LEARFIELD Final Spring Standings | Winter Standings | Fall Standings
CANYON, Texas – For just the second time in program history, West Texas A&M Athletics has finished second in the Division II LEARFIELD Director's Cup standings announced on Thursday morning by the association's offices in Cleveland, Ohio.
It marks the fourth straight and sixth overall time that West Texas A&M has finished inside of the Top-10 including the third straight inside of the Top-5. WT finished the season with 862.25 points to finish second behind 14-time winner Grand Valley State (1,013.00 pts). It also marks the most points that West Texas A&M has ever scored in a single campaign topping their 2017-18 total of 772.50.
The Lone Star Conference is represented in the standings by WT (2
nd), Angelo State (15
th), Texas A&M-Commerce (20
th), DBU (78
th), Texas A&M-Kingsville (80
th), UT Tyler (82
nd), Midwestern State (86
th), St. Mary's (93
rd), Oklahoma Christian (98
th), Lubbock Christian (121
st), Cameron (135
th), Texas A&M International (209
th), Arkansas Fort Smith (211
th), St. Edward's (213
th), Texas Woman's (213
th) and UT Permian Basin (249
th).
The Buffs and Lady Buffs accumulated 324.75 points in the spring season highlighted by a women's track and field Outdoor National Title (100) and a men's outdoor second place finish (90) to go along with women's golf (73), men's golf (37) and baseball (25).
WT registered 285.50 points in the winter session and 252.00 in the fall as 13 different programs qualified for the NCAA postseason during the 2021-22 campaign. West Texas A&M is the lone school in the top-5 to score in all four countable sports (women's volleyball, women's basketball, men's basketball and baseball).
2021-22 saw the Buffs and Lady Buffs claimed six Lone Star Conference Championships, three LSC Tournament crowns, two Regional Championships and four Top-5 track and field finishes including the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Women's National Championship.
Overall, 15 sports are counted in the final DII 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.
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.
West Texas A&M LEARFIELD Director's Cup History Since 2005
Year ….. Place ….. Points
2005-06 ….. 99
th ….. 153.00
2006-07 ….. 81
st ….. 236.00
2007-08 ….. 68
th ….. 264.00
2008-09 ….. 69
th ….. 269.25
2009-10 ….. 32
nd….. 414.25
2010-11 ….. 110
th….. 181.00
2011-12 ….. 50
th ….. 304.00
2012-13 ….. 35
th ….. 397.00
2013-14 ….. 2
nd ….. 708.00
2014-15 ….. 9
th ….. 576.25
2015-16 ….. 11
th ….. 549.75
2016-17 ….. 7
th ….. 566.50
2017-18 ….. 3
rd ….. 772.50
2018-19 ….. 3
rd ….. 730.75
2019-20 ….. Not Awarded
2020-21 ….. Not Awarded
2021-22 ….. 2
nd ….. 862.25
