasons. The intricate scoring system considers rankings and tournament placements for their respective sports.
NACDA ranked University of Wisconsin was ranked fourth for this fall season, amongst all schools in the NCAA Division I category. The sports that were looked at for the fall were men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball, water polo and both the FBS and FCS football programs.
Of the six Wisconsin teams that were eligible for consideration, five of them contributed points with only the men’s soccer team missing the board.