LIU Post Finishes Second In 2011-12 ECC Commissioner's Cup Standings
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (May 25, 2012) – LIU Post finished second overall in the 2011-12 East Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup standings with 82.75 points. The Pioneers took home three conference titles in men's and women's cross country and men's basketball and finished first in the regular season standings for men's soccer.
Dowling College finished atop the standings with 93.5 points. The Golden Lions won championships in volleyball, women's basketball, women's lacrosse and baseball.
NYIT was third with 64.25 points followed by Molloy College with 59.75 and Queens College with 58.5 points. St. Thomas Aquinas finished sixth overall with 52 points while the University of Bridgeport was seventh with 50 points. The University of the District of Columbia and Mercy College rounded out the standings with 40 points and 27.5 points, respectively.
2011-2012 ECC Commissioner's Cup Final Standings
School Points
Dowling 93.5
LIU Post 82.75
NYIT 64.25
Molloy 59.75
Queens 58.5
St. Thomas Aquinas 52
Bridgeport 50
District of Columbia 40
Mercy 27.5
The East Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup is emblematic of the league's top program across its 13 championship sports. A new scoring system was established in 2006-07 to further reward programs that succeed in both regular-season and post-season play. The scoring system works as follows:
• Points for the number of schools whose teams compete for the post-season Championship are split between the team that finishes in that place during the year and the team that finishes in that place in the Championship.
• If a team is eliminated in the semi-finals or quarterfinals, its place among the others eliminated in that round is determined by its finish during the regular season.
• A school which does not sponsor a sport receives 0 points for that sport.
• Highest point total for each sport is the number of schools in the conference (9), regardless of how many schools sponsor that sport.
• In sports in which no Championship is held, regular season finish is utilized.