The SUNY Cortland men's and women's intercollegiate athletic program ranks third out of more than 440 NCAA Division III schools after the fall season in the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings. The competition, which continues through the winter and spring seasons, is organized by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to annually recognize the top collegiate athletic programs for overall excellence.

Cortland scored 324 points in the fall season and trails only Johns Hopkins University (459) and Middlebury College (331) in the standings. The standings are compiled based on schools' national finishes in different sports. Teams earn points by qualifying for the NCAA postseason and additional points for advancing in the playoffs. The national champion in each sport receives 100 points.

Cortland scored points in six sports, led by the football team's 100 points for winning the NCAA Division III title last week. The men's soccer and field hockey teams each tied for ninth place nationally, the women's volleyball team tied for 17th and the women's soccer team tied for 33rd. The men's cross country team also earned points by virtue of its fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Niagara Region championship. The Directors' Cup scoring rules award points to the top five finishers at each cross country regional, even if they are not subsequently chosen for the national championship.

Fall Standings
Official Directors' Cup Scoring Page

2023-24 NACDA/Learfield Sports Directors' Cup
Division III Standings - End of Fall Season (Top 10)

1) Johns Hopkins (Md.) - 459
2) Middlebury (Vt.) - 331
3) CORTLAND - 324
4) Tufts (Mass.) - 323.5
5) Wisconsin-La Crosse - 300.5

6) New York University - 295.5
7) Emory (Ga.) - 286.5
8) Williams (Mass.) - 281.5
9) Amherst (Mass.) - 266
10) Mass. Inst. of Technology - 264.5