KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced its first standings update for its 2024-2025 Commissioner’s Cup, presented by Impact. Northwest Missouri leads the standings with Pittsburg State close behind following the completion of the 2024 fall sports seasons.
 
The MIAA Commissioner’s Cup, newly presented by Impact, is the Association’s all-sports award given to the league’s top-performing university in conference-only events at the end of each academic year.

"It was another highly competitive fall in the MIAA with six different institutions winning a conference championship, demonstrating how competitive this conference is among all 14 members," said MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. "We're thrilled to have a new national partner like Impact sponsoring the Commissioner's Cup this year," Racy continued. "The MIAA and Impact share the same commitment to excellence in everything we do and we are pleased to partner with them on this year's cup race!"
 
Northwest Missouri leads the 2024-25 standings following the completion of the 2024 fall sports seasons. The Bearcats’ fall was highlighted by the men’s cross country team who captured the program’s first MIAA cross country title in 52 years. Northwest’s women’s cross country team finished fourth in the league while the Bearcat volleyball team finished the season in a tie for fourth, Northwest football finished the season tied for fifth, and the Bearcat women’s soccer team finished sixth.
 
Close behind the Bearcats in the standings is Pittsburg State. The Gorillas collected an MIAA title at the 2024 women’s cross country championship and added a pair of runner-up finishes from men’s cross country and Gorilla football. The Pitt State women’s soccer team finished in a tie for eighth in its inaugural season and the Pitt State volleyball team finished ninth.
 
Central Oklahoma and Nebraska Kearney are tied for third in the first release of the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup standings.
 
Central Oklahoma won its first MIAA football title since joining the league in 2012. The Bronchos also added a runner-up finish thanks to Central Oklahoma volleyball. Central Oklahoma’s women’s soccer team also contributed to the Bronchos’ success this fall with a fourth-place finish in the MIAA season.
 
Nebraska Kearney’s fall was highlighted with a championship finish in the MIAA volleyball season. Both Loper men and women earned a top five finishes at the 2024 cross country championships while Kearney’s women’s soccer program finished seventh in the league.
 
Washburn concludes the current standing’s top five. The Ichabdos earned the 2024 MIAA women’s soccer title and had a pair of fourth place finishes from men’s cross country and Ichabod volleyball.
 
The current standings following the completion of the fall sports seasons for the 2024-25 MIAA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Impact are listed below.
 
The Commissioner’s Cup point system reflects each team’s finish in conference play. The number of points awarded per sport is based on the number of schools that participate in that particular sport. Each institution’s point total is then divided by the athletic programs it sponsors, giving an overall average finish for the school. 
 
For more information about the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Impact, visit theMIAA.com/CommissionersCup.