The Dalton State cross country teams are a big part of the athletics department's fall success. The women's team, shown here at the NAIA national meet in Lawrence, Ks., won the conference meet and the men finished second, just three seconds out of first.
Coastal Georgia leads the 2014-15 Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Commissioner's Cup, presented by MMI Dining Systems, all-sports standings after the fall sports season.
The Mariners—who compete in just one fall sport, volleyball—accumulated the maximum 30 points to claim the top spot in the all-sports and women's sports standings. The Coastal Georgia volleyball team went 35-4 on the season, including a perfect 23-0 run through the SSAC, claiming the conference's regular-season and tournament titles.
The SSAC Commissioner's Cup is awarded based on the cumulative performance of each member school in the league's 15 sports for men and women. This year marks the institution of a new Commissioner's Cup scoring formula, which evaluates the percentage of potential points earned by each member institution in the conference sports it sponsors. This is also the first year that a men's sports and women's sports Commissioner's Cup will be awarded, along with the all-sports award.
Dalton State (Ga.), which claimed the SSAC title in women's cross country and placed second in men's cross country and fifth in volleyball, is second only to Coastal Georgia in the all-sports standings after earning 82.76 percent of the potential points in its three fall sports. In the men's sports standings, the Roadrunners hold a slight lead, having earned 88.89 percent of the potential points in their lone men's fall sport, cross country, with a runner-up finish.
In the all-sports standings, Mobile (Ala.) (76.60 percent), William Carey (Miss.) (70.27 percent) and Brenau (Ga.) (65.52 percent) round out the top five.
Bethel (Tenn.) (77.78 percent), William Carey (77.78 percent), Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (66.67 percent) and Mobile (66.67 percent) trail Dalton State in the men's sports standings.
Mobile (82.76 percent), Blue Mountain (Miss.) (80.00 percent), Dalton State (80.00 percent) and Brenau (65.62 percent) follow Coastal Georgia in the women's sports standings.
SSAC Commissioners Cup Fall Standings - All Sports
|
School
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Percentage
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Coastal Georgia
|
100
|
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Dalton State (Ga.)
|
82.75862069
|
|
Mobile (Ala.)
|
76.59574468
|
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
70.27027027
|
|
Brenau (Ga.)
|
65.51724138
|
|
Blue Mountain (Miss.)
|
63.15789474
|
|
Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
|
60.71428571
|
|
Bethel (Tenn.)
|
57.44680851
|
|
Faulkner (Ala.)
|
53.57142857
|
|
Loyola (La.)
|
51.72413793
|
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
|
51.35135135
|
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
38.29787234
|
|
Middle Georgia State
|
22.22222222
|
|
Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
|
10.63829787
|
SSAC Commissioner's Cup Fall Standings - Men's Sports
|
School
|
Percentage
|
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Dalton State (Ga.)
|
88.88888889
|
|
Bethel (Tenn.)
|
77.77777778
|
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
77.77777778
|
|
Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
|
66.66666667
|
|
Mobile (Ala.)
|
66.66666667
|
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
61.11111111
|
|
Loyola (La.)
|
55.55555556
|
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
|
50
|
|
Blue Mountain (Miss.)
|
44.44444444
|
|
Faulkner (Ala.)
|
33.33333333
|
|
Middle Georgia State
|
22.22222222
|
|
Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
|
11.11111111
|
|
Coastal Georgia
|
0
|
SSAC Commissioner's Cup Fall Standings - Women's Sports
|
School
|
Percentage
|
|
Coastal Georgia
|
100
|
|
Mobile (Ala.)
|
82.75862069
|
|
Blue Mountain (Miss.)
|
80
|
|
Dalton State (Ga.)
|
80
|
|
Brenau (Ga.)
|
65.51724138
|
|
Faulkner (Ala.)
|
63.15789474
|
|
William Carey (Miss.)
|
63.15789474
|
|
Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
|
57.89473684
|
|
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
|
52.63157895
|
|
Loyola (La.)
|
50
|
|
Bethel (Tenn.)
|
44.82758621
|
|
Belhaven (Miss.)
|
24.13793103
|
|
Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
|
10.34482759
|
|
Middle Georgia State
|
0
|