CLEVELAND – With three teams finishing in the Top 5 of their respective NCAA Championships, the University of Hawai'i placed at No. 68 in the final Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup Standings with a total of 335 points.

"We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and support staff for reaching our best Learfield Director's Cup standings in nearly a decade," said athletics director David A. K. Matlin. "The support we receive from our stakeholders has truly helped us in these standings and continues to have a direct impact on the success of our athletic program."

UH climbed up the rankings back in May by accumulating 205 points in the spring season's first three sports. Hawai'i was runner-up in men's volleyball (90 points), top four in beach volleyball (55 points), and a quarterfinalist in women's water polo (60 points).

With its 68th place ranking, UH is tops in the Big West Conference and has the ninth-highest point total among non-Power 5 conferences.

The department's highest all-time Directors' Cup ranking is No. 53 set in 2007-08, the same year UH collected its highest-ever point total (385).

Stanford finished atop the standings with 1,567.75 points while Michigan placed second at 1272.25. Behind UH, the next highest Big West team is Long Beach State at 90th place with 203 points. Among the Mountain West, which UH is a football-only member, Boise State led the conference with a 59th place ranking and 416.75 points.

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