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UC Santa Barbara Holds Lead In Big West Commissioner’s Cup Race After Fall Season

Irvine, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara holds the early lead in the 2009-10 Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup race after the conclusion of conference play during the fall sports season. The Gauchos won two titles this fall, one in Men’s Soccer and another in Women’s Cross Country. The Gauchos also placed second in two sports, Men’s Cross Country and Women’s Volleyball and finished third in Women’s Soccer to average 156 points through the five fall sports.

Cal Poly rests in second place with a 140.0-point average after winning the Men’s Cross Country title and the Women’s Soccer regular season title. The Mustangs also placed second in Men’s Soccer and third in Women’s Cross Country.

Long Beach State, which won the conference’s other fall title in Women’s Volleyball, rests in third place with a 112.5-point average in the four league sports the 49ers sponsor.

UC Davis rests in fourth place, the school’s highest seasonal finish in the standings since joining the conference two seasons ago.

The Big West Commissioner’s Cup, which started during the 1998-99 season, is presented at the end of the spring season to the institution with the top overall point average tallied from Big West Conference Championships. To determine the champion for the Commissioner’s Cup, total points are summed and divided by the number of championships in which each institution competes. Each sport champion is also given a 20-point bonus.

2009-10 Big West Commissioner’s Cup Standings

InstitutionChampionships
Competed
Total
Points
Average
1. UC Santa Barbara 5 780 156.0
2. Cal Poly 5 700 140.0
3. Long Beach State 4 450 112.5
4. UC Davis 5 480 96.0
5. UC Irvine 5 440 88.0
6. Cal State Fullerton 5 380 76.0
7. Cal State Northridge 5 360 72.0
8. Pacific 3 200 66.7
9. UC Riverside 5 290 58.0

Commissioner’s Cup Winners: 1998-99 – Pacific; 1999-2000 – Pacific; 2000-01 – UC Santa Barbara; 2001-02 – UC Santa Barbara; 2002-03 – UC Santa Barbara; 2003-04 – UC Santa Barbara; 2004-05 – UC Santa Barbara; 2005-06 – Long Beach State; 2006-07 – UC Santa Barbara; 2007-08 - UC Santa Barbara; 2008-09 – Long Beach State

2009-10 SEASON-BY-SEASON BREAKDOWN

FALL MCC WCC WSOC MSOC WVB Chmps. Pts Avg.
UCSB 140 200 140 160 140 5 780 156.0
CP 180 140 200 120 60 5 700 140.0
LBSU 80 120 50 200 4 450 112.5
UCD 120 160 20 40 140 5 480 96.0
UCI 60 40 100 100 140 5 440 88.0
CSF 40 80 100 60 100 5 380 76.0
CSN 20 60 160 80 40 5 360 72.0
PAC 20 100 80 3 200 66.7
UCR 100 100 50 20 20 5 290 58.0

POINT BREAKDOWN

# Competing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 Team20016014012010080604020
8 Team18014012010080604020
7 Team16012010080604020
6 Team14010080604020
5 Team12080604020
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