CARMEL, Ind. – The Transylvania University Pioneers have been crowned the 2023-24 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Commissioner's Cup Champions.
This is the 19th annual 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 in the HCAC's 22 championships and all affiliate sports.. This marks the third time that Transylvania has won the Commissioner's Cup, having previously attained the honor in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
During the 2023-24 academic year, the Pioneers accumulated 153.3 points to claim the title. In amassing those points, Transylvania won three women's regular season titles (in women's basketball, women's tennis and softball). The Pioneers also had second place conference finishes in seven different sports across both genders.
Rose-Hulman finished second in the overall Commissioner's Cup standings, with 147.3 points, while Hanover College took third with 137.5 points. Franklin College placed in fourth with 109.2 points while Manchester University took fifth with 104.7 points. Anderson University (103.2 pts) was just behind in sixth place, with Mount St. Joseph University (83.5), Bluffton University (64.16), Earlham College (50.33) and Defiance College (35.84) rounding out the overall standings.
Complete Standings:
| Place |
Team |
Women |
Men |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
87 |
66.34 |
153.3 |
| 2 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
68.5 |
78.83 |
147.3 |
| 3 |
HANOVER |
70 |
67.5 |
137.5 |
| 4 |
FRANKLIN |
52.83 |
56.33 |
109.2 |
| 5 |
MANCHESTER |
46 |
58.67 |
104.7 |
| 6 |
ANDERSON |
47.83 |
55.34 |
103.2 |
| 7 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
52.34 |
31.16 |
83.5 |
| 8 |
BLUFFTON |
27.66 |
36.5 |
64.16 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
24.83 |
25.5 |
50.33 |
| 10 |
DEFIANCE |
18.01 |
17.83 |
35.84 |
Women's All-Sport Standings:
| Place |
Team |
WXC |
FH |
WSOC |
WVB |
WSWIM |
WBB |
WITF |
WTN |
WGO |
WOTF |
SB |
WLAX |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
TRANSY |
7 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
2.64 |
10 |
9 |
5.36 |
10 |
5 |
87 |
| 2 |
HANOVER |
10 |
- |
10 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
2.97 |
7 |
6 |
6.03 |
3 |
3 |
70 |
| 3 |
ROSE |
9 |
- |
7 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
3.3 |
8.5 |
10 |
6.7 |
5 |
- |
68.5 |
| 4 |
FRANKLIN |
6 |
- |
5 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
1.98 |
5.5 |
0 |
3.35 |
9 |
2 |
52.83 |
| 5 |
MSJ |
3 |
- |
9 |
10 |
- |
8 |
1.32 |
- |
8 |
4.02 |
8 |
1 |
52.34 |
| 6 |
ANDERSON |
5 |
- |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
0.66 |
8.5 |
4 |
0.67 |
2 |
4 |
47.83 |
| 7 |
MANCH. |
8 |
- |
3 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2.31 |
4 |
3 |
4.69 |
5 |
- |
46 |
| 8 |
BLUFFTON |
4 |
- |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1.65 |
- |
7 |
2.01 |
1 |
- |
27.66 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
- |
1 |
4 |
5 |
- |
2 |
0.99 |
5.5 |
0 |
1.34 |
5 |
- |
24.83 |
| 10 |
DEFIANCE |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
0.33 |
- |
5 |
2.68 |
7 |
- |
18.01 |
Men's All-Sport Standings:
| Place |
Team |
MXC |
MSOC |
FB |
MSWIM |
MBB |
MITF |
WREST |
MLAX |
MGO |
MOTF |
BSB |
MTN |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
ROSE |
9 |
8.5 |
9 |
10 |
5.5 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
10 |
6.03 |
7.5 |
10 |
78.83 |
| 2 |
HANOVER |
6 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
5 |
7.5 |
2.31 |
- |
4 |
5 |
4.69 |
10 |
7 |
67.5 |
| 3 |
TRANSY |
7 |
7 |
- |
8 |
9 |
0.66 |
- |
5 |
9 |
2.68 |
9 |
9 |
66.34 |
| 4 |
MANCH. |
10 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
7.5 |
2.97 |
2 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
4.5 |
5 |
58.67 |
| 5 |
FRANKLIN |
8 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
9 |
5.5 |
1.98 |
- |
- |
8 |
3.35 |
4.5 |
6 |
56.33 |
| 6 |
ANDERSON |
5 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
1.32 |
- |
3 |
4 |
4.02 |
6 |
8 |
55.34 |
| 7 |
BLUFFTON |
3 |
5 |
5.5 |
4 |
2 |
2.64 |
- |
- |
6 |
5.36 |
3 |
- |
36.5 |
| 8 |
MSJ |
- |
1 |
10 |
- |
4 |
1.65 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2.01 |
7.5 |
- |
31.16 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
4 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
3 |
0.33 |
- |
2 |
7 |
0.67 |
2 |
4 |
25.5 |
| 10 |
DEFIANCE |
- |
6 |
5.5 |
- |
1 |
0.99 |
- |
- |
2 |
1.34 |
1 |
- |
17.83 |
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