CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Wartburg College ranked 17th in the final standings of the Learfield Directors' Cup for NCAA Division III, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA) organization announced today. There are 450 schools that compete in NCAA Division III.

The Knights have finished in the Top 25 in 20 of the last 22 years and have finished as high as seventh in 2002-03.

The Orange and Black earned 707.5 points: 90 points for men's wrestling, 83 points for football and women's basketball, 75 points for men's cross country, women's outdoor track and field, and men's outdoor track and field, 70.5 points for women's indoor track and field, 61.5 points for women's cross country, 44.5 points for men's indoor track and field, and 25 points for men's soccer and softball. 

Johns Hopkins won the Directors' Cup with 1,090.5 points.

The Learfield Sports 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 up to 18 sports - nine women's and nine men's.

Click here for the complete standings. 

Wartburg's finishes:
1995-96               T89
1996-97               63
1997-98               39
1998-99               T25
1999-2000          34
2000-01               10
2001-02               15
2002-03               7
2003-04               13
2004-05               12
2005-06               17
2006-07               24
2007-08               8
2008-09               15
2009-10               32
2010-11               15
2011-12               18
2012-13               18
2013-14               11
2014-15               15
2015-16               21
2016-17               26
2017-18               18
2018-19               24
2019-20               Not awarded due to COVID-19
2020-21               Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021-22               17
2022-23               16
2023-24                17