Post by The Cats on Jul 15, 2021 14:22:50 GMT -5
The Commissioner's Cup and Germann Cup are awarded annually 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 SoCon sponsors 22 total sports, with 11 men's sports, 10 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.