The Athletics Directors' Cup for athletics success is determined by the overall winning percentage of each full-member institution from the past academic year. The rankings are calculated by the final regular season standings for each team sport and the championship finish for each individual sport within the NEAC. Penn State Abington is the recipient of the 2016-17 NEAC Athletics Directors' Cup by earning 103.5 points out of a possible 128 points (80.9 percent) in 13 NEAC-sponsored sports. The Nittany Lions' men's teams led the NEAC by earning 50 out of 57 points (87.7 percent) while their women's programs earned a conference-best 53.5 out of 71 points (75.4 percent).

"We are extremely excited to have the efforts of our student-athletes recognized by the North Eastern Athletic Conference," said Penn State Abington Deb Solfaro. "It's a tremendous tribute to the hard work, dedication, discipline and commitment of our student-athletes as they pursue both their academic and athletic endeavors. We are very proud of them and the extraordinary effort they put forth to represent Penn State Abington. They truly play for love of the game and we congratulate them on their 2016-17 success."