A school record point total has lifted Penn State to its highest finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup in 10 years and another Top 10 placing. Twenty-one of the Nittany Lions’ 31 varsity teams participated in their respective NCAA Championship in 2012-13, boosting Penn State to No. 6 in the final Directors’ Cup standings. Penn State earned its ninth Top 10 finish in the 20 years of the Directors’ Cup, posting its highest finish since placing No. 5 in the 2002-03 standings.