GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pair of NCAA titles led 12 top-10 team finishes as the University of Florida athletics program placed fifth in the 2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. This is Florida’s 14th consecutive top-five national all-sports finish.
Florida is the only program to finish among the nation’s top 10 in each of the last 39 national all-sports standings.
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14th
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Consecutive top-five finishes in Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.
Florida is only program among the top 10 in each of the last 39 national all-sports standings.
Consecutive complete season with a national team title. Florida won men’s golf and repeated as men’s outdoor track & field champions.
Florida is one of two programs to win at least one national title each of the last 14 complete seasons.
Top-10 national team finishes for Florida.
This is 21st consecutive complete season 10 or more Gator teams finished among top 10 teams.
Florida’s Top-10 Finishes:
Two team titles by Florida men’s golf and outdoor track & field led the Gators’ 12 top-10 team finishes in 2022-23. This is the ninth time since 2009-10 season Florida claimed two or more NCAA team tiles.
This is the 14th consecutive complete season with a Gators team winning a national team title. Florida is one of two programs with a national title each complete season since the 2008-09 campaign. UF has 26 championships in that span.
In 2022-23, 12 Gators teams placed among the nation’s final top 10 – including seven among the top three. This is the 21st consecutive complete season 10 or more Gators teams were among the nation’s top 10.
* No. 1 Men’s Golf
* No. 1 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
* No. 2 Baseball
* No. 2 Gymnastics
* No. 2 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
* No. 3 Men’s Indoor Track & Field
* No. 3 Women’s Indoor Track & Field
* No. 6 Men’s Swimming & Diving
* No. 9 Women’s Swimming
* No. T-9 Lacrosse
* No. T-9 Women’s Tennis
* No. T-9 Volleyball
2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Standings
Rank
School
Points
1.
Stanford
1412.00
2.
Texas
1370.00
3.
Ohio State
1170.75
4.
Virginia
1105.50
5.
FLORIDA
1091.50
6.
Tennessee
1078.75
7.
Georgia
1072.50
8.
North Carolina
1068.00
9.
LSU
1062.25
10.
Southern California
1048.00
LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup
The LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup<https://nacda.com/sports/2018/7/17/directorscup-nacda-directorscup-current-scoring-html.aspx>, presented annually by the nation’s athletics directors, recognizes the schools with the best overall sports performances in an academic year. The scoring system uses finishes in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and women’s volleyball championship action. Additionally, a program can receive points in up to 15 other sports toward its final score. Stanford claimed its 26th Directors’ Cup this season.
In the last 14 seasons, 15 different programs appeared among the Directors’ Cup final top five. Only Florida and Stanford appear in each top five since 2008-09, with Michigan, Ohio State and Southern California (6) earning the next-highest number of top-five finishes in that span.
UF Athletic Director Scott Stricklin says:
“Two NCAA titles by men’s golf and men’s outdoor track & field in this season’s final month led 12 top-10 finishes for the Gators. This season certainly kept Gator fans on the edge of their seat as seven teams finished among the top three. We celebrate the effort and accomplishment of these many Gator teams as we know it takes much effort and preparation by our student-athletes, coaches and staff to compete on the national stage.” – UF Athletic Director Scott Stricklin
2023 Individual NCAA Champions for the Gators:
13 Gators claimed 11 NCAA individual titles in 2023.
2023 NCAA Individual National Champions
Sport
Name
Event
Men’s Golf
Fred Biondi
Individual Medalist
Men’s Swimming
Josh Liendo
100 freestyle
Josh Liendo, Adam Chaney, Eric Friese, Macguire McDuff
200 Freestyle Relay
Josh Liendo, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, Macguire McDuff
400 Freestyle Relay
Adam Chaney, Dillon Hillis, Josh Liendo, Macguire McDuff
400 Medley Relay
Track & Field (indoor)
Jasmine Moore
Long Jump & Triple Jump
Track & Field (outdoor)
Emmanuel Bamidele
400 Meters
Emmanuel Bamidele, Jacory Patterson, Jevaughn Powell, Ryan Willie
4×400 Relay
Jasmine Moore
Triple Jump
Parker Valby
5,000 Meters
Other Gators successes:
Florida’s league-leading six Southeastern Conference titles (baseball, men’s golf, gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, volleyball) pushed Gators’ league-leading total of 261 titles all-time.
Two Gator teams won 2023 conference tournament titles. Gymnastics swept SEC regular-season and championship meet titles in 2023. Lacrosse won its ninth consecutive conference tournament title and 10th overall after a come-from-behind victory against then No. 6 James Madison in the American Athletic Conference Tournament final.
National athlete of the year honors went to three Gators in 2023:
* Jac Caglianone American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings National Position Player of the Year
* Jasmine Moore Honda Award, USTFCCCA Indoor & Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
* Trinity Thomas Honda Award
Nine Gators picked up 10 conference athlete of the year honors in 2023. This is the 46th consecutive season at least one Gator claimed league athlete of the year accolades.
* Talitha Diggs SEC Indoor Runner of the Year
* Emily Heller AAC Midfielder of the Year
* Jasmine Moore SEC Indoor & Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
* Jacory Patterson SEC Indoor Runner of the Year
* Sarah Reznick AAC Goalkeeper of the Year
* Trinity Thomas SEC Gymnast of the Year
* Parker Valby SEC Cross Country Runner of the Year
* Skylar Wallace SEC Softball Player of the Year
* Ryan Willie SEC Outdoor Runner of the Year
Gators by the Numbers
2 NCAA team titles (men’s golf, men’s outdoor track & field) marks the 14th straight complete season a Gator team won a national team title. Florida has won 26 national team titles since the 2008-09 season.
12 top-10 national team finishes. 21st consecutive complete season 10 or more Gator teams among final top 10.
6 conference titles by the Gators in 2022-23 led the SEC.
94 percent Graduation Success Rate, as reported last fall in the 2022 NCAA Federal Graduation Rate Date, set UF’s all-time high.
3.28 grade point average by Gator student-athletes in 2022-23 academic year – an all-time high. A record 402 Gators earned 2021-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
1 named SEC Scholar-Athletes of Year for their sport – Talitha Diggs (women’s track & field). 2 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans – Maha Amer (diving) and Alfonso Mestre (swimming)
2 picked up 3 conference coach of the year honors, marking 28th consecutive season at least one UF coach was recognized. 2 national coaches of the year – J.C. Deacon (Golf Coaches Association of America) and Michael Holloway (USTFCCCA National Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year).
