Creighton Finishes Third in 2022-23 Division I-AAA ADA All-Sports Trophy Standings

OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Athletics finished in third place in the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association All-Sports Trophy standings for 2022-23, matching its best performance in the past 20 years. The recognition was announced on Thursday, with CU finishing behind only Pepperdine and Xavier among the 98 Division I schools that do not sponsor football.

In previous years, the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy was awarded solely on the basis of the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings. Beginning in 2022-23, only sports recognized by the DI-AAA ADA were included the scoring. Those 21 sports feature baseball, (m/w) basketball, (m/w) cross country, (m/w) golf, (m/w) lacrosse, (m/w) soccer, softball, (m/w) swimming, (m/w) tennis, (m/w) track (indoor and outdoor) and women's volleyball.

Creighton earned points in four sports for its team finishes at the NCAA Championships, men's soccer (NCAA semifinalists), men's basketball (NCAA quarterfinalists), women's basketball (NCAA First Round) and women's volleyball (NCAA First Round). The 206 points accumulated helped Creighton match its third-place finish from the 2012-13 campaign, its final one as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. All but 50 of CU's 206 points came from its men's sports, which trailed only Gonzaga's 165 points.

Now in its 22nd year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 58th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.

**I-AAA Standings Since 2003-04**
Year	1^st Place	2^nd Place	3^rd Place
2022-23	Pepperdine	Xavier	Creighton
2021-22	Pepperdine	Providence	Xavier
2020-21	Denver	Pepperdine	High Point
2019-20	No awards given (Covid)
2018-19	Denver	Pepperdine	Portland
2017-18	Denver	Wichita State	Pepperdine
2016-17	Denver	Pepperdine	Providence
2015-16	Denver	UCSB	Gonzaga & Wichita State
2014-15	Denver	Providence	Pepperdine
2013-14	Denver	Providence	St. john's
2012-13	Denver	Wichita State	Creighton
2011-12	Pepperdine	UC Irvine	St. John's
2010-11	Denver	UC Irvine	Iona
2009-10	Denver	St. John's	UC Santa Barbara
2008-09	Denver	UC Irvine	Boston
2007-08	Denver	Pepperdine	Oral Roberts
2006-07	UC Irvine	UCSB	Pepperdine
2005-06	Pepperdine	Cal State Fullerton	Santa Clara
2004-05	Pepperdine	Denver	American
2003-04	Pepperdine	Denver	Providence

Creighton also finished 90th in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup All-Sports Standings, the fourth-best mark for the Bluejay Athletic Department since those standings were introduced in 1993-94. Creighton was 84th in 2012-13, 86th in 2021-22 and 87th in 2004-05 prior to this year's showing.

**2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Standings**
Year	CU Finish	CU Point Total
2022-23	90	206
2021-22	86	223
2020-21	162	89
2019-20	No Standings due to COVID-19
2018-19	155	100
2017-18	138	125
2016-17	95	212
2015-16	125	137
2014-15	158	98
2013-14	126	125
2012-13	84	233
2011-12	91	208
2010-11	114	150
2009-10	236	25
2008-09	181	73
2007-08	142	114
2006-07	151	100
2005-06	N/A (only Top 100 listed)	98
2004-05	87	189
2003-04	132	123
2002-03	110	158
2001-02	171	70
2000-01	127	115
1999-00	174	60
1998-99	107	70
1997-98	169	20
1996-97	166	61.5
1995-96	186	40.5
1994-95	164	52.5
1993-94	131	81

Creighton Finishes Third in 2022-23 Division I-AAA ADA All-Sports Trophy Standings

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