FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - With two titles and two runner-up finishes in the winter sports, Christopher Newport maintained its lead in the Capital Athletic Conference's Richard C. Cook All-Sports awards standings heading into the spring season. 

The Captains earned titles in men's and women's indoor track & field, and finished as the tournament runner-up in both men's and women's basketball. CNU has now compiled 120.5 points through 12 sports in 2017-18, giving the Captains an 8.5-point lead over second-place Mary Washington in the all-sports standings. 

CNU leads the Women's Commissioner's Cup standings with 71.0 points, and is tied for first in the Men's Commissioner's Award standings with 49.5 points. 

Sitting in third place after the fall, Mary Washington climbed into second place (112.0 points) in the all-sports standings with two titles and four top-four finishes in the six CAC winter sports. The Eagles continued their championship winning streaks in men's and women's swimming, and also secured top-four placings in both genders in basketball and indoor track & field. UMW is tied for first with CNU in the men's standings with 49.5 points and in second place in the women's standings with 62.5 points. 

Salisbury slipped one spot in the all-sports standings following the winter, dropping from second to third with 99.0 points. The Sea Gulls finished second in women's indoor track & field and third in men's basketball this winter. SU ranks third in the Women's Commissioner's Cup standings (57.0 points) and fourth in the Men's Commissioner's Cup standings (42.0 points). 

York retained its position in all three categories of the Commissioner's Cup following the winter season. The Spartans are in fourth place in the overall rankings with 94.0 points, third in the men's standings (47.0 points), and fourth in the women's standings (47.0 points). York took home the men's basketball title and finished second in both men's and women's swimming. 

Frostburg State jumped up one spot into fifth place in the all-sports standings with 60.5 points. The Bobcats advanced to the postseason in both men's and women's basketball and secured their highest-ever team finishes at the swimming championships. 

St. Mary's (43.0 points) edged Wesley (42.0 points) in a close race for sixth place following the winter. Wesley put together a solid winter campaign that included a second-place finish in men's indoor track & field and a playoff appearance from its men's basketball team. 

Marymount (37.5 points), Southern Virginia (35.5 points) and Penn State Harrisburg (28.0 points) round out the all-sports standings. Marymount won the women's basketball title, catapulting the Saints from eighth to sixth in the Women's Commissioner's Cup chase. 

2017-18 CAC All-Sports Award Standings

(through 12 Winter CAC championship sports)

2017-18 CAC All-Sports Award Points
(through 12 Winter CAC championship sports)

Capital Athletic Conference All-Sports Award History

Previous CAC All-Sports Award Winners

Point System (Approved in June 2008)

The Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award and Commissioner’s Awards (Men’s and Women’s) point system implements the regularseason standings and playoff success for each team in the 21 conference championship sports to calculate the all-sports champion.

A “10-point base” is used in each sport that conducts a regular season and a championship tournament. Points are awarded based on the number of teams sponsoring the sport:
10 teams (M&W Soccer, Volleyball, M&W Basketball, Baseball): 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
9 teams (M&W Lacrosse): 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1
8 teams (Softball, M&W Tennis): 10-9-8-7-6-5-3-1
7 teams (Field Hockey): 10-9-8-7-6-5-1

Teams gain one additional point for each CAC playoff win for a maximum of 13 points in any sport (except baseball and softball, where final tournament finish determines playoff points awarded). Teams with byes receive a point for the bye only if the team wins its semifinal contest. If a team with a bye loses in the semifinal round, the extra “bye” point is not awarded. In baseball and softball, where teams can play more than 3 games in a double-elimination tournament format, the final three teams in the tournament receive playoff points on a 3 (champion) - 2 (runner-up) - 1 (semifinalist) basis.

In sports determined only by the championship competition, a 12-point system will be used. Points are awarded based on the number of teams sponsoring the sport. Teams start with the “9-point base”, similar to sports that conduct a regular season and championship tournament. “Playoff points” are factored in, based on tournament standings, to give similar value potential for sports with regular-season and post-season competitions:
10 teams (M&W Cross Country): 13-11-9-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
7 teams (M&W Indoor Track & Field, M&W Outdoor Track & Field, Golf): 13-11-9-8-6-5-1
6 teams (M&W Swimming): 13-11-9-8-6-1