2025-26 Commissioner's Cup Standings

Summit League Commissioner's Cup

The Commissioner's Cup is given annually to the member institution that collects the most combined points in relationship to placement in league-sponsored sports between its men's and women's athletic programs, while the All-Sports Awards are given to the institutions that accumulate the most points in men's sports and women's sports. The men's award is named for former Valparaiso Director of Athletics Dr. William Steinbrecher, who guided the Crusaders from 1979-2004, while the women's award is named for former Western Illinois Director of Athletics Dr. Helen Smiley, who headed WIU's athletic program from 1994-2001.

2025-26 Standings (Final)

Commissioner's Cup

School Points
North Dakota State 87
South Dakota State 81.5
South Dakota 80.5
St. Thomas 67.5
Denver 63
North Dakota 57
Oral Roberts 56.5
Omaha 49
Kansas City 37

Dr. William Steinbrecher Men's All-Sports Award

School Points
North Dakota State 38
South Dakota State 31
South Dakota 29
Denver 26.5
St. Thomas 26
Oral Roberts 25
North Dakota 21
Omaha 18
Kansas City 14.5

Dr. Helen Smiley Women's All-Sports Award

School Points
South Dakota 51.5
South Dakota State 50.5
North Dakota State 49
St. Thomas 41.5
Denver 36.5
North Dakota 36
Oral Roberts 31.5
Omaha 31
Kansas City 22.5

Fall Sport Breakdown

School MXC WXC MSOC WSOC VB Overall Men's Women's
North Dakota State 5 6 - 2 6 19 5 14
South Dakota State 7 7 - 7 9 30 7 23
South Dakota 2 5 - 5.5 8 20.5 2 18.5
St. Thomas 3 4 3 1 7 18 6 12
Denver - - 4.5 8.5 5 18 4.5 13.5
North Dakota 6 8 - 3 3 20 6 14
Oral Roberts 4 3 1.5 8.5 1 18 5.5 12.5
Omaha - 1 1.5 4 4 10.5 1.5 9
Kansas City 1 2 4.5 5.5 2 15 5.5 9.5

Winter Sport Breakdown

School MBB WBB MS&D WS&D MIT&F WIT&F Overall Men's Women's
North Dakota State 9 9 - - 7 8 33 16 17
South Dakota State 3 8 2 2 5 4 24 10 14
South Dakota 5 7 4 4 6 7 33 15 18
St. Thomas 8 5.5 1 1 4 5 24.5 13 11.5
Denver 5 4 5 5 - - 19 10 9
North Dakota 7 1.5 - - 1 6 15.5 8 7.5
Oral Roberts 2 5.5 - - 3 1.5 12 5 7
Omaha 5 1.5 3 3 - 1.5 14 8 6
Kansas City 1 3 - - 2 3 9 3 6

Spring Sport Breakdown

School MTN WTN MGF WGF SB BSB MOT&F WOT&F Overall Men's Women's
North Dakota State - - 9 5 5 1 7 8 35 17 18
South Dakota State - - 5 8 1.5 3 6 4 27.5 14 13.5
South Dakota - 2 7 4 4 - 5 5 27 12 15
St. Thomas - 3 4 3 6 2 1 6 25 7 18
Denver 4 7 8 7 - - - - 26 12 14
North Dakota 3 5 1 1 1.5 - 3 7 21.5 7 14.5
Oral Roberts 1.5 4 6 6 - 5 2 2 26.5 14.5 12
Omaha 1.5 6 3 2 7 4 - 1 24.5 8.5 16
Kansas City - 1 2 - 3 - 4 3 13 6 7

Past Champions

Year School Commissioner's Cup
2024-25   South Dakota State 94
2023-24 South Dakota State 91.5
2022-23 South Dakota State 104.5
2021-22 South Dakota State 106.5
2020-21 South Dakota State 83.5
2018-19 South Dakota 90
2017-18 North Dakota State 77
2016-17 North Dakota State 89
2015-16 South Dakota State 98.5
2014-15 South Dakota State 98
2013-14 South Dakota State 85.5
2012-13 South Dakota State 94.5
2011-12 North Dakota State 111.5
2010-11 South Dakota State 97.5
2009-10 Oral Roberts 109
2008-09 Oral Roberts 101
2007-08 Oral Roberts 106.5
2006-07 Oral Roberts 92.5
2005-06 Oral Roberts 128.5
2004-05 Western Illinois 128
2003-04 Western Illinois 125
2002-03 Western Illinois 106
2001-02 Oral Roberts 105
2000-01 Oral Roberts 115.5
1999-2000 Oral Roberts 116.5
1998-99 Western Illinois 92.5
1997-98 Oral Roberts 114
1996-97 Western Illinois 123.5
1995-96 Western Illinois 119