Arkansas earns record 16th place in Directors Cup

FAYETTEVILLE — A national championship runner-up finish at the College World Series capped a remarkable year for Arkansas, earning a record 16th-place finish in the Directors Cup standings.

Arkansas once again earned a spot among the nation’s top intercollegiate athletics programs, finishing with 870.5 points in the rankings released on Saturday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA).

Arkansas finished in the top 25 for the ninth time in the past 11 years and in the top 20 for only the seventh time since the Directors’ Cup program began 25 years ago.

The Directors’ Cup tracks the nation’s most successful intercollegiate athletics programs for their on-field performances throughout the year.

The No. 16 national finish tied a program record for a combined University of Arkansas intercollegiate athletics program.

A total of 14 Razorback sports scored in this year’s competition resulting in the second-best Directors’ Cup point total (870.5) in school history. Arkansas scored a school record 912.5 points in finishing No. 16 in 2014-15.