Georgia No. 7 in Final LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup National All-Sports Standings

ATHENS — The University of Georgia Athletic Association is No. 7 in the final edition of the 2023 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup National All-Sports Standings, which were released Wednesday. The seventh-place finish marks Georgia’s highest final ranking since 2005.

Of Georgia’s 21 athletic teams, 17 finished in the top 20 of their sports’ respective rankings during the 2022-23 season, while an impressive nine ended in the top 10. The Bulldogs also posted a record-breaking academic year, setting a new school-high mark with a 3.19 cumulative GPA, besting the fall GPA record before earning the second-highest spring GPA in school history.

This ties for the fourth-best ranking and 12th top-10 finish in school history as Georgia remains one of only nine departments nationwide to maintain at least a top-25 ranking each year since 2000, joining Stanford, UCLA, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio State, Texas, and USC.

The University of Georgia has now finished in the top 25 of the Directors’ Cup and the U.S. News and World Reports’ Top Public Universities in each of the last 23 years.

“This is a tremendous accomplishment by our entire athletic department,” J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks said. “I am so proud of our student-athletes, coaches, and teams, who had record-breaking accomplishments during the 2022-23 athletics season. From championships to our best-ever GPA, to community service and Scholar-Athlete recognitions, Bulldog student-athletes represented the best of the best in college athletics this season. I want to thank everyone who worked hard in achieving this goal.”

NACDA Top-10 Finishes (9 Total including equestrian)

Football — #1

Men’s Indoor Track and Field — #2

Women’s Tennis — #3

Men’s Tennis — #5

Women’s Indoor Track and Field — #5

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field — #7

Softball — #9

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field — #10

♦ Equestrian — #6

NACDA Top-20 Finishes (17 Total including equestrian)

Football — #1

Men’s Indoor Track and Field — #2

Women’s Tennis — #3

Men’s Tennis — #5

Women’s Indoor Track and Field — #5

♦ Equestrian — #6

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field — #7

Softball — #9

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field — #10

Men’s Swimming and Diving — #12

Women’s Golf — #14

Men’s Golf — #14

Women’s Swimming and Diving — #16

Soccer — #17

Volleyball — #17

Women’s Basketball — #17

Gymnastics — #17

Team Championships

Football — SEC and College Football Playoff National Champions

Men’s Tennis — SEC Regular Season Champions

Women’s Tennis — SEC Tournament Champions

Individual National Champions

Kyle Garland — Indoor Track and Field — Heptathlon

Elija Godwin — Indoor Track and Field — 400-meter dash

Matthew Boling — Indoor Track and Field — 200-meter dash

Ethan Quinn — Men’s Tennis — NCAA Singles National Champion

Will Sumner — Outdoor Track and Field — 800-meter dash