CLEVELAND – After winning an NCAA Division III best four National Championships and claiming nine NEWMAC conference titles, MIT has placed 6th in the final 2024-25 Division III Learfield Directors' Cup Standings. 2024-25 was the tenth year that MIT has finished in the top ten. 

Emory University became just the seventh different institution to take home the Learfield Directors' Cup, winning for the first time in 2024-24 with 1,198.75 overall points. Johns Hopkins was second (1,147.00), while Tufts finished third (1,069.00), Wash U. was fourth (1,044.75). Middlebury was fifth (971.75). MIT was one of four NEWMAC institutions in the top 100. Babson finished 50th (349.00), Springfield was 65th (313.00) and Coast Guard was 74th (273.75). Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.

In the fall, MIT earned 100 points in women's cross country on the strength of winning the program's first NCAA Division III National Championship. The men's cross country team finished 13th at NCAA nationals, earning 63 points in the standings. The Engineers added 50 points in women's soccer, where MIT captured the NEWMAC regular season and tournament titles before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championship. Finally, MIT earned 64 points in women's volleyball, finishing the season with a remarkable 33-2 overall record and advancing to the regional final of the NCAA Championship.

In the winter season, the Engineers earned 100 points in both women's indoor track and field and women's swimming and diving after winning the first national championships for each program this winter. The Engineers were the only team in the standings to win two national championships during the winter season. MIT added 72 points thanks to a seventh place finish by the men's track and field team at indoor nationals and 69 points thanks to a ninth place finish by the men's swimming and diving program. MIT also earned 42 additional points in thanks to sophomore Hannah Tao's (Mountainside, N.J.) finish at the NCAA fencing championships.

This spring, the women's outdoor track and field team completed a historic triple crown, claiming the NCAA title to earn MIT 100 points. In addition to the women's national championship, the MIT men's track and field team finsihed 17th at nationals, earning MIT 57 points. The Engineers swept the NEWMAC women's spring championships, advancing women's lacrosse, softball and women's tennis to the NCAA championship, with women's lacrosse earning MIT 25 points and softball adding 37.5 points. Women's tennis advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship, claiming 64 points.

The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Standings published midseason are unofficial, the official standings will be published upon the completion of the spring season. Complete standings and the scoring structure can be found on NACDA's website at www.directorscup.org.

The Division III Learfield Directors' Cup will start up again after the fall 2025 Division III Championships.