ATLANTA – In their first year with the conference, Trinity has captured the Southern Athletic Association Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy. SAA Commissioner Stacey LaDew presented Trinity Associate Vice President-Athletics/Director of Athletics Bob King with The Cup at the conference’s spring administrators meeting, hosted by Oglethorpe.
The Tigers captured 13 Southern Athletic Association regular season championships, finishing with 140 points in the standings. Centre, which claimed three conference titles, placed second with 111.5 points. Rhodes followed in third with 99.5 points, while Berry (93) and Sewanee (90.5) rounded out the top five.
Trinity set the tone early, leading after the fall season with championships in volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s soccer. The Tigers maintained their momentum through the winter, earning a share of the men’s basketball title, securing the outright women’s basketball championship, and adding titles in women’s indoor track and field as well as both men’s and women’s swimming and diving.
Their dominance continued into the spring, where they claimed the women's tennis title, a share of the softball title and won the baseball championship, further adding to their point total and sealing an impressive all-around season.
The Cup recognizes the all-sports champion among SAA member institutions with points awarded according to each program’s finish in the regular season standings. Affiliate members count in figuring each sport’s standings but are not eligible for the Commissioner’s Cup.
2025-26 SAA Commissioner’s Cup Finals Standings
- Trinity (140) - Women (71.5)/Men (68.5)
- Centre (111.5) - Women (55)/Men (56.5)
- Rhodes (99.5) - Women (53.5)/Men (46)
- Berry (93) - Women (42)/Men (51)
- Sewanee (90.5) - Women (42)/Men (48.5)
- Southwestern (79.5) - Women (40)/Men (39.5)
- Oglethorpe (70) - Women (35)/Men (35)
- Millsaps (35.5) - Women (18)/Men (17.5)
All-Time Commissioner’s Cup Champions
2026 – Centre
2025 – Centre
2024 – Centre
2023 – Rhodes
2022 – Berry
2021 –
No cup awarded
2020 -
No cup awarded
2019 – Rhodes
2018 – Rhodes
2017 -
No cup awarded
2016 -
No cup awarded
2015 – Rhodes
2014 – Centre
2013 – Centre
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