GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman University Athletics is ranked among the nation's most successful NCAA Division I programs in Learfield Directors' Cup Division I competition for the 2024-25 school year.

Updated standings announced reveal Furman stands 112th among the 260 schools that have registered points for teams qualifying for NCAA Championships.  The Paladins' rank first among Southern Conference institutions, topping  Mercer (158th) and Wofford (174th).  Other ranked SoCon programs include UNC Greensboro (T217th), Samford (T217th), and The Citadel (T255th), Chattanooga (T255th).

Furman has paced all SoCon schools in the competition six times over the last eight years and was the league front runner in March of 2020 when the Covid pandemic halted competition.

Furman's current tally of 107 points has been earned on the merit of two sports — men's cross country and men's soccer — qualifying for NCAA Tournament play this year.  Cross country claimed its 12th SoCon Tournament championship and finished 17th at the NCAA Championships, and soccer rode its SoCon Tournament crown into NCAA Tournament play, where the Paladins advanced past 14th-ranked North Carolina on penalty kicks in the first round before falling to 8th-ranked Marshall in second round action.

The Paladins will add to their points tally this spring after recently claiming SoCon Tournament Championships and qualifying for NCAA Tournament play in women's tennis and women's golf.

Click HERE for up-to-date 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup Division I competition results.

The Learfield 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 NCAA Tournament competition finish in up to 20 sports in Division I — 10 men's and 10 women's.