The Longhorns are the nation’s top all-sports program for the third time in the last four years.

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and the number “1” displayed on its sides on Monday, August 26 to celebrate Texas Athletics winning the 2023-24 Division I LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup.

On the strength of two National Championships and three NCAA runner-up finishes, The University of Texas has won the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup for the third time in the last four years, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced earlier this summer, along with releasing the finalized point totals. During the 2023-24 season, the Longhorns amassed 1,377.00 points to win the Cup while Stanford finished in second place at 1,312.75 points.

Texas registered NCAA team titles in Volleyball and Rowing during the 2023-24 season. The titles marked back-to-back NCAA Championships for Volleyball and the third national crown in the last four years for Rowing. This marks the fourth-straight year that Texas has won multiple national titles in the same academic season, and the Longhorns have now captured 66 all-time National Championships (62 NCAA titles).

Texas also claimed NCAA runner-up team showings in Women’s Swimming and Diving, Men’s Tennis and Softball. The five top-two NCAA team finishes tied for the second-most in a season in school history (1988-89), behind the record 10 set in 2021-22. UT has now recorded a total of 23 top-two NCAA team finishes in the last four years.

Texas produced eight top-five and 12 top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships during the recent academic year. The Longhorns have registered a total of 39 top-five NCAA team finishes and 52 top-10 NCAA team finishes during the last four years.

In addition to the five top-two NCAA performances, the Longhorns recorded NCAA top-10 team showings in Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (third), Football (tied for third in the College Football Playoff), Women’s Basketball (tied for fifth), Men’s Cross Country (seventh), Men’s Swimming and Diving (seventh), Soccer (tied for ninth) and Women’s Tennis (tied for ninth). UT added NCAA top-25 performances in Women’s Golf (tied for 11th), Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (12th), Women’s Indoor Track and Field (13th), Men’s Golf (13th), Men’s Basketball (tied for 17th) and Men’s Indoor Track and Field (19th). Baseball tied for 33rd with its finish in NCAA Regional play.

The Longhorns qualified 19 of their 20 NCAA eligible sports for their respective NCAA Championship events. Texas was one of just three Power-5 programs (joining Tennessee and Texas A&M) to reach the NCAA postseason/bowl game in Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball.

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