Ohio State finished 10th in the 2008-09 Directors' Cup standings, a ranking of the nation's most successful athletic departments. Teams that qualify for NCAA championships earn points. Football teams earn points by how they finished in the USA Today poll. Stanford won the competition for the 15th straight year.
Tenth place was OSU's highest finish since 2004. The Buckeyes have placed in the top 10 four times previously: in 1997 (tie for eighth), 2001 (sixth), 2003 (third) and 2004 (fourth).
North Carolina was second behind Stanford, followed by Florida, Southern California and Michigan to round out the top five.