BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Glenville State capped off the 2023-24 school year with the highest finish in school history in the MEC Commissioner's Cup as the Pioneers placed 5
th, the league announced today. GSU's previous best finish was last year when they placed 8
th.
The Commissioner's Cup standings are compiled utilizing an "all-sports rating." This rating is determined by a formula that awards points to a school for its regular season finish equal to the number of teams per sport sponsored by the MEC, and then divided by the number of sports offered by the institution. The final rating is a percentage of points acquired against the number of points available
(average percentile finish in the standings of each sport sponsored by an institution). A bonus point is given for winning the conference tournament (in applicable sports).
The University of Charleston captured their seventh-straight and ninth total MEC Commissioner's Cup with an impressive 1.01966 All-Sports Rating. Frostburg State (.71196), Fairmont State (.68954) and West Liberty (.57184) finished in front of the Pioneers. Glenville State's .51205 was good enough for 5
th while Davis & Elkins (.47581), Concord (.46584), Wheeling (.45556), Notre Dame College (.43750), West Virginia Wesleyan (.41842) and West Virginia State (.41358) rounded out the standings.
Glenville State captured two Mountain East Conference championships this year, taking home the title in women's golf and wrestling. The Pioneers also finished in the middle or in the upper half of the MEC standings in football, baseball, acrobatics & tumbling and softball. MEC Tournament births were secured by men's & women's basketball, baseball, acrobatics & tumbling, women's soccer and softball.
"I am extremely proud of the hard work put forth by our coaches, student-athletes and supporters to achieve this major jump in the Cup Standings" said Director of Athletics Jesse Skiles.
2023-24 Mountain East Conference Commissioner's Cup Standings (Final)
|
MEC
Sports |
Points |
Possible |
All-Sports
Rating |
| University of Charleston |
19 |
181.5 |
178 |
1.01966 |
| Frostburg State University |
21 |
131.0 |
184 |
0.71196 |
| Fairmont State University |
17 |
105.5 |
153 |
0.68954 |
| West Liberty University |
18 |
99.5 |
174 |
0.57184 |
| Glenville State University |
17 |
85.0 |
166 |
0.51205 |
| Davis & Elkins College |
21 |
88.5 |
186 |
0.47581 |
| Concord University |
16 |
75.0 |
161 |
0.46584 |
| Wheeling University |
19 |
82.0 |
180 |
0.45556 |
| Notre Dame College |
16 |
63.0 |
144 |
0.43750 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College |
21 |
79.5 |
190 |
0.41842 |
| West Virginia State University |
17 |
67.0 |
162 |
0.41358 |
• The MEC conducted 23 championships during the 2023-24 athletics season.
• Points are awarded based on the number of institutions that sponsor a sport. First place receives the number of points equal to the number of teams, last place receives one point.
• Ties are not broken in and points are equally shared among teams that tie in the standings EXCEPT in sports with divisional play and conference championship situations.
• An extra point is given to conference tournament champions in applicable sports.
•The 'All-Sports Rating' is the total number of points that an institution compiles divided by the number of sports offered.
•The rating is a percentage of points acquired vs. number of points available. |
Mountain East Conference Commissioner's Cup Finishes for Glenville State
2022-23 | 8th
2021-22 | 10th
2020-21 | 11th
2019-20 | 9th
2018-19 | 11th
2017-18 | 11th
2016-17 | 10th
2015-16 | 12th
2014-15 | 12th
2013-14 | 12th
