Florida athletics finishes sixth in Learfield Directors’ Cup rankings

The University of Florida‘s athletic program produced nine top-10 NCAA team finishes, landing it in sixth place in the 2025-26 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. That extended the school’s streak of top-10 national all-sports finishes to 42 consecutive years, remaining the only program in the country to achieve that distinction.

“It was another impressive year for the Gators,” said athletic director Scott Stricklin. “With nine top-10 team finishes, including seven among the nation’s top five, our student-athletes, coaches and staff demonstrated the commitment, resilience and pursuit of excellence that define Florida Athletics. We’re grateful for their dedication and proud of the way they represented the Gator standard on the national stage throughout the year.”

At the conference level, the SEC leads all Division I conferences with nine institutions in the top 25: Texas (1st), Florida (6th), Georgia (8th), Texas A&M (12th), Alabama (13th), Arkansas (14th), Tennessee (15th), LSU (17th) and Oklahoma (16th).

Florida Gators top 10 sports

• No. 2 Men’s Swimming & Diving
• No. 2 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
• No. 3 Gymnastics
• No. 3 Men’s Indoor Track & Field
• No. 5 Women’s Cross Country
• No. T5 Men’s Golf
• No. T5 Women’s Indoor Track & Field
• No. T9 Softball
• No. 10 Women’s Swimming & Diving

2025-26 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings

About the Learfield Directors’ Cup

The Learfield Directors’ Cup, presented annually by the nation’s athletics directors, recognizes the schools with the best overall sports performances in an academic year. The scoring system uses finishes in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball championship action. Additionally, a program can receive points in up to 14 other sports toward its final score.

2025-26 Individual NCAA Champions for the Gators

Florida extended its streak of producing at least five NCAA individual title winners to 18 consecutive completed seasons in 2025-26, with six Gators accounting for eight NCAA individual championships. It is the 45th consecutive complete season with a Gator winning at least one individual national title.

Florida’s 2025-26 NCAA Individual National Champions

Gators by the Numbers

• 9 top 10 national team finishes, including seven in the top five.
• 5 conference titles in 2025-26 for the Gators – men’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and lacrosse.
• 93% Graduation Success Rate, as reported last fall in the 2025 NCAA Federal Graduation Rate data – above the national average of 90%.
• 3.43 grade point average by Gator student-athletes in the 2025-26 academic year, an all-time high. A total of 390 Gators earned 2025-26 SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
• 8 conference athlete of the year honors, marking the 49th consecutive season in which at least one Gator earned league athlete-of-the-year recognition.
• 83 Gators earned 197 All-America honors across 19 sports in 2025-26.
• 7 named to CSC Academic All-America teams, including Josh Liendo claiming the men’s swimming & diving CSC Academic All-American of the Year award
• 6 coaches earned a combined 7 conference coach-of-the-year honors, marking the 31st consecutive season in which at least one Florida coach received league coach-of-the-year recognition.
• 1.1 million fans attended Gator home events in 2025–26, with four teams ranking among the nation’s top 10 in total or average attendance.

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