BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Navy captured the 2025-26 Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, winning six League titles during the spring to finish atop the overall leaderboard for the 11th time in the last 12 years. The Midshipmen also finished first in the men’s standings while Army West Point won the women’s title for the second straight year.
Navy earned 154 points after winning 10 Patriot League championships during the 2025-26 season, reclaiming the Presidents’ Cup after finishing second last year. The Mids had previously won a Patriot League record 10 straight Presidents’ Cup titles from 2013-14 through 2023-24 (
Presidents’ Cup History).
Army West Point finished second with 151 points, winning four Patriot League titles during the 2025-26 season. Boston University (135.5) placed third, claiming three League titles this season, with Bucknell (124.75) and Lehigh (113.25), the League’s football and men’s basketball champions, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
The Black Knights won League titles in women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s outdoor track and field for a League-high 84 points to sit atop the women’s race. Navy (82.75), which earned titles in women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, women’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis, edged Boston University (82.5), which won titles in field hockey, women’s indoor track and field and women’s rowing. Bucknell (70) and Lehigh (54) placed fourth and fifth, with Holy Cross (49.5), Colgate (48.5), Loyola Maryland (40.5), Lafayette (35.5) and American (32.5) rounding out the standings.
The Midshipmen finished atop the men’s standings with 71.25 points, winning titles in men’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s swimming and diving and men’s tennis. Army West Point finished second with 67 points after winning the men’s lacrosse title. Lehigh (59.25), Bucknell (54.5) and Boston University (53) make up the top five, with Lafayette (40.75), Holy Cross (38.5), Loyola Maryland (35), Colgate (34.75) and American (29) completing the men’s leaderboard.
The Patriot League Presidents' Cup is awarded to the member institution with the highest cumulative sports point total in the Patriot League standings for sponsored men's and women's sports. Points are awarded based on a combination of an institution's regular-season and tournament finishes in each sport.
In football, points are awarded based on the final regular-season standings. If there is no regular-season competition and a Patriot League Championship determines the champion, points are awarded based on the final championship standings. If all teams compete in the Patriot League Championship and there is a regular-season competition, points are awarded based on the average of the final regular-season standings and the tournament finish. If all teams do not participate in the Patriot League Championship and a regular-season competition is held, points are awarded based on the average of the final season standings and the tournament finish. For those teams not participating in the Championship, the final regular-season standings will be utilized.
Bucknell leads all programs with 18 overall Patriot League Presidents' Cup titles, followed by Navy with 12 and Army West Point with five trophies. The three schools are the only winners of the overall title in League history.
2025-26 Patriot League Presidents’ Cup Final Standings
(Number of Patriot League sports in parentheses)
OVERALL
1. Navy (21), 154
2. Army West Point (20), 151
3. Boston University (20), 135.5
4. Bucknell (24), 124.75
5. Lehigh (24), 113.25
6. Holy Cross (24), 88
7. Colgate (22), 83.25
8. Lafayette (22), 76.25
9. Loyola Maryland (17), 75.5
10. American (15), 61.5
MEN
1. Navy (10), 71.25
2. Army West Point (10), 67
3. Lehigh (11), 59.25
4. Bucknell (11), 54.5
5. Boston University (8), 53
6. Lafayette (11), 40.75
7. Holy Cross (11), 38.5
8. Loyola Maryland (7), 35
9. Colgate (10), 34.75
10. American (6), 29
WOMEN
1. Army West Point (10), 84
2. Navy (11), 82.75
3. Boston University (12), 82.5
4. Bucknell (13), 70.25
5. Lehigh (13), 54
6. Holy Cross (13), 49.5
7. Colgate (12), 48.5
8. Loyola Maryland (10), 40.5
9. Lafayette (11), 35.5
10. American (9), 32.5
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The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.