Sam Houston Wins Fifth Commissioner's Cup
5/18/2014 7:57:00 PM | Athletics
Sam Houston State won team championships in baseball, men's golf and women's indoor and outdoor track & field on its way to claiming its second consecutive Southland Conference Commissioner's Cup, the league office announced Sunday.
Sam Houston State edged rival Stephen F. Austin by just one point for its record fifth Commissioner's Cup, 176.5 to 175.5.
The Bearkats previously won the Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Sam Houston is one of two current Southland universities to win at least two Commissioner's Cups, along with Stephen F. Austin, which has won twice.
In addition to its four team championships, Sam Houston got runner-up finishes from the softball and men's indoor track & field teams. Four other teams finished third, including the men's basketball and the outdoor track & field teams as well as football and volleyball, each of which tied for third.
Six men's teams and four women's team had top-three finishes for the Bearkats, which finished among the top three in 10 of the league's 17 sports.
The Sam Houston men had 85.5 points to claim the men's all-sports trophy ahead of Southeastern Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin, which tied for second place with 74 points each.
The Bearkats previously won the men's all-sports trophy in 2000 and 2007. The Sam Houston women totaled 91 points but finished third in the final standings for the women's all-sports trophy a season after claiming its first trophy.
The Commissioner's Cup is awarded annually to the top overall athletics program in the Southland. Sam Houston State has won the Cup a record five times. In the 17-year history of the Commissioner's Cup, Stephen F. Austin has two and Northwestern State has one.
The Southland Conference all-sports trophies are awarded annually for men's and women's competition based on a 10-point system for all conference sports. Point values are 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1, pending place of finish. Regular-season standings are used for sports that have a conference tournament. The Commissioner's Cup is awarded to the university compiling the highest combined total of men's and women's all-sports points.
The three trophies will be presented at the annual Southland Conference Honors Dinner Tuesday night at the Westin Stonebriar Resort in Frisco, Texas.
Final Commissioner's Cup Standings
|
Pl. |
University |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
1. |
Sam Houston State |
85.5 |
91.0 |
176.5 |
|
2. |
Stephen F. Austin |
74.0 |
101.5 |
175.5 |
|
3. |
Lamar |
73.5 |
85.0 |
158.5 |
|
4. |
Central Arkansas |
56.5 |
96.0 |
152.5 |
|
5. |
McNeese State |
64.5 |
78.0 |
142.5 |
|
6. |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
64.5 |
68.5 |
133.0 |
|
7. |
Northwestern State |
55.0 |
77.5 |
132.5 |
|
8. |
Southeastern La. |
74.0 |
52.0 |
126.0 |
|
9. |
Abilene Christian |
49.0 |
57.5 |
106.5 |
|
10. |
Oral Roberts |
43.5 |
58.5 |
102.0 |
|
11. |
Nicholls |
47.0 |
47.0 |
94.0 |
|
12. |
UIW |
43.0 |
42.0 |
85.0 |
|
13. |
Houston Baptist |
26.0 |
57.5 |
83.5 |
|
14. |
New Orleans |
30.0 |
18.0 |
48.0 |
