LOGAN, Utah-Monday, the Utah State athletics department revealed it finished 78th in the Learfield Directors’ cup standings, the highest-such finish in program history.
The Learfield directors’ cup’s history dates back to 1993 and since then, it is awarded to the nation’s best overall collegiate athletics program in Division I, Division II, Division III and NAIA.
The 2017-18 winner is the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 as they won titles in men’s and women’s soccer, women’s tennis and women’s swimming-diving.
The Aggies, who posted 266.25 points to place 78th in a class of 292 eligible Division I schools.
They bested Power 5 schools such as Washington State (80th place), Boston College (95th place), Rutgers (107th place), Pittsburgh (111th place) and Georgia Tech (121st place).
Additionally, BYU placed 45th overall in the standings, Utah was 61st, Southern Utah finished 91st, Weber State finished 201st and Utah Valley placed 211th.
In Division II, Dixie State placed 184th overall in the standings, out of 268 eligible schools.
