GENERAL
SoCon Commissioner's and Germann Cups
The Southern Conference annually awards the Commissioner's Cup and Germann Cup to the top men's and women's program in the league based on a points system.
Using a system modeled after the one used in determining the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, scoring is done on a percentage basis, with only the top seven sports for each school counting toward its season total. The scoring format has been in place since the 2014-15 academic year.
The SoCon sponsors 20 total sports, with 10 men's sports, nine women's sports and one co-ed sport, rifle. The league's co-ed rifle teams count toward the Commissioner's Cup scores, while the schools that also field women's-only rifle squads, The Citadel and VMI, see those scores count toward the Germann Cup.
Each sport is worth 10 points, with each spot in the standings given equal measure relative to how many schools sponsor that particular sport. For sports that determine a regular-season champion, there is a two-point bonus for winning the league tournament. Each school's total for the year will be divided by 70, the maximum number of points possible when counting seven sports, to find its percentage.
The Commissioner's Cup was first awarded in 1970. Only seven member institutions have won the cup, with former member Appalachian State holding the most with 34. Chattanooga, which broke Appalachian State's streak of 13 straight when it won the 2004-05 cup, won the first one under the new scoring format, edging Mercer by just 0.0002 points to claim the 2014-15 edition for its second Cup win. ETSU (6), William & Mary (5), East Carolina (4), Furman (2) and Samford (1) have all won the Commissioner's Cup.
The Germann Cup was first awarded in 1987 and is named after former SoCon commissioner Ken Germann, who passed away in 2005. Only five schools have won the award, beginning with Appalachian State claiming the first five of its 10 total from 1987-92. Furman won the first of its record 17 Germann Cups in the 1992-93 academic year, including 12 straight from 1992-2004 before former member College of Charleston first won it in 2004-05. Chattanooga claimed its first Cup in 2007-08, with Samford winning its first in 2009-10 and claiming the inaugural title under the new scoring format in 2014-15.
Commissioner's Cup (men)
Past champions, standings
Germann Cup (women)
Past champions, standings
Using a system modeled after the one used in determining the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, scoring is done on a percentage basis, with only the top seven sports for each school counting toward its season total. The scoring format has been in place since the 2014-15 academic year.
The SoCon sponsors 20 total sports, with 10 men's sports, nine women's sports and one co-ed sport, rifle. The league's co-ed rifle teams count toward the Commissioner's Cup scores, while the schools that also field women's-only rifle squads, The Citadel and VMI, see those scores count toward the Germann Cup.
Each sport is worth 10 points, with each spot in the standings given equal measure relative to how many schools sponsor that particular sport. For sports that determine a regular-season champion, there is a two-point bonus for winning the league tournament. Each school's total for the year will be divided by 70, the maximum number of points possible when counting seven sports, to find its percentage.
The Commissioner's Cup was first awarded in 1970. Only seven member institutions have won the cup, with former member Appalachian State holding the most with 34. Chattanooga, which broke Appalachian State's streak of 13 straight when it won the 2004-05 cup, won the first one under the new scoring format, edging Mercer by just 0.0002 points to claim the 2014-15 edition for its second Cup win. ETSU (6), William & Mary (5), East Carolina (4), Furman (2) and Samford (1) have all won the Commissioner's Cup.
The Germann Cup was first awarded in 1987 and is named after former SoCon commissioner Ken Germann, who passed away in 2005. Only five schools have won the award, beginning with Appalachian State claiming the first five of its 10 total from 1987-92. Furman won the first of its record 17 Germann Cups in the 1992-93 academic year, including 12 straight from 1992-2004 before former member College of Charleston first won it in 2004-05. Chattanooga claimed its first Cup in 2007-08, with Samford winning its first in 2009-10 and claiming the inaugural title under the new scoring format in 2014-15.
Commissioner's Cup (men)
Past champions, standings
Germann Cup (women)
Past champions, standings