BOSTON – For the fourth time in the last five seasons, New Hampshire leads all America East schools in the 2024-25 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr., Commissioner's Cup standings, which were released on Thursday afternoon.
Following the completion of the fall season, the Wildcats have 169 points which are the most any school has ever achieved in a fall season, surpassing UAlbany’s total of 167 set back in 2016-17. They won a pair of conference titles, in women’s cross country and women’s volleyball while serving as a runner-up in both women’s soccer and field hockey. Men’s soccer also was honored as a co-regular season champion, its sixth straight regular season title.
Binghamton is in second place with 107 points, followed closely by Vermont in third with 105 points and Maine in fourth with 95 points.
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.
| School |
Points |
| New Hampshire |
169 |
| Binghamton |
107 |
| Vermont |
105 |
| Maine |
95 |
| UMass Lowell |
92 |
| UAlbany |
85 |
| Bryant |
81 |
| UMBC |
70 |
| NJIT |
33 |
Need to Know
- New Hampshire was the only school to appear in each of the conference’s six fall championships.
- UNH’s total of 169 points in the fall is the most in league history, as it’s the 62-point lead on second place Binghamton. It edges UAlbany’s total of 167 points set back in 2016-17.
- Six different schools won a tournament or regular season championship this fall.
- Binghamton, the two-time reigning Commissioner’s Cup winner, is in second for the third straight fall.
- Vermont is in third with 105 points, its most points since totaling 134 during the 2021-22 season, when the Catamounts were also third.
- Maine’s fourth place finish with 95 points is its best fall finish since 2006-07, when the Black Bears were third in the fall.
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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