CLEVELAND, OHIO — The 2025 Division I LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Fall Standings have been announced as High Point University ranks No. 43 with 114 total points to lead every Big South Conference and DI-AAA institution. This is the highest fall ranking for HPU after claiming six fall conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
High Point's best fall finish was led by men's soccer and the Panthers' 64 points. The HPU men's soccer team completed a historic season, playing to an undefeated Big South (9-0) record while winning two Big South Championships en route to the program's highest National Seed in the NCAA Tournament (No. 10) and first Round of 32 victory over West Virigina for the first-ever appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.
 
Women's soccer and volleyball earned 25 points each. Women's soccer completed the 'Miracle in Matthews' and upset the top two seeds to win the Big South Championship and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Volleyball followed suit with an upset of the top seed to claim the program's third straight Big South Tournament title after being crowned regular-season champions.
 
High Point's No. 43 ranking is tied with Indiana (Big Ten) and Baylor (Big 12) and was better than Vanderbilt (SEC/49), Furman (SoCon/59), Saint Louis (A-10/59), Clemson (ACC/66), Xavier (Big East/66), Creighton (Big East/73), Liberty (C-USA/79), UNCG (SoCon/87), Virginia Tech (ACC/92), and Elon (CAA/109) among others.
 
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