UNC finished fourteenth in the final 2013-2014 Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings, the National Association of College Directors of Athletics announced Friday.

Carolina compiled a total 976 points, led by the women’s tennis team with a second-place finish of 90 points. Other leading teams that finished in the top 10 of their respective NCAA sports play include field hockey at third, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, men’s tennis and men’s lacrosse.

The Tar Heels finished two spots behind Florida State, and lead the next placing ACC team, Maryland, which finished at 32nd place. Only the ACC placed as many as five schools in the top 15, with two schools in the top five and three total finishing in the top 10 spots.

Carolina won the inaugural trophy in 1994, and has finished in the top 20 in the 21 seasons since then.

North Carolina’s Directors’ Cup finishes by year:
2014 – 14th
2013 – 8th
2012 – 8th
2011 – 6th
2010 – 7th
2009 – 2nd
2008 – 14th
2007 – 3rd
2006 – 4th
2005 – 9th
2004 – 7th
2003 – 8th
2002 – 4th
2001 – 15th
2000 – 5th
1999 – 17th
1998 – 2nd
1997 – 2nd
1996 – 6th
1995 – 2nd
1994 – 1st

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