CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the standings for the Commissioner’s Cup and Men’s and Women’s All-Sport race on Tuesday following the winter 2022--23 season, with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology leading the charge.
Coming out of the 2022-23 winter season, Rose-Hulman sits atop the 2022-23 Commissioner’s Cup standings, where the Fightin’ Engineers lead Hanover College by over seven points in the first rendition of the standings.
The Commissioner’s Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference as determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success in the regular season in the league’s 20 sports and all affiliate sports.
The 2022-23 academic year is the 18th for the Commissioner's Cup and is awarded to the institution whose athletic department registers the most all-sports points in both men's and women's athletics over the course of the academic year. The complete standings to date are listed below.
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2022-23 Commissioner’s Cup Fall Standings
| PLACE |
TEAM |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
92.1 |
| 2 |
HANOVER |
84.96 |
| 3 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
83.31 |
| 4 |
ANDERSON |
73.64 |
| 5 |
MANCHESTER |
72.11 |
| 6 |
FRANKLIN |
71.29 |
| 7 |
BLUFFTON |
50.13 |
| 8 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
47.63 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
27.48 |
| 10 |
DEFIANCE |
16.65 |
Men’s All-Sport Standings:
| Place |
Team |
MXC |
MSOC |
FB |
MSWIM |
MBB |
MTF - Indoor* |
WRES |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
7.5 |
3.3 |
|
49.8 |
| 2 |
MANCHESTER |
8 |
6.5 |
3 |
6 |
9.5 |
2.97 |
2 |
37.97 |
| 3 |
HANOVER |
6 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
7.5 |
0.99 |
|
36.49 |
| 4 |
FRANKLIN |
9 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
1.98 |
|
35.98 |
| 5 |
ANDERSON |
5 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
9.5 |
2.31 |
|
32.81 |
| 6 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
7 |
8 |
- |
8 |
6 |
0.66 |
|
29.66 |
| 7 |
BLUFFTON |
4 |
6.5 |
5 |
4 |
2.5 |
2.64 |
|
24.64 |
| 8 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
- |
3 |
10 |
|
4 |
1.65 |
3 |
21.65 |
| 9 |
DEFIANCE |
- |
2 |
6 |
|
1 |
0.33 |
1 |
10.33 |
| 10 |
EARLHAM |
3 |
1 |
- |
|
2.5 |
1.32 |
|
7.82 |
*Indoor Track & Field accounts for 33% and Outdoor accounts for 67% of point total.
Women’s All-Sport Standings:
| Place |
Team |
WXC |
FH |
WSOC |
WVB |
WSWIM |
WTEN |
WBB |
WTF – Indoor* |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
5 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
1.65 |
53.65 |
| 2 |
HANOVER |
9 |
|
10 |
5.5 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
2.97 |
48.47 |
| 3 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
7 |
|
9 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
|
3.3 |
42.3 |
| 4 |
ANDERSON |
6 |
|
7.5 |
3.5 |
7 |
9 |
7.5 |
0.33 |
40.83 |
| 5 |
FRANKLIN |
8 |
|
2.5 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
4.5 |
2.31 |
35.31 |
| 6 |
MANCHESTER |
10 |
|
2.5 |
3.5 |
6 |
5 |
4.5 |
2.64 |
34.14 |
| 7 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
- |
|
7.5 |
9 |
|
- |
7.5 |
1.98 |
25.98 |
| 8 |
BLUFFTON |
4 |
|
5 |
5.5 |
4 |
- |
6 |
0.99 |
25.49 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
- |
1 |
4 |
8 |
|
4 |
2 |
0.66 |
19.66 |
| 10 |
DEFIANCE |
- |
|
1 |
1 |
|
- |
3 |
1.32 |
6.32 |
*Indoor Track & Field accounts for 33% and Outdoor accounts for 67% of point total.