Boston University Leads 2007-08 Commissioner's Cup Standings Through Winter Campaign - AmericaEast.com

Boston University Leads 2007-08 Commissioner's Cup Standings Through Winter Campaign - AmericaEast.com

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After winning one championship and finishing second in three other winter sports, Boston University has taken over first place in the 2007-08 America East Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup standings through the winter season. 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 21 sports. Full Standings

Boston University now has 261 points on the season, ahead of University of New Hampshire, which led following the fall campaign and has 220 points. Binghamton University moved up one spot to third place and has 192 points, while University at Albany and UMBC are just behind with 189 points. University of Vermont remains in sixth place with 180 points, followed by University of Hartford (166), Stony Brook University (155) and University of Maine (112).

Boston U. took over first place by winning the women’s indoor track and field championships and finishing as the runner-up in women’s basketball, as well as men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

New Hampshire placed second in women’s indoor track and field and third on the men’s side to put a stronghold on second place.

Binghamton moved into third place after a second-place showing in men’s indoor track and field.

Albany ascended one spot to fourth after winning its third straight men’s indoor track and field title, while UMBC climbed four spots after winning regular-season and postseason championships in men’s basketball. The Retrievers also swept the men’s and women’s swimming and diving titles.

Hartford made a jump in the standings, moving up one spot to seventh after claiming regular-season and tournament titles in women’s basketball and finishing second in the men’s basketball regular-season standings and championship tournament.

The Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup is named in honor of the first commissioner of America East. Haskell served as commissioner of the conference from 1987 until his retirement in 1997.

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, women’s golf, tennis, track and field, swimming and 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.