Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State Finishes Third In WAC Commissioner's Cup Standings
5/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | General
May 31, 2007
Fresno, Calif. - The Western Athletic Conference announced the final standings in the Commissioner's Cup competition for the 2006-07 academic year, and Fresno State finished in third place with 76 total points. Nevada took the overall title with 93.5 points, and Boise State finished in second.
Fresno State's point total came on the strength three conference championships in women's tennis, softball, and baseball to go along with the Bulldogs regular-season soccer championship. The Bulldogs also earned high point totals in women's basketball and men's golf.
The WAC awards its Commissioner's Cup to the school that performs the best in each of the conference's men's and women's championships. Points are award for first place through last place, and are dependent on the number of teams. For example, the conference has nine participating members in volleyball, so the first place team is awarded nine points. Points are averaged between a team's regular season finish, if applicable, and its WAC Championship finish. Ties are not broken but are instead averaged between the involved teams. Affiliate members are not eligible for the Commissioner's Cup, but their standings in WAC Championships are still used for determining points.
Fresno State's third place finish was one higher than last season, when the Bulldogs finished fourth. The top point total for the Bulldogs came from women's tennis, where the team earned the maximum of nine points. Women's soccer was next, with 7.5 points, and baseball earned 7 points for the Bulldogs. Men's golf, women's basketball and softball were the other three teams that earned 6 or more points for Fresno State.
The Bulldogs participate in 16 of the 19 contested sports, missing only men's indoor track and field, swimming and diving and gymnastics.
Immediately behind Fresno State in the standings was Hawai'i, the only other school ahead the Bulldogs in 2005-06. Utah State finished in fifth on the strength of a sweep in the cross country championships, and Idaho finished in 6th. San Jose State, New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech rounded out the bottom third of the nine-team conference.
