RSC Commissioner's Cup Standings after Fall 2016: Asbury leads in first place
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Asbury (Ky.) University is in first place in the River States Conference Commissioner's All-Sports Cup standings after the completion of the fall 2016 sports season. The Eagles lead a close race at the top after one-third of the school year.
The RSC Commissioner's All-Sports Cup measures the top overall athletic department in the conference based on combined finish in all sports. The overall winner for the 2016-17 school year will be announced at the end of the year after the completion of all 15 RSC championship sports.
The fall 2016 sports season included five RSC sports -- men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball. The RSC Cup standings are tabulated based on regular-season finish in the sports that have regular-season standings. For sports that do not have regular-season standings, the championship meet or tournament is used.
The RSC Cup standings are based on a 10-point scoring system. First place in a sport earns 10 points, second place earns nine and so on. For sports that have more than 10 schools competing, no points are earned for schools finishing below 10th place. Each school's point total is divided by the number of championship sports sponsored by that school, which produces an average point total of each sport out of 10.
Asbury leads the RSC Cup standings after the completion of the fall sports season with an average score of 8.2 out of 10. The Eagles scored a conference-high 41 points and competed in all five fall sports. Asbury finished fourth or higher in each fall sport led by men's and women's cross country in second place. The Eagles were third in women's soccer and volleyball and fourth in men's soccer.
University of Rio Grande (Ohio) is a close second after the fall season with an average of 7.8 out of 10. The RedStorm had 39 points and competes in all five fall sports. Rio Grande led the fall with top points in three of the sports -- men's soccer, men's cross country and women's cross country.
Point Park (Pa.) University is in third place after the fall with an average of 7.4 out of 10. The Pioneers had 37 points in their five sports. Point Park took the max of 10 points in volleyball and also scored highly in women's soccer and women's cross country in second and third place, respectively.
IU Southeast is in fourth place after the fall with 7.0 out of 10. The Grenadiers compete in one fall sport, which was fourth-place in volleyball. With IU Southeast at 7.0, the top four schools after the fall are separated by just 1.2 points.
IU East is in fifth place and leads a pack of four schools that are separated by just over half a point. IU East's average of 6.0 out of 10 featured a combined 18 points in three sports. The Red Wolves placed third in men's cross country.
IU Kokomo averaged 5.7 out of 10, and its 17 points were highlighted by second place in volleyball. The Cougars compete in three fall sports.
WVU Tech is very close behind with an average of 5.6 out of 10. The Golden Bears had 28 points in five sports, which included second place in men's soccer.
Ohio Christian University was next averaging 5.4 out of 10. The Trailblazers scored 27 points in five sports, which included 10 points for first place in women's soccer.
Midway (Ky.) University averaged 4.0 out of 10. Its 12 points in three sports included eight points for placing third in men's soccer.
Cincinnati Christian University (3.2), Brescia University (3.0), Carlow University (2.6) and Alice Lloyd College (1.5) rounded out the final four teams in the standings.
See below for the complete listings of RSC Commissioner's Cup All-Sports Cup standings after the fall season. Check back at RiverStatesConference.com for updates on the standings throughout the year and for the overall winner at the end of 2016-17.
RSC COMMISSIONER'S ALL-SPORTS CUP STANDINGS (after Fall 2016)
| School | Points | Fall Sports | Average |
| 1. Asbury | 41 | 5 | 8.2 |
| 2. Rio Grande | 39 | 5 | 7.8 |
| 3. Point Park | 37 | 5 | 7.4 |
| 4. IU Southeast | 7 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 5. IU East | 18 | 3 | 6.0 |
| 6. IU Kokomo | 17 | 3 | 5.7 |
| 7. WVU Tech | 28 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 8. Ohio Christian | 27 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 9. Midway | 12 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 10. Cincinnati Christian | 16 | 5 | 3.2 |
| 11. Brescia | 15 | 5 | 3.0 |
| 12. Carlow | 13 | 5 | 2.6 |
| 13. Alice Lloyd | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |