American Athletic Conference photo
Buoyed by eight teams represented in the postseason, USF finished first among American Athletic Conference programs in the final 2014-15 Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings released Thursday.
The Director's Cup awards points for each school's finish in up to 20 sports (10 men's, 10 women's) at the Division I level. USF (257.75 points) finished 73rd overall among 347 D-I programs, and fourth among state schools behind Florida (fourth), FSU (11th) and Miami (55th).
The point total and overall finish were the Bulls' best in 15 years, and second-best in program history.