Ohio Wesleyan University is tied for 51st place among NCAA Division III institutions in the 2021-22 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, it was announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Ohio Wesleyan finished the fall season with 103 points. The Battling Bishop field hockey team picked up 53 points by advancing to the second round of NCAA Division III tournament, recording Ohio Wesleyan's first-ever NCAA Division III tournament win along the way. The Battling Bishop men's soccer team tallied 50 points by advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, the Bishops' NCAA-record 42nd Division III playoff appearance.
The 103 points scored by Ohio Wesleyan during the fall 2021 season was tops among North Coast Athletic Conference institutions.
Ohio Wesleyan's best finish in the Learfield Cup standings came in 1998-99, when the Bishops tied for 17th place. Ohio Wesleyan has 5 top-25 finishes in the Learfield Cup standings, most recently in 2002-03. In 2018-19, the last complete year of Learfield Cup standings for NCAA Division III, Ohio Wesleyan tied for 268th place. Ohio Wesleyan was tied for 83rd place after the fall season in the 2019-20 Division III Learfield Cup standings.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between NACDA and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's national finish in up to 18 sports -- nine women's and nine men's.
2021-22 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Fall Standings (pdf document)