CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy captures its fifth-consecutive Patriot League Presidents' Cup, winning nine League championships during the 2017-18 season to sit atop the overall, men's and women's standings. The Mids are the first institution to sweep the three titles since Bucknell accomplished the feat during the 2010-11 season.

This is the 10th time since the Patriot League Presidents' Cup was introduced in 1990-91, that a program has swept the overall, men's and women's titles. The Bison accomplished the task seven times, while Army West Point has done it in twice. This is the first time Navy has finished atop each of the three standings categories.

Navy Athletics accumulated a Patriot League Presidents' Cup record 167.5 points to earn the overall crown. Bucknell finished second with 149 points, while Lehigh (13.75), Army West Point (131.5) and Boston University (124.5) round out the top five. Colgate (80.75), Holy Cross (79), Loyola Maryland (75.25), American (62) and Lafayette (57.75) complete the overall standings.

The Midshipmen totaled 73.5 points in the men's competition while winning championships in swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, golf and tennis. Bucknell edged 2016-17 men's champ Army West Point by less than one point for second place, finishing with 64.25. The Bison won their second-straight men's basketball championship. The Black Knights finished third in the men's standings with 63.75 points, winning League titles in cross country and baseball. Lehigh finished fourth with 58.75 points, claiming a share of the Patriot League Football Championship. Boston University tallied 52.25 over eight sports to finish fifth. Colgate, the football co-champion and men's soccer tournament champion, finished sixth with 44.25 points. Men's Lacrosse Champion Loyola Maryland placed seventh with 37.5 points in seven sports, while Holy Cross (35.5), Lafayette (30.5) and American (19.75) round out the men's standings.

Navy earned a League-high 94 points in the women's race, claiming championships swimming and diving, women's lacrosse, rowing and outdoor track and field. Bucknell, the 2016-17 women's champion, finished second with 84.75 points, earning titles in women's cross country, women's soccer and women's indoor track and field. Lehigh accumulated 76 points, while Boston University finished fourth with 72.25 points, winning field hockey and softball championships. Army West Point, the women's tennis champion, is fifth with 67.75 points, while Holy Cross is sixth with 43.5 points. American captured League championships in volleyball and women's basketball, totaling 42.25 points to finish seventh. Loyola Maryland claimed the women's lacrosse regular-season title and had 37.75 points, while Colgate (36.5) and Lafayette (27.25) complete the women's standings.

The Patriot League Presidents' Cup is awarded to the member institution with the highest cumulative sports point total for their Patriot League standings in sponsored men's and women's sports. Points are awarded based upon a combination of an institution's regular-season and tournament finishes in each sport. If there is no Patriot League tournament (football), points are awarded based upon final regular-season standings. If there is no regular-season competition and the champion is determined by a Patriot League Championship (cross country, golf, rowing, swimming and diving, track and field), points are awarded based upon final tournament standings. If all teams compete in the Patriot League Tournament and there is a regular-season competition (basketball, tennis), points are awarded based on an average of final regular-season standings and Tournament finish. If all teams do not participate in the Patriot League Tournament and there is a regular-season competition (baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball), points are awarded based upon an average of final season standings and Tournament finish. For those teams not participating in the Tournament, the final regular-season standing will be used.

Bucknell leads all programs with 18 overall Patriot League Presidents' Cup titles, with Navy second with six and Army West Point with four trophies. The three schools are the only winners of the overall title in League history.

2017-18 Patriot League President's Cup Final Standings
(number of Patriot League sports in parentheses)
Overall
1. Navy - 167.5 (21)
2. Bucknell - 149 (24)
3. Lehigh - 134.75 (24)
4. Army West Point - 131.5 (20)
5. Boston University - 124.5 (20)
6. Colgate - 80.75 (22)
7. Holy Cross - 79 (24)
8. Loyola Maryland - 75.25 (17)
9. American - 62 (15)
10. Lafayette - 57.75 (22)

Men
1. Navy - 73.5 (10)
2. Bucknell - 64.25 (11)
3. Army West Point - 63.75 (10)
4. Lehigh - 58.75 (11)
5. Boston University - 52.25 (8)
6. Colgate - 44.25 (10)
7. Loyola Maryland - 37.5 (7)
8. Holy Cross - 35.5 (11)
9. Lafayette - 30.5 (11)
10. American - 19.75 (6)

Women
1. Navy - 94 (11)
2. Bucknell - 84.75 (13)
3. Lehigh - 76 (13)
4. Boston University - 72.25 (12)
5. Army West Point - 67.75 (10)
6. Holy Cross - 43.5 (13)
7. American - 42.25 (9)
8. Loyola Maryland - 37.75 (10)
9. Colgate - 36.5 (12)
10. Lafayette 27.25 (11)

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