Rowan University Athletics has earned an 18th-place finish in the 2025-26 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup, which recognizes the overall excellence of athletics programs based on the school’s finishes in up to 18 sports in the NCAA Championships.
Rowan, which totaled 679.50 points, owns the distinction of being the second highest-ranked public institution in the Division III standings. It also marks the second year in a row that the Profs have finished in the nation’s top 20, after garnering a 17th-place finish in 2024-25.
Among the highlights of the 2025-26 competition season for Rowan was the men’s track and field team winning the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship. It marked the 12th all-time national title for Rowan’s athletics program, and the first since field hockey’s championship in 2002. Additionally, the men’s outdoor track & field team was the NCAA runner-up at its championship in the spring while the baseball and softball teams each earned fifth-place finishes in their respective World Series appearances.
Rowan’s 2025-26 NCAA Team Finishes
Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 1st (NCAA Championship)
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – 2nd (NCAA Championship)
Baseball – 5th (NCAA World Series)
Softball – 5th (NCAA World Series)
Men’s Soccer – 9th (NCAA Third Round)
Women’s Lacrosse – 9th (NCAA Third Round)
Field Hockey – 17th (NCAA First Round)
Women’s Soccer – 17th (NCAA Second Round)
Men’s Cross Country – 32nd (NCAA Championship)
Women’s Swimming – 32nd (NCAA Championship)
Women’s Cross Country – 33rd (NCAA Championship)
Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 47th (NCAA Championship)
Overall, up to 18 total sports may count towards the final Directors’ Cup standings, four of which must be men’s basketball and soccer, and women’s basketball and soccer, leaving the next 14 highest points scored to also be counted.
Washington University in St. Louis becomes just the eighth different institution to take home the Learfield Directors’ Cup, capturing first for the 2025-26 year with 1,266.50 overall points. WashU scored in 18 total sports (all 4 countable sports), including 13 teams with top 10 finishes. The Bears claimed the title in women’s soccer and added third place finishes in men’s golf and women’s tennis.
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. COMPLETE STANDINGS
Rowan All-Time in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup
1995-96 5th place
1996-97 9th
1998-99 5th
(standings from 2000-02 N/A)
2003-04 53rd
2004-05 29th
2005-06 19th
2006-07 74th
2007-08 61st
2008-09 53rd
2009-10 68th
2010-11 63rd
2011-12 26th
2012-13 39th
2013-14 65th
2014-15 98th
2015-16 33rd
2016-17 43rd
2017-18 21st
2018-19 30th
2019-20 No standings due to Covid-19
2020-21 No standings due to Covid-19
2021-22 29th
2022-23 21st
2023-24 21st
2024-25 17th
2025-26 18th