Learfield Directors' Cup Div. I Winter Standings
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois Athletics is ranked 25th in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup following today's release of the final winter standings. Illinois has amassed 473 points so far this school year. Included in that score is 389.5 points from the winter season, the 11th-highest winter point total recorded among the 261 schools ranked in the Division I standings. The Big Ten leads all conferences with nine teams ranked in the current top 25.
Illinois Winter Points – 389.5
Men's Basketball – 50
Women's Basketball – 50
Men's Gymnastics – 64
Women's Gymnastics – 53.5
Men's Indoor Track & Field – 34
Women's Indoor Track & Field – 70.5
Wrestling – 67.5
Illinois Fall Points – 83.5
Football – 58.5
Volleyball – 25
Illinois Total Points – 473
Current Division I Rank – 25th
The final Division I Learfield Directors' Cup Standings for 2024-25 will be published in mid-June. Overall, 19 total sports are counted for the final standings, which includes the five countable sports of men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, women's volleyball, and women's soccer, along with the next highest 14 (max.) sports scored for each institution, regardless of gender.
Illinois' highest finish under athletic director Josh Whitman is 36th in 2017-18. Illinois posted its highest point total of the Whitman era last year, with a score of 599.75 to finish 37th.
