06/05/2009
The SUNY Cortland intercollegiate athletics program finished first in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Commissioner’s Cup standings for the 2008-09 school year.
Cortland has won the Commissioner’s Cup, which is awarded for overall sports excellence, in 12 of the 13 years that it has been awarded, including the last six seasons. Cortland finished with an average score of 8.31 points. Geneseo was second with an average score of 8.20 points.
Commissioner’s Cup points are awarded based on each team’s finish in the SUNYAC standings, both during the regular season and in league postseason tournaments, when applicable. The first-place school in each sport receives 10 points, second place receives nine points, and so on. A school’s regular-season finish is added to its postseason finish and is divided by two to determine the points for each sport. The total points earned are then divided by the number of conference sports the school sponsors.
Cortland won seven league crowns – field hockey, men’s cross country and men’s soccer in the fall, men’s indoor track and field in the winter, and men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and baseball in the spring. The Red Dragons were also league runner-up in five sports – women’s cross country, men’s swimming and diving, men’s outdoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field and softball. The SUNYAC sponsors 20 sports.
2008-09 SUNYAC Commissioner's Cup — Final Standings
| Rank, School | Number of league sports |
Total Points |
Avg. Points per sport |
| 1. Cortland | 20 | 166.25 | 8.31 |
| 2. Geneseo | 19 | 155.75 | 8.20 |
| 3. Brockport | 20 | 143.50 | 7.18 |
| 4. Oneonta | 19 | 113.25 | 5.96 |
| 5. Plattsburgh | 16 | 89.75 | 5.61 |
| 6. Buffalo St. | 16 | 85.50 | 5.343 |
| 7. New Paltz | 14 | 74.75 | 5.339 |
| 8. Fredonia | 18 | 91.00 | 5.06 |
| 9. Oswego | 20 | 96.25 | 4.81 |
| 10. Potsdam | 13 | 41.00 | 3.15 |