BOSTON – Two-thirds of the way through the 2022-23 academic year, less than 25 points separate the top five schools in the America East Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup standings.
After a strong winter season across board, Binghamton has taken over first place in the standings with 224 points. New Hampshire trails in second place by just two points with 222, followed up by Vermont (214), UAlbany (209) and UMass Lowell (203) to round out the top five.
The latest America East Commissioner’s Cup were announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon. FULL STANDINGS
2022-23 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup Winter Standings
Rank School Points
| 1. Binghamton |
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224 |
| 2. New Hampshire |
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222 |
| 3. Vermont |
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214 |
| 4. UAlbany |
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209 |
| 5. UMass Lowell |
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203 |
| 6. UMBC |
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177 |
| 7. Maine |
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172 |
| 8. Bryant |
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123 |
| 9. NJIT |
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94 |
The Commissioner's Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in America East as determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success both during the regular season and championship competition in the conference's 18 sports.
Need To Know
- Two-thirds of the way through the season, eight of America East’s nine schools have won a league championship, regular-season title or had a runner-up finish.
- This is the first time in school history that Binghamton has led the Commissioner’s Cup standings following the winter season.
- Vermont earned the most points of any school during the winter season (122) after sweeping both men’s and women’s basketball regular-season and tournament titles.
- UMass Lowell (men’s and women’s indoor track & field), UMBC (men’s swimming & diving) and New Hampshire (women’s swimming & diving) also won winter championships.
- UAlbany won a regular-season title (women’s basketball) and had three runner-up finishes over the winter (women’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor track & field)
The scoring system for the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup is as follows: In sports where regular-season round robin competition is conducted, the first-place institution in the final standings receives four points times the total number of teams involved in conference play. The second-place institution receives four less points; third place receives eight less points, and so on. Additionally, the America East (tournament) champion receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place receives four less points and so on down to the last-place institution which receives two points.
In sports where regular-season round robin competition is not conducted (cross country, track & field, swimming & diving), the first-place institution at the America East championship receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place gets four less points and so on down to the last place team which receives two points.
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