May 18, 2015
Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup Central
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy posted an outstanding spring season to come from behind and win the 2014-15 Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup, its third overall title in the last four seasons.
The Mids finished with 154 points in the overall standings, coming in ahead of Bucknell with 150.5. Navy won a close race for the title for the second year in a row after beating Boston University by 3.25 points for the Presidents' Cup last season. The Terriers took third place this season with 135 points, followed in order by Lehigh (127.25), Army West Point (119.25), Colgate (94), Holy Cross (80.25), Lafayette (68.25), American (65.5) and Loyola University Maryland (59.5).
Navy also finished first in the men's Presidents' Cup standings for the first time since 2008 and third in school history after placing as a close runner-up three times in the past four seasons. The Mids led all schools in the men's standings with 74.75 points, followed by Bucknell (70), Army West Point (61.5), Lehigh (53.25), Boston University (53), Colgate (42.25), Lafayette (39.25), Holy Cross (29.25), Loyola (28.5), American (25.75).
Boston University won the women's title for the second time in as many seasons in the Patriot League. The Terriers finished with 82 points to hold off Bucknell (80.5) and Navy (79.25) in the standings. Lehigh was next with 74 points, followed by Army West Point (57.75), Colgate (51.75), Holy Cross (51), American (39.75), Loyola (31) and Lafayette (29).
Navy won seven Patriot League titles in 2014-15, including five in men's sports. The Mids were dominant in cross country and track and field as they took all three men's titles for the year, while also winning men's crowns in both swimming and diving and tennis. Navy won women's titles in both swimming and diving and rowing. The Mids also won regular-season crowns in men's lacrosse and baseball, and finished second or third in the standings in men's soccer, women's soccer, women's lacrosse, volleyball and women's tennis.
Boston University claimed five Patriot League titles, with each coming in women's sports. The Terriers started off with a big fall where they won League crowns in cross country, field hockey and soccer, and added two more titles in the spring in tennis and golf. BU also won the men's soccer regular-season title and was the runner-up on the women's side at both the indoor and outdoor track and field championship.
Bucknell was next with three Patriot League championships as the Bison won the title in men's soccer as well as women's indoor and outdoor track and field. Schools with a pair of Patriot League titles in 2014-15 included American (Volleyball, Women's Basketball), Lehigh (Softball, Baseball) and Loyola (Women's Lacrosse, Men's Golf), while Lafayette (Men's Basketball), Colgate (Men's Lacrosse) and Fordham (Football) each won one Patriot League title.
The Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup is awarded to the member institution with the highest cumulative point total for their Patriot League standings in sponsored men 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 Championship 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 Championship and there is a regular-season competition (basketball, tennis), points are awarded based on an average of final regular season standings and Championship finish. If all teams do not participate in the Patriot League Championship 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 Championship finish. For those teams not participating in the Championship, the final regular season standing will be used.
Navy has now won three Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup titles, one behind Army West Point for the second-most in League history. Bucknell has dominated the race over the years with 18 titles as the three schools have combined to win all 25 Presidents' Cup crowns. For more information and all of the year-by-year standings, visit Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup Central.
2014-15 Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup Standings
(Final Standings - Through 24 Sports)
Overall
1. Navy, 154 points (21)
2. Bucknell, 150.5 (24)
3. Boston University, 135 (20)
4. Lehigh, 127.25 (24)
5. Army West Point, 119.25 (19)
6. Colgate, 94 (22)
7. Holy Cross, 80.25 (24)
8. Lafayette, 68.25 (22)
9. American, 65.5 (15)
10. Loyola, 59.5 (17)
Men
1. Navy, 74.75 (10)
2. Bucknell, 70 (11)
3. Army West Point, 61.5 (10)
4. Lehigh, 53.25 (11)
5. Boston University, 53 (8)
6. Colgate, 42.25 (10)
7. Lafayette, 39.25 (11)
8. Holy Cross, 29.25 (11)
9. Loyola, 28.5 (7)
10. American, 25.75 (6)
Women
1. Boston University, 82 (12)
2. Bucknell, 80.5 (13)
3. Navy, 79.25 (11)
4. Lehigh, 74 (13)
5. Army West Point, 57.75 (9)
6. Colgate, 51.75 (12)
7. Holy Cross, 51 (13)
8. American, 39.75 (9)
9. Loyola, 31 (10)
10. Lafayette, 29 (11)
Patriot League sports competed in 2014-15 in parentheses