RALEIGH -- There was no ACC program in the fall that ranked higher than NC State. That's the new reality built under Athletics Director Debbie Yow after the best fall season in Wolfpack history.

The 303.5 points earned by NC State between all of its fall sports programs was also a program record, further improving on the record breaking numbers from the last fall standings. The Pack was one of only seven programs to surpass the 300-point mark, and one of just three ACC programs to eclipse the 250-point mark -- which the Pack did before the football team won the Sun Bowl and finished inside the Top 25 for the first time since 2010.

"Very proud of everyone who contributed," Yow said of the final fall rankings. "Fun to be the only ACC program in Top 10. We need to keep grinding."

Here's a full look at the Top 25 from the Directors' Cup release:

Since 2013, Yow's third year as the AD, NC State has seen a huge jump up the Directors' Cup standings from 86th to seventh. The Pack has climbed every season, finishing 42nd in 2014, 35th in 2015, 12th in 2016 and now just outside the top five this fall.

NC State has never finished inside the Top 25 in program history in the final standings after the fall, winter and spring seasons. While the program still has a long way to go, there are several teams currently ranked in their sport. Both wrestling and men's swimming and diving are currently ranked in the top five while the baseball team has been ranked as high as No. 13 in preseason polls.

Suffice to say, this season looks like it could finally be the year that the Pack cracks the final Top 25. And after finishing No. 29 last year, improving by five spots in the fall is a huge is a good sign that things are heading in that direction.