Commissioner's Cup
ABOUT THE COMMISSIONER'S CUP
The award, which will be presented by Commissioner Lori Thomas to one member institution annually, will serve as a symbol of athletic excellence in conference-sponsored championships.
Thomas will award the winning program with the Commissioner’s Cup trophy at the 2023 Heart Summit on Monday, July 31, 2023 in Olathe, Kansas.
The 13 Heart schools earn points throughout the season contributing to the Commissioner’s Cup for their finish in the 25 Heart sponsored sports of: men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, men’s basketball, men’s indoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field, men’s volleyball, men’s wrestling, women’s wrestling, cheer, dance, men’s bowling, women’s bowling, baseball, softball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men’s outdoor track & field and women’s track & field.
Each conference regular season champion for the following sports earned a maximum amount of points based on the amount of teams participating in that sport. Then that number is divided by the amount of teams participating in that sport:
Women’s volleyball, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, men’s basketball, men’s volleyball, baseball, women's lacrosse and men's lacrosse and softball.
For example: Women’s Volleyball Regular Season, Park earned 13 points out of 13 teams competing and they earned a 1.00 percentage.
13/13 = 1.00 – Percentage (First Place)
12/13 = .92 – Percentage (Second Place)
The same formula was put in place for the following sports and their finishes by Heart teams in the respective Heart Conference Championships:
Men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s indoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field, men’s wrestling, women’s wrestling, cheer, dance, men’s bowling, women’s bowling, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s outdoor track & field and women’s outdoor track & field.
For example: Cheer Heart Conference Champion, Missouri Valley earned 9 points out of 9 teams competing and they earned a 1.00 percentage.
9/9 = 1.00 – Percentage (First Place)
8/9 = .88 – Percentage (Second Place)
To compile the final list of the Heart Commissioner’s Cup Standings, each team’s percentage in each sport they compete in was added up and divided by the amount of total sports they compete in. Final results are an average cumulative Heart finish for each institution in every conference sport that they sponsor.
Here is a look at the 2022-23 Heart Commissioners Cup Standings:
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2022-23: Grand View University
2021-22: Grand View University
2020-21: Grand View University
2019-20: Central Methodist University
2018-19: Benedictine College