SEASIDE, Calif. ? For the fourth consecutive year, UC San Diego was announced the winner of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Commissioner's Cup for the just-completed 2008-09 athletics season, it was announced on Monday at the CCAA's Executive Council Meetings in Seaside. The Tritons totaled 13.5 points to finish ahead of Sonoma State, which finished second with 26.5 points. The Tritons captured CCAA titles in baseball, women's basketball, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's track and field, while finishing second in men's cross country and women's volleyball.
The Commissioner's Cup is presented in association with Apple Computer and is awarded to the CCAA member institution with the highest aggregate ranking in eight (8) of the CCAA's 13 championship sport offerings. The winning institution receives a laptop computer and glass trophy.
Sonoma State won conference championships in men's soccer and men's golf. The Seawolves topped the regular-season standings in women's soccer and were second in women's volleyball and baseball.
Cal Poly Pomona finished third with 28.0 points and was followed by Chico State (29.5), Humboldt State (32.5), Cal State Dominguez Hills (34.5), CSU San Bernardino (37.0), Cal State L.A. (40.5), Cal State Stanislaus (42.0), San Francisco State (49.0) and Cal State Monterey Bay (64.0).
An institution's Commissioner's Cup ranking is calculated using its top two league finishes in the fall, winter and spring sports seasons, as well as the highest two remaining finishes, regardless of season. An institution's numerical finish for team sports is determined by regular season standings, and individual sports finishes are determined by the finishes of the season-ending championship event.
Team sports are soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, baseball and softball. Individual sports are cross country, golf and track & field. Institutions winning the conference tournament in the sports of men's soccer, women's soccer, softball and baseball deduct one (1) point from their regular season finish in those respective sports.
CCAA Commissioner's Cup
In Association with Apple Computer
2008-09 Standings
1. UC San Diego - 13.5
2. Sonoma State - 26.5
3. Cal Poly Pomona- 28.0
4. Chico State- 29.5
5. Humboldt State- 32.5
6. Cal State Dominguez Hills- 34.5
7. Cal State San Bernardino- 37.0
8. Cal State L.A. - 40.5
9. Cal State Stanislaus - 42.0
10. San Francisco State - 49.0
11. Cal State Monterey Bay - 64.0
