CLEVELAND (Conference News) – The 2024-25 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup final standings were released Tuesday afternoon. A total of 13 institutions from the Middle Atlantic Conferences were ranked with both Messiah placing 35th to lead all MAC schools. 

The Falcons earned a total of 509.00 points in this year’s competition. They added 255 points this spring with 90 points coming from their national runner-up finish in baseball. They also earned 65 points in men’s volleyball, plus 50 points apiece in women’s lacrosse and softball. Messiah also earned 209 points in the fall and 45 points in the winter.

Stevens finished a place behind Messiah with a final ranking of 36. The Ducks were the highest ranked MAC Freedom institution with 499.00 total points and also had the most successful spring among MAC schools with 293 points earned this season. They earned 64 points in women’s lacrosse, 50 apiece in men’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, and men’s tennis, plus 45 in men’s volleyball, and 34 in women’s golf. The Ducks carried 125 points over from the fall and 81 points from the winter.

York was the third MAC school to finish in the top-50 with a final ranking of 49. The Spartans finished the year with 371.50 points, including 255 earned this spring. The strong spring gave York a massive bump in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings with 73 points coming from women’s lacrosse, 64 points coming from men’s lacrosse, and 55 points coming from men’s track & field. York also received 38 points from men’s golf and 25 points from men’s tennis. It had 53 points in the fall and 63.50 points in the winter.

Widener finished in 133rd place with its 144.00 points followed by Alvernia in 157th with 122.00 points. Both schools added points this spring with the Pride earning 55 points from men’s track & field and the Golden Wolves earning 51.5 points from women’s golf. Misericordia ranked 180th with the 95.00 points it earned in the fall.

Stevenson and Lebanon Valley were the next two MAC schools in the standings, ranked 199 and 212, respectively. Both schools added points this spring with the Mustangs receiving 50 points from men’s lacrosse for a 75.00-point total and the Dutchmen picking up 37.5 points in softball to give them 69.50 points.

Delaware Valley was next at 228 with its 58.00 points from the winter, followed by Eastern and King’s, which tied for 239th with 50.00 points apiece. The Eagles entered the standings for the first time this year with their NCAA appearance in softball, while King’s retained its 50 points from the fall.
Also entering the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings for the first time this year were Arcadia and Albright, which finished 273rd and 289th, respectively. The Knights received 37.5 points in baseball, while the Lions got 25 points in women’s tennis.

Overall, Emory took home its first-ever Learfield Directors’ Cup with 1198.75 points. It becomes just the seventh different institution to take home the award. The UAA was the top-performing conference with four institutions ranked in the top-10.