WBRZ - Baton Rouge

STANFORD, CA - Stanford has extended its unprecedented run of overall athletic dominance.

The prestigious academic university won its 18th straight Directors' Cup on Tuesday.

The award is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the nation's top overall athletic program. Stanford finished with 1,448.25 points.

Florida was second with 1,314 points and UCLA third with 1,142.75 points.

Ohio State (1,104.25) and Florida State (1,061) rounded out the top five.