CLEVELAND – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) closed out the 2024-25 academic season with all 15 member institutions ranked in the final Division II LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, as reported on June 10, including the University of Indianapolis in the top five at No. 4 with 789.75 points.
This is the Greyhounds eighth top-5 finish, and 17th-straight top-20 result. UIndy's final tally was boosted by an amazing spring season that yielded a DII-leading 492.50 points. The Greyhounds' final tally was boosted by an incredible spring season that yielded a DII-leading 457.75 points. UIndy racked up four top-10 showings this spring, including a national semifinal showing by
women's lacrosse, a national quarterfinal appearance by
men's tennis, and Super Regional berths from both
softball and
baseball.
Lewis University was the next-highest ranked league member at No. 11 with 615.00 points. Maryville University (387.00) and McKendree University (377.75) were the other league school in the top 50 at No. 46 and No. 49 respectively, while Drury University (344.50; 57th), University of Missouri-St. Louis (286.50; 68th), Lincoln University (279.50; 70th), and Missouri S&T (260.50; 77th) were top-100 performers.
No. 125 Rockhurst University (164.00), No. 147 Southwest Baptist University (127.50), No. 152 Quincy University (121.00), No. 175 William Jewell College (92.00), and No. 178 Truman State University (87.00) were all in the top 200. Upper Iowa University (44.00), and University of Illinois Springfield (5.00) rounded out the conference scorers at No. 234, and No. 259.
The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and
USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships. Overall, 15 sports are counted in the final D-II standings, four of which must be women’s volleyball and basketball and men’s basketball and baseball. The next highest (11 max.) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender, are used in the standings.