University of New Hampshire Athletics
UNH Ranks Third in America East Commissioner's Cup (Updated Standings)
3/24/2022 3:21:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Track & Field
BOSTON – University of New Hampshire athletics ranks third in the America East 2021-22 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup standings through the completion of the winter season. The announcement was made Thursday by the conference.
The UNH swimming and diving team secured the Wildcats' first America East championship of the 2021-22 season by winning the title for the third consecutive year on Feb. 13. It also marked a league-record 10th women's swimming and diving championship for the 'Cats.
New Hampshire amassed 86 points in the winter season to increase its total to 230. UAlbany (257 points) and University of Vermont (239) are ahead of the Wildcats in the updated standings.
The UNH men's basketball team recorded the third-highest conference total of 35 points, which was the Wildcats' highest team total in the winter season. Women's basketball was next with 17 points. The women's indoor track & field team placed fourth at the conference championships to earn 12 points, and the men's indoor track & field team earned 10 points in the Commissioner's Cup standings.
UNH accrued 144 points in the fall season on the strength of the men's soccer regular-season title and runner-up finishes in championships by men's soccer, women's soccer and women's cross country.
The Commissioner's Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in America East as determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success both during the regular season and championship competition in the conference's 18 sports.
The scoring system for the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup is as follows: In sports where regular-season round robin competition is conducted, the first-place institution in the final standings receives four points times the total number of teams involved in conference play. The second-place institution receives four less points; third place receives eight less points, and so on. Additionally, the America East tournament champion receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place receives four less points and so on down to the last-place institution which receives two points.
In sports where regular-season round robin competition is not conducted (cross country, track & field, swimming & diving), the first-place institution at the America East championship receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place gets four less points and so on down to the last place team which receives two points.
2021-22 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup Fall Standings
1. UAlbany (257)
2. Vermont (239)
3. UNH (230)
4. Stony Brook (186)
5. UMBC (175)
6. UMass Lowell (165)
7. Binghamton (163)
8. Maine (158)
9. NJIT (122)
10. Hartford (90)
The UNH swimming and diving team secured the Wildcats' first America East championship of the 2021-22 season by winning the title for the third consecutive year on Feb. 13. It also marked a league-record 10th women's swimming and diving championship for the 'Cats.
New Hampshire amassed 86 points in the winter season to increase its total to 230. UAlbany (257 points) and University of Vermont (239) are ahead of the Wildcats in the updated standings.
The UNH men's basketball team recorded the third-highest conference total of 35 points, which was the Wildcats' highest team total in the winter season. Women's basketball was next with 17 points. The women's indoor track & field team placed fourth at the conference championships to earn 12 points, and the men's indoor track & field team earned 10 points in the Commissioner's Cup standings.
UNH accrued 144 points in the fall season on the strength of the men's soccer regular-season title and runner-up finishes in championships by men's soccer, women's soccer and women's cross country.
The Commissioner's Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in America East as determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success both during the regular season and championship competition in the conference's 18 sports.
The scoring system for the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup is as follows: In sports where regular-season round robin competition is conducted, the first-place institution in the final standings receives four points times the total number of teams involved in conference play. The second-place institution receives four less points; third place receives eight less points, and so on. Additionally, the America East tournament champion receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place receives four less points and so on down to the last-place institution which receives two points.
In sports where regular-season round robin competition is not conducted (cross country, track & field, swimming & diving), the first-place institution at the America East championship receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place gets four less points and so on down to the last place team which receives two points.
2021-22 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup Fall Standings
1. UAlbany (257)
2. Vermont (239)
3. UNH (230)
4. Stony Brook (186)
5. UMBC (175)
6. UMass Lowell (165)
7. Binghamton (163)
8. Maine (158)
9. NJIT (122)
10. Hartford (90)
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