IU Southeast claims 2017-18 RSC Commissioner's All-Sports Cup
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- For the sixth time in the last 10 years, Indiana University Southeast claimed the River States Conference Commissioner's All-Sports Cup after the final scores were tabulated for the 2017-18 school year. The Grenadiers came out on top in the scoring used to determine the top overall athletic department in the conference.
The RSC Commissioner's All-Sports Cup is based on the combined finish in all sports. 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 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 school out of 10.
IU Southeast claimed the RSC Cup with a final average score of 8.14 out of 10 for its seven sports. The Grenadiers finished first or second in five different sports to key its victory in the race. The Grenadiers finished in first place in baseball and took second-place honors in men's basketball, softball, men's tennis and women's tennis. IU Southeast also finished near the top of its division in women's basketball and volleyball and made the postseason to help secure the cup in those sports as well.
The RSC Cup returns to IU Southeast for the first time since 2013-14. The Grenadiers were runner-up last year, and they won the title five times from 2008 to 2014 including four years in a row.
Point Park (Pa.) University finished second in the RSC Cup race this year with a final average of 7.13 out of 10. The Pioneers were first or second place in seven of their 15 sports including first-place honors in women's cross country, women's indoor track and field, men's indoor track and field and women's outdoor track and field. Point Park was second place in baseball, men's cross country and men's outdoor track and field and third place in women's soccer.
University of Rio Grande (Ohio) placed third in the final standings with an average of 6.67 points. The RedStorm claimed first place in four different sports -- men's soccer, women's basketball, softball and men's outdoor track and field. Rio Grande was runner-up in men's indoor track and field and women's outdoor track and field.
WVU Tech placed fourth with an average of 6.57, which was led by the Golden Bears taking first place in women's soccer. IU East placed fifth with an average of 6.53 with men's basketball winning first-place points to lead the way. Asbury (Ky.) University placed sixth at an average of 6.46 with first place in men's tennis and women's tennis leading its scorecard.
The complete standings from this year's RSC Commissioner's All-Sports Cup are below.
2017-18 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER'S ALL-SPORTS CUP (FINAL STANDINGS)
| School | Average | Total Points | Sports |
| 1. IU Southeast | 8.14 | 57 | 7 |
| 2. Point Park (Pa.) | 7.13 | 107 | 15 |
| 2. Rio Grande (Ohio) | 6.67 | 100 | 15 |
| 4. WVU Tech | 6.57 | 92 | 14 |
| 5. IU East | 6.53 | 98 | 15 |
| 6. Asbury (Ky.) | 6.46 | 84 | 13 |
| 7. IU Kokomo | 5.55 | 61 | 11 |
| 8. Ohio Christian | 4.88 | 83 | 17 |
| 9. Midway (Ky.) | 4.62 | 60 | 13 |
| 10. Brescia (Ky.) | 4.31 | 69 | 16 |
| 11. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) | 4.00 | 28 | 7 |
| 12. Carlow (Pa.) | 2.80 | 42 | 15 |
| 13. Cincinnati Christian | 2.50 | 25 | 10 |
RSC COMMISSIONER CUP CHAMPIONS (Since 2008)
| Year | Champion |
| 2017-18 | IU Southeast |
| 2016-17 | Rio Grande (Ohio) |
| 2015-16 | Point Park (Pa.) |
| 2014-15 | Point Park (Pa.) |
| 2013-14 | IU Southeast |
| 2012-13 | Point Park (Pa.) |
| 2011-12 | IU Southeast |
| 2010-11 | IU Southeast |
| 2009-10 | IU Southeast |
| 2008-09 | IU Southeast |
The River States Conference has 13 members in five states of Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The conference was known as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for its first 100 years of existence from 1916 to 2016. The league name was changed as part of a re-branding effort on July 1, 2016.