June 6, 2011

AUGUSTA, Ga. – On the shoulders of a phenomenal athletic season that saw five of its teams qualify for NCAA postseason berths, UNCP posted its highest finish ever in the final Peach Belt Conference Commissioner’s Cup Standings released by the league office in Augusta, Ga.

Fueled by top-three league finishes in five different sports, the Braves settled into fifth place in the final league-wide tally. Columbus State was named the recipient of the 2011 PBC Commissioner’s Cup, with Clayton State, Armstrong and Georgia College rounding out the top five. UNCP registered a seventh place finish in the final 2005-06 PBC Commissioner’s Cup standings, but did not finish higher than 10th in each of the next four athletic campaigns.

The Braves rallied on the performances of the men’s cross country team (2nd), the women’s cross country team (3rd), the women’s soccer team (3rd), the men’s golf team (2nd) and the women’s golf team (champions) to attain most of their point total. However, 11 of UNCP’s 16 varsity athletic teams completed their 2010-11 season with winning records, five teams participated in NCAA postseason play and individuals from three other sports earned berths into the NCAA Championships as well.

2010-11 Commissioner's Cup Standings (Final)
School	Max Possible*	Total Earned	Rating
Columbus State	119	89.5	.752
Clayton State	89	63	.708
Armstrong Atlantic State	117	80.5	.688
Georgia College	113	74.5	.659
UNC Pembroke	126	75	.595
Flagler	136	75.5	.556
Augusta State	99	53	.535
Lander	111	57.5	.518
Francis Marion	108	53.5	.495
USC Aiken	121	53.5	.442
Montevallo	115	47.5	.413
North Georgia	109	43.5	.399
Georgia Southwestern	113	36.5	.323

*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 (except golf and cross country which are based on championship results)