HILTON HEAD, SC -- Columbus State University was presented with the 2015-16 PBC Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night in Hilton Head, given annually to the best overall athletic department as defined by conference standings. The Cup is the fifth for the Cougars overall, the first since 2010-11. Lander finished second in the standings with Armstrong State in third and Georgia College fourth.
Columbus State had an exceptionally successful 2015-16 season with conference championships in women's soccer, baseball and men's golf along with a co-championships in men's and women's basketball. The CSU women's tennis and men's track & field each had second-place finishes while the men's and women's cross country teams were each third. The Cougars earned 113.5 out of a possible 150 points for a .757 rating, more than four-tenths above their nearest competitor.
Lander earns their highest Commissioner's Cup finish ever with a .715 rating this season. The Bearcats were PBC co-champions in women's basketball and, remarkably, finished in the top three in five other sports. Lander finished in the top half of the PBC standings in nine of their 10 championship sports.
The PBC Commissioner’s Cup is determined by calculating the number of points possible to each school, given the number of sports they participate in, divided by the number of points earned during the year. Points are determined by placement in the final regular-season standings in each of the PBC’s 15 championship sports.
School
|
Max Possible
|
Total Earned
|
Rating
|
| Columbus State |
150 |
113.5 |
.757 |
| Lander |
121 |
86.5 |
.715 |
| Armstrong State |
128 |
87 |
.680 |
| Georgia College |
133 |
79 |
.594 |
| Flagler |
150 |
87.5 |
.583 |
| Augusta University |
120 |
66 |
.550 |
| North Georgia |
130 |
71.5 |
.550 |
| UNC Pembroke |
125 |
68 |
.544 |
| Young Harris |
133 |
70.5 |
.530 |
| USC Aiken |
133 |
64.5 |
.485 |
| Francis Marion |
120 |
56.5 |
.471 |
| Montevallo |
149 |
67.5 |
.453 |
| Clayton State |
106 |
46.5 |
.439 |
| Georgia Southwestern |
123 |
29.5 |
.240 |
Previous Commissioner's Cup Standings: