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I really think you put too much emphasis on the Director's Cup. Some of these sports are arcane.
I wish someone only looked at the team sports instead of, say, fencing. Now, I like fencing, but really now, that sport can give you the bump you need. Or equestrian. Or bowling. Or rifle?
football, baseball, softball, basketball, hockey, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball. Let me know how schools are doing in these sports.
The Director's Cup isn't my measurement. It's the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. It's what the industry uses to measure Collegiate Athletics department competitive success and health. It's not unlike the USN&WR measurement for Academics that I know you don't like. These are the two things that the major conferences use to compare themselves.
There are a lot of very boring women's sports out there that no one cares about in place because of Title IX. It would be nice to be rid of that and cut many of them to have everyone play men's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's volleyball, and men's crew all of which are much more entertaining to watch from an athletic perspective. But unfortunately it's not working out that way.