Editing NACDA Directors' Cup (section)

== History ==
The [[North Carolina Tar Heels|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] won the award in its inaugural year, but then [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford University]] won the Division I award for 25 straight years until the streak was broken in 2020–21 by the [[Texas Longhorns|University of Texas]]. Texas repeated in 2022, Stanford regained the cup in 2023, and Texas won again in 2024.

In Division II, [[UC Davis Aggies|UC Davis]] won six of the first eight awards, but its athletic program moved to Division I in 2003 and [[Grand Valley State Lakers|Grand Valley State]] has won 16 of the 19 awards since as of 2024 (the title went unawarded for two years due to COVID-19). The only other current Division II member with an award is 1999 winner [[Adams State Grizzlies|Adams State]]. All other Division II winners ([[Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners|Bakersfield]], [[California Baptist Lancers|California Baptist]], and [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Grand Canyon]]) are now members of Division I.

[[Williams Ephs|Williams College]] has had by far the most success in Division III, having won the Cup 22 of the 27 times it has been awarded for that division. The only other D-III member with more than one Cup is 2023 and 2024 winner [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|Johns Hopkins]].

The NAIA division was dominated by [[Simon Fraser Red Leafs|Simon Fraser University]] of [[British Columbia]] in its early years, but in 2002, SFU transferred most of its sports programs to Canada's college athletics federation, then known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport and now as [[U Sports]]. SFU left U Sports in 2011 and has since become a full member of NCAA Division II. From 2004–05 to 2011–12, [[Azusa Pacific Cougars|Azusa Pacific University]] assumed the mantle at the NAIA level, winning eight consecutive championships before moving to NCAA Division II in the 2012–13 season. [[Oklahoma City Stars|Oklahoma City University]] has been the most successful school since that year, with three Directors' Cups in the 2010s and four overall.

For two-year colleges, [[Iowa Central Community College]] has been the most successful school, winning five of the 10 titles.