UCLA Places Fifth in Learfield Directors’ Cup

Just 4.25 points separated first, second and third place. Texas edged out USC for the Directors’ Cup, totaling 1255.25 points to USC’s 1253.75 and Stanford’s 1251.00. North Carolina placed fourth with 1195.25 points. 

The Bruins were bolstered by men’s water polo’s national championship and runner-up finishes from gymnastics and men’s volleyball. UCLA also earned third-place finishes from women’s basketball, beach volleyball and women’s water polo and fifth-place showings by baseball, softball and men’s tennis. Also adding to UCLA’s point total were men’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, swimming & diving, women’s tennis, men’s track and field, and women’s track and field. 

UCLA’s 2024-25 inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference was hugely successful. The Bruins won seven Big Ten titles, tied for second-most in the conference. Women’s soccer won UCLA’s first-ever Big Ten title after winning the conference tournament. Gymnastics was the first program to win a Big Ten regular season title and also captured the conference championship. Women’s basketball won the conference tournament en route to a Final Four appearance. Men’s tennis and men’s golf won their respective tournaments on the same day (April 27). Baseball captured a share of the regular season title on their way to a Men’s College World Series appearance. Additionally, three Bruin teams won regular season conference titles in the MPSF – men’s water polo, men’s volleyball and women’s water polo – bringing UCLA’s total of conference titles to 10, most among Big Ten schools. 

In 2024-25, UCLA was the only school in the nation to advance to the College World Series in both baseball and softball. Additionally, UCLA was the only school with teams competing in the Men’s and Women’s College World Series and the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments.