LSU finished ninth in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standing, which ranks the overall strength of a university's athletic programs. This is the second consecutive year LSU has finished in the Director's Cup top 10; last year the Tigers were ranked eighth. LSU sent all 20 of its athletic teams to post-season play for the first time in school history. The baseball team's sixth College World Series championship helped LSU achieve its high ranking. Stanford won its 15th consecutive Director's Cup, while Florida was third. Other SEC schools to finish in the top 25 were Georgia at 18, Tennessee at 23 and Arkansas at 25.