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The University of Nebraska Athletic Department continued its climb, earning a 17th place finish in the 2025-26 Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup standings released Thursday morning.
Nebraska finished the year with 929.00 total points, the most points Nebraska has scored in the Big Ten era dating back to 2011-12. The Huskers’ 17th place finish matches the program’s best showing since a 13th place finish in 2000-01.
Under Athletic Director Troy Dannen, Nebraska has posted top-25 finishes in the last three years, the first time that has happened in more than two decades (2000-01 to 2002-03). It also marks the fourth consecutive straight year where Nebraska has improved in the final rankings. In 2021-22, NU was 49th and has steadily improved to 29th, 22nd, 21st and now 17th.