USC narrowly loses out on Director's Cup to Texas
USC narrowly loses out on Director's Cup to Texas
For more than 30 years, the Director's Cup has been presented annually to the top overall athletic department in the country. Remarkably, despite having the third-most national championships of any school, USC has never won the award. This year, the Trojans had their best ever finish, but were narrowly edged out for the trophy, finishing in second.
Texas won the 2024-2025 Director's Cup, finishing with 1255.25 points. USC finished just behind, coming in second place with 1253.75 points.
The Director's Cup has been presented annually since 1993. Remarkably, despite having the third-most national championships of any school across all sports, USC has never won the award.
Somewhat ironically, the Trojans' best-ever finish in the competition came in a year that their football and men's basketball teams both had rather poor seasons. While women's basketball and baseball had successful campaigns, it was largely USC's Olympic sports teams carrying the torch (pun semi-intended).
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