STANFORD WINS 23RD DIRECTORS’ CUP IN A ROW

Stanford won its 23rd consecutive Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. Final standings were announced Thursday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, which oversees the all-sports competition. USA TODAY Sports is the media partner. Stanford won four titles (women’s volleyball, men’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, and women’s water polo) and posted 11 top-five finishes in tallying 1,563.00 points — 219.25 more than runner-up Ohio State.