Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State Finishes Second in Commissioner's Cup
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
June 1, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - With its strong commitment to premier athletic competition and academic performance, Fresno State finished second in the 2009-10 Western Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup standings and remained the best program throughout the eight years of the award.
The Bulldogs were powered by three conference team titles (baseball, women's basketball and men's tennis) and four other squads (men's cross country, football, softball and women's tennis) securing a spot in the top three in their respective standings.
The WAC awards its Commissioner's Cup to the school that performs the best in each of the conference's 19 men's and women's championships. Points are awarded in order of finish, equal to the number of teams that participate in each sport and are averaged between a team's regular season finish (if applicable) and its WAC championship finish. Ties are not broken but instead are averaged between the tied teams.
This is the eighth year of the WAC Commissioner's Cup and the 'Dogs have finished in the top half of the standings in all eight seasons. Since the 2002-03 academic year when the Cup race started, Fresno State has scored a WAC-best 679.5 points for an average of 84.94 points per academic year. The `Dogs rank first among the current WAC institutions with an average finish of 2.375, ahead of Boise State (3.63) and Nevada (3.88) as the top three WAC schools.
Fresno State is also one of two repeat Cup winners (2007-08 and 2008-09), along with Rice University (2003-04 and 2004-05).
2009-10 WAC Commissioner's Cup Final Standings
1. Boise State (92.25)
2. Fresno State (83.75)
3. New Mexico State (80.75)
4. Nevada (76.50)
5. Utah State (74.00)
6. Hawai'i (68.50)
7. Idaho (68.00)
8. Louisiana Tech (57.50)
9. San Jose State (51.75)
Past WAC Commissioner's Cup Winners
2008-09 Fresno State
2007-08 Fresno State
2006-07 Nevada
2005-06 Boise State
2004-05 Rice
2003-04 Rice
2002-03 SMU
"We Are Your Team!" - The Bulldog Foundation has launched the "Drive to Five," a membership campaign with a goal to increase the number of Bulldog Foundation members from 2,800 to 5,000 by September of 2011. Please help us reach this goal by spreading the word to your family, friends, and other Bulldog fans in the community. Memberships start at only $100 and payment plans are available. Increasing the Bulldog Foundation membership to 5,000 members will provide new resources that will directly benefit Fresno State Athletics and all 450 student-athletes.
