CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the standings for the Commissioner’s Cup and the Men’s and Women’s All-Sport race on Wednesday following the winter 2025-26 season with Rose-Hulman currently holding the overall lead.
Rose-Hulman lept into the top spot in the Commissioner's Cup standings, thanks in part to solid performances from its men's and women's diving programs. The Fightin' Engineers won the men's title for the sixth year iin a row, while the women finished as HCAC runners-up.
The Transylvania Pioneers maintained their lead in the women's all-sports race, adding a women's basketball title to the mix. In the men’s all-sport competition, Rose-Hulman jumps to the top with 45.80 points.
The complete standings to date are listed below.
About the HCAC Commissioner’s Cup:
The 2025-26 academic year is the 21st year for the HCAC Commissioner's Cup. 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 all the league’s 20 primary sports and all affiliate sports.
HCAC Commissioner's Cup Standings Following Winter 2025-26 Sports Season
| Place |
Team |
Women |
Men |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
37.80 |
45.80 |
83.60 |
| 2 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
46.64 |
31.82 |
78.46 |
| 3 |
HANOVER |
32.99 |
38.64 |
71.63 |
| 4 |
FRANKLIN |
31.82 |
33.48 |
65.30 |
| 5 |
ANDERSON |
28.66 |
33.15 |
61.81 |
| 6 |
MANCHESTER |
25.97 |
30.47 |
56.44 |
| 7 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
26.31 |
25.31 |
51.62 |
| 8 |
BLUFFTON |
14.33 |
19.16 |
33.49 |
| 9 |
BEREA |
19.32 |
9.49 |
28.81 |
| 10 |
EARLHAM |
17.32 |
9.83 |
27.15 |
HCAC Women’s All-Sports Standings Following Winter 2025-26 Sport Season
| Place |
Team |
WXC |
WSOC |
WVB |
WSWIM |
WBB |
WITF |
WWRES |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
8.5 |
8 |
9.5 |
8 |
10 |
2.64 |
- |
46.64 |
| 2 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
7 |
9 |
4.5 |
9 |
5 |
3.30 |
- |
37.80 |
| 3 |
HANOVER |
8.5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
6 |
3.5 |
0.99 |
- |
32.99 |
| 4 |
FRANKLIN |
5 |
2 |
4.5 |
10 |
9 |
1.32 |
- |
31.82 |
| 5 |
ANDERSON |
4 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
7 |
8 |
0.66 |
- |
28.66 |
| 6 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
- |
10 |
7.5 |
- |
6.5 |
2.31 |
- |
26.31 |
| 7 |
MANCHESTER |
10 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2.97 |
- |
25.97 |
| 8 |
BEREA |
6 |
4 |
1 |
- |
6.5 |
1.82 |
- |
19.32 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
- |
5 |
9.5 |
- |
1 |
1.82 |
- |
17.32 |
| 10 |
BLUFFTON |
- |
3 |
2.5 |
5 |
3.5 |
0.33 |
- |
14.33 |
HCAC Men’s All-Sports Standings Following Winter 2025-26 Sport Season
| Place |
Team |
MXC |
MSOC |
FB |
MSWIM |
MBB |
MITF |
MWRES |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
ROSE-HULMAN |
10 |
7.5 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
3.30 |
- |
45.80 |
| 2 |
HANOVER |
7 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
2.64 |
- |
38.64 |
| 3 |
FRANKLIN |
8 |
1.5 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
1.98 |
- |
33.48 |
| 4 |
ANDERSON |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
9.5 |
1.65 |
- |
33.15 |
| 5 |
TRANSYLVANIA |
3 |
10 |
- |
8 |
9.5 |
1.32 |
- |
31.82 |
| 6 |
MANCHESTER |
9 |
3.5 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2.97 |
2 |
30.47 |
| 7 |
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH |
- |
6 |
9 |
- |
7 |
2.31 |
1 |
25.31 |
| 8 |
BLUFFTON |
- |
7.5 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
0.66 |
- |
19.16 |
| 9 |
EARLHAM |
5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
1 |
0.33 |
- |
9.83 |
| 10 |
BEREA |
4 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
3 |
0.99 |
- |
9.49 |
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