From Duke press release.


"Duke finished in fifth place in the final Division I Learfield Sports Directors' CupStandings, released on Friday by the National Association of CollegiateDirectors of Athletics.

Overall, Duke ranked behind Stanford, Ohio State, California and Florida. Duke placed second among private schools behind only Stanford, which was firstfor the 17th consecutive year.

The Directors’ Cup rankings measure an athletic program’s comprehensive sports success by totaling points based on a team’s finish in national competition.

Duke’s 1171.50 points marked the highest figure in school history, surpassing the previous best total of 1021.25 in 2005, while the fifth place finish matched the best showing in school history. Duke also placed fifth in 2005. Additionally, this was the fifth top 10 finish for the Blue Devils
(1999, 2005, 2006, 2010 & 2011) and a five-place improvement over 2010. Duke has placed among the top 20 schools in eight consecutive years.

Duke ranked first among Atlantic Coast Conference schools, 10.75 points ahead of North Carolina (sixth; 1160.75). Virginia(seventh; 1092.00) was next, followed by Florida State (ninth; 1079.00),Maryland (17th; 858.00), Virginia Tech (45th; 500.50),Clemson (47th; 485.50), Miami
(51st; 416.50), GeorgiaTech (59th; 350.75), Boston College (64th; 322.00); N.C.State (67th; 312.00) and Wake Forest (74th; 261.50).