CLEVELAND (NACDA) - SMU finished 2023-24 as the No. 1 American Athletic Conference program and ranked 54^th nationally in the final LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Division I Standings with 447.5 points. The Mustangs finished ahead of six programs from the Big 12, five schools from the ACC, four teams from the Big Ten and three programs from the SEC.

The Mustangs had a program-record eight championship teams including AAC championships in football, men's soccer, rowing, volleyball, women's golf and women's tennis. Men's swimming and diving won the ASUN and Equestrian won a second consecutive NCEA National Championship.

SMU had 15 teams represented in the postseason and nine SMU teams finished in the top 35 of the NCAA or national rankings. The Mustang programs combined to win 81.1% of home contests in 2023-24.

In addition to the team championships, SMU student-athletes claimed 28 individual conference titles, earned 13 Player of the Year selections, totaled 20 All-America honors and accumulated 109 all-conference awards. The Mustangs finished the year with 10 coaches/staffs of the year.

Football went 11-3, claiming the AAC title to become the 16^th different SMU team to win at least one league crown since 2013.

The LEARFIELD Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
 
 
The Mustangs Are Coming! On the heels of a school-record eight-championship season and set for its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), SMU is riding a surge of momentum heading into 2024-25.
 
SMU has already set a new season-ticket sales record for Ford Stadium, with sales up more than 60%, and tickets for men's and women's basketball are also selling at record rates.
To continue the momentum, SMU Athletics invites you to become part of the Game Changer program, by selling season tickets within your network. As SMU moves to the ACC, we need you to introduce SMU to your friends and colleagues. Signing up is easy! You'll be paired with a ticket sales executive and you will be helping us fill Ford Stadium this fall.
 
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