Commissioners' Cup 2002-03

North Florida Wins Fourth Straight Peach Belt Commissioner’s Cup

SAVANNAH, GA. -- Peach Belt Conference commissioner Marvin Vanover presented the University of North Florida athletic department with their fourth consecutive PBC Commissioner’s Cup at the conference’s annual meetings in Savannah, Ga. The Commissioner’s Cup is presented annually to the best overall athletic program who competes in the conference’s 12 championship sports.

UNF won four PBC championships this year with crowns in volleyball and softball and were co-champions in baseball and men’s tennis. The Ospreys were second in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s soccer and women’s soccer. North Florida is the second school in Peach Belt history to win four straight Commissioner’s Cups, USC Spartanburg won the first four awards in conference history from 1992-95.

Kennesaw State was second in the standings for the third straight year after winning PBC titles in men’s and women’s cross country and women’s soccer and a second-place finish in men’s basketball. Armstrong Atlantic State was in third place after co-championships in women’s basketball and baseball and a second-place finish in women’s tennis.

The PBC Commissioner’s Cup is determined using a ratings system. Each school’s finish in the sports it competes in is divided by the number of points available to that school to determine the rating.

2002-03 Peach Belt Conference Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings

*Numbers in parentheses indicate maximum number of points that can be awarded for each sport. Ratings are determined by taking the maximum number of points available to each school, depending on how many sports each has, and dividing by the number of points won, based on conference finish through the regular season.