Creighton Finishes Fourth in I-AAA All-Sports Trophy Standings
7/2/2025 3:40:00 PM | Creighton Athletics
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Athletics finished in fourth place in the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association All-Sports Trophy standings for 2024-25. The recognition was announced on Wednesday, with CU finishing behind only UC Santa Barbara, Pepperdine and Providence among the 98 Division I schools that do not sponsor football.
Beginning in 2022-23, only sports recognized by the DI-AAA ADA were included the scoring. Those 21 sports feature baseball, (m/w) basketball, (m/w) cross country, (m/w) golf, (m/w) lacrosse, (m/w) soccer, softball, (m/w) swimming, (m/w) tennis, (m/w) track (indoor and outdoor) and women's volleyball. In previous years, the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy was awarded solely on the basis of the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings.
The DI-AAA ADA All-Sports Trophy is awarded to the institution that has the highest point total in all sports in which at least 25% of the eligible I-AAA membership sponsor the given sport. Additional annual recognition is provided via the awarding of a plaque to those member institutions that finish the highest in the NCAA postseason tournaments in those sports in which at least 25% of the eligible I-AAA membership sponsor the given sport. Creighton teams to land that distinction this year include volleyball, women's basketball, baseball and men's basketball.
Creighton earned points for its team finishes at the NCAA Championships in volleyball (NCAA Quarterfinalists), men's basketball (NCAA Second Round), baseball (Regional Finalists) and women's basketball (NCAA First Round). CU's fourth-place finish in the I-AAA standings trails only the 2012-13 and 2022-23 academic years when the Bluejays were third.
Additionally, CU's No. 95 placing in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings ranked fourth among the nation's 21 Division I Jesuit schools, trailing only Georgetown, Boston College and Loyola Marymount. It marks CU's seventh Top 100 finish all-time in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, and third in the past four years.
| Fall Sports | |
| Cross Country (Men's) | California Baptist University |
| Cross Country (Women's) | Providence College |
| Soccer (Men's) | University of Vermont |
| Soccer (Women's) | Saint Louis University Santa Clara University |
| Volleyball (Women's) |
Creighton University
|
| Winter Sports | |
| Basketball (Men's) |
Creighton University
Gonzaga University
Saint Mary's College of California
St. John's University |
| Basketball (Women's) | Creighton University Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Gulf Coast University George Mason University Grand Canyon University UNC Greensboro University of Vermont University of Wisconsin Green Bay |
| Swimming & Diving (Men's) | George Washington University |
| Swimming & Diving (Women's) | *No I-AAA Institutions Scored |
| Track & Field (Men's Indoor) | Cal State Northridge |
| Track & Field (Women's Indoor) |
Providence College
|
| Spring Sports | |
| Baseball | Creighton University UC Irvine University of Arkansas Little Rock Wright State University |
| Golf (Men's) | Pepperdine University |
| Golf (Women's) | Cal State Fullerton |
| Lacrosse (Men's) |
Siena College
|
| Lacrosse (Women's) |
University of Denver
Fairfield University
Loyola Marymount University
|
| Softball |
UC Santa Barbara
University of North Florida |
| Tennis (Men's) |
Pepperdine University
|
| Tennis (Women's) | UC Santa Barbara Pepperdine University |
| Track & Field (Men's Outdoor) | UC Santa Barbara |
| Track & Field (Women's Outdoor) |
Boston University
|
About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 25th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 60th year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
| Year | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| 2024-25 | UC Santa Barbara | Pepperdine | Providence |
| 2023-24 | Denver | Grand Canyon | Gonzaga |
| 2022-23 | Pepperdine | Xavier | Creighton |
| 2021-22 | Pepperdine | Providence | Xavier |
| 2020-21 | Denver | Pepperdine | High Point |
| 2019-20 | No awards given (Covid) | ||
| 2018-19 | Denver | Pepperdine | Portland |
| 2017-18 | Denver | Wichita State | Pepperdine |
| 2016-17 | Denver | Pepperdine | Providence |
| 2015-16 | Denver | UCSB | Gonzaga & Wichita State |
| 2014-15 | Denver | Providence | Pepperdine |
| 2013-14 | Denver | Providence | St. john's |
| 2012-13 | Denver | Wichita State | Creighton |
| 2011-12 | Pepperdine | UC Irvine | St. John's |
| 2010-11 | Denver | UC Irvine | Iona |
| 2009-10 | Denver | St. John's | UC Santa Barbara |
| 2008-09 | Denver | UC Irvine | Boston |
| 2007-08 | Denver | Pepperdine | Oral Roberts |
| 2006-07 | UC Irvine | UCSB | Pepperdine |
| 2005-06 | Pepperdine | Cal State Fullerton | Santa Clara |
| 2004-05 | Pepperdine | Denver | American |
| 2003-04 | Pepperdine | Denver | Providence |
| LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Standings | ||
| Year | CU Finish | CU Point Total |
| 2024-25 | 95 | 198 |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 178 |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 206 |
| 2021-22 | 86 | 223 |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 89 |
| 2019-20 | No Standings due to COVID-19 | |
| 2018-19 | 155 | 100 |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 125 |
| 2016-17 | 95 | 212 |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 137 |
| 2014-15 | 158 | 98 |
| 2013-14 | 126 | 125 |
| 2012-13 | 84 | 233 |
| 2011-12 | 91 | 208 |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 150 |
| 2009-10 | 236 | 25 |
| 2008-09 | 181 | 73 |
| 2007-08 | 142 | 114 |
| 2006-07 | 151 | 100 |
| 2005-06 | N/A (only Top 100 listed) | 98 |
| 2004-05 | 87 | 189 |
| 2003-04 | 132 | 123 |
| 2002-03 | 110 | 158 |
| 2001-02 | 171 | 70 |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 115 |
| 1999-00 | 174 | 60 |
| 1998-99 | 107 | 70 |
| 1997-98 | 169 | 20 |
| 1996-97 | 166 | 61.5 |
| 1995-96 | 186 | 40.5 |
| 1994-95 | 164 | 52.5 |
| 1993-94 | 131 | 81 |
