ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T Athletics ranked 77^th in the Learfield Director's Cup, the second-highest finish in program history in athletic department performance.

Missouri S&T scored points in the winter in both Men's Basketball and Men's Swimming. The Miners moved up with a historic spring season. Baseball, Men's Track & Field and Men's Golf combined for 155.5 points to move Missouri S&T into 77^th place in Division II.

The Miners ranked eighth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference this season. Indianapolis led the way in fourth followed by Lewis in 11^th, Maryville in 46^th, McKendree in 49^th, Drury in 57^th, Missouri-St. Louis in 68^th and Lincoln in 70^th. The closest GLVC school behind S&T is Rockhurst at 125^th out of 252 total NCAA Division II schools that played in at least one NCAA championship this past year.

This is the second-best ranking for Missouri S&T since the inaugural Learfield Director's Cup following the 1995-95 season. The Miners best ranking came in 2007-08 where S&T finished in 70^th place. The Miners recorded 83^rd place in the 2023-24 season.

The 2024-25 season marks the third straight season and ninth time in history where Missouri S&T finished among the top 100 schools in the standings.

Grand Valley State earned the overall championship, followed by Wingate and West Texas A&M. Indianapolis captured fourth and Tampa rounded out the top five in fifth.

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