KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced the final standings for the 2022-23 Commissioner’s Cup, presented by McCownGordon Construction.
 
The Commissioner’s Cup presented by McCownGordon Construction is an all-sports award presented at the end of each academic year to the association’s top-performing school in conference play and is based on a point system, reflecting the finish of each team in conference play.
 
Pittsburg State University claimed the Association’s Commissioner’s Cup for the second consecutive year. The Gorillas averaged 11.5 points per sport to clinch to 2022-23 cup.
 
"This is a tremendous honor for Pittsburg State to win the MIAA Commissioner's Cup for a second straight year and third time overall," said Gorillas director of intercollegiate athletics Jim Johnson. "This award is a tribute to the hard work our student-athletes, coaches and staff put in to be successful at the conference level and beyond. The MIAA is filled with so many elite programs, student-athletes and coaches in all sports. The Gorillas certainly take a great deal of pride in receiving this honor."
 
The Gorillas collected five MIAA championships in the 2022-23 academic year – football, women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and men’s outdoor track and field. The women’s track and field team also earned a runner-up finish at the outdoor championships.
 
Northwest Missouri was the runner-up in the 2022-23 standings with an average of 10.6 points per sport. The Bearcats also collected five MIAA titles in volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s tennis. Northwest also collected two runner-up finishes in football., women’s soccer and women’s indoor track and field.
 
Missouri Southern concluded the standing’s top-three with 10.4 points per sport. The Lions captured two MIAA championship titles in men’s cross country and men’s golf. Southern finished also finished second in four different team standings – men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, baseball and softball.  
 
“It was another banner year for MIAA athletics, highlighted by seven different institutions winning at least one conference championship,” stated MIAA Commissioner, Mike Racy. “Thank you to McCownGordon for their continued support and sponsorship for this important award and congratulations to the student-athletes, coaches and administrators at Pittsburg State for winning this year’s cup!”
 
This marks the seventh consecutive year McCownGordon has been the presenting sponsor of the Commissioner’s Cup. McCownGordon has significant experience in a variety of market sectors including planning, servicing, and completing higher education and sports projects and is recognized as one of the region’s largest construction managers with offices in both Missouri and Kansas. More information about McCownGordon is available here.
 
The number of points awarded per sport is based on the number of schools that participate in that particular sport. Each institution’s grand point total is then divided by the athletic programs it sponsors, giving an overall average finish for the school.  A complete list of the Points Breakdown and other info on the Cup Scoring System can be found on the MIAA website.
 
The MIAA Commissioner’s Cup will be presented to Pittsburg State at the annual MIAA Awards Ceremony, presented by Husch Blackwell, on Tuesday, June 6 in Kansas City, Mo. To learn more information about the Commissioner’s Cup, click here. 
 
2022-23 Final MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings
Points Per Sport
1. Pittsburg State – 11.5
2. Northwest Missouri – 10.6
3. Missouri Southern – 10.4
4. Central Missouri – 10
5. Washburn – 8.9
6. Central Oklahoma – 8.8
7. Nebraska Kearney – 8.5
8. Northeastern State – 7.4
9. Fort Hays State – 7.1
10. Missouri Western – 6.5
11. Rogers State – 6.3
12. Emporia State – 5.9
13. Lincoln – 5.3
14. Newman – 3.3