BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Cumberlands (Ky.) captured its third straight Learfield Directors' Cup, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) officials announced on Tuesday.

The Patriots scored 1,021 points, marking the only school to eclipse 1,000 points this season. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) joined Cumberlands in the top five with 794.75 points to finish fifth.

All seven Mid-South Conference schools scored in the year-long competition, including four in the top 30.

Campbellsville (Ky.) posted 428.5 points to finish 35th, while Cumberland (Tenn.) finished 49th with 383.75 points. Georgetown (Ky.) tallied 200 points to finish 87th, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) finished 103rd with 164 points, and Bethel (Tenn.) scored 162 points to finish 105th.

Cumberlands scored in 24 sports in 2025-26. Ultimately, the Patriots posted points in the maximum number of sports (13) per the scoring rules. Cumberlands captured the 2025 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship and finished national runner-up in women's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's indoor track and field, and women's outdoor track and field.

After the scoring adjustment, the Patriots finished 2025-26 with 322 points in the fall, 434 points in the winter, and 265 points in the spring.

Thirteen sports are counted in the final NAIA standings, four of which must be men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball. The next nine highest-scoring sports for each institution, regardless of gender, are used to reach the total points.

One hundred and eighty-seven NAIA institutions scored during the season.

The Learfield Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between NACDA and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in the NAIA Championships.