University of Tampa Leads in SSC Mayors' Cup Standings

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Saint Leo University women and University of Tampa men lead their divisions in the 2016-17 Sunshine State Conference Mayors' Cup standings. Through the winter sports season, Saint Leo women hold a point-and-a-half edge, while Tampa men are on top by two points.
 
Winners of the SSC Mayors' Cup will be announced directly following the spring athletic season, in which baseball, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, and rowing will be scored.
 
2016-17 Breakdown | SSC Mayors' Cup History
 
SSC Women's Mayors' Cup
Saint Leo gained 25 of their 31.5 points after sweeping the fall championships of volleyball, soccer, and cross country. The Lions finished tied for seventh in basketball (Lynn) and fourth at the swimming championship. Saint Leo has never won the SSC Women's Mayors' Cup.
 
Tampa sits in second place with 30 points. The Spartans garnered 20 points from second place finishes in cross country, volleyball, and swimming this year. Tampa tallied 10 more points from fifth place finishes in basketball and soccer. UT won back-to-back Mayors' Cups in 1992/1993 and 2013/2014.
 
Nova Southeastern University's 26.5 points over fall and winter puts them third of nine schools. The Sharks won the conference swim championship, finished second in the soccer standings, and fourth in basketball and at the cross country championship. NSU also finished tied for seventh in volleyball (Rollins). The Sharks are the defending Mayors' Cup champions. They won their first award in 2008.
 
Full Standings: 
Saint Leo - 31.5
Tampa - 30
Nova Southeastern - 26.5
Florida Southern - 25.5
Rollins - 18
Eckerd - 17
Lynn - 15.5
Florida Tech - 15
Barry - 12
 
SSC Men's Mayors' Cup
Tampa is first among the nine SSC member institutions in a close race for the men's Mayors' Cup trophy. Only seven points separate first and last place compared to 13 points last year at this time¹. The Spartans finished third place in soccer and swimming, followed by fourth place in basketball and then a fifth place finish in cross country. UT claimed five SSC Men's Mayors' Cups in the first seven years the award was given. Tampa's last Mayors' Cup came in 1993.
 
Florida Tech trails Tampa by two points following the winter season. The Panthers accumulated the majority of their points by finishing second in the 2016 soccer standings. FIT also posted fourth place finishes in swimming and cross country along with a seventh place finish in basketball. Florida Tech won the Mayors' Cup outright in 1992 and shared the award with Florida Southern College in 2012.
 
Florida Southern is third in the Mayors' Cup race with 16 points across fall and winter seasons. The Moccasins earned the bulk of their points with second place finishes at swimming and cross country championships. FSC also picked up points with a seventh place finish in soccer and eighth place finish in basketball.  Florida Southern has won 13 Mayors' Cups, including seven straight from 1996 to 2002. FSC has shared the title four times including each of their last three victories².
 
Full Standings: 
Tampa - 19
Florida Tech - 17
Florida Southern - 16
Barry - 15
Lynn - 14
Rollins - 13.5
Saint Leo - 13
Eckerd - 12.5
Nova Southeastern - 12
 
About the Mayors' Cup
In an effort to further recognize the achievements of its student-athletes and member institutions the Sunshine State Conference awards the institution in both men's and women's athletics that performs the greatest over the fall, winter, and spring sport seasons. The Mayors' Cup is awarded annually as a symbol of excellence in athletics over the conference's 18 championship sports.
 
Member institutions earn points for the finish of each varsity team in officially recognized conference sports. Teams receive points for final position in regular season standings (volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's lacrosse, softball and baseball) or in final championship standings (men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's golf and rowing).