SAC Cup Final Standings Announced

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 13, 2010) - The Sooner Athletic Conference awarded Oklahoma Baptist University as the recipient of the 2009-10 SAC Cup, with Lubbock Christian University finishing third in the mix.

The annual award measures the best athletics program for the year. Each of the 12 schools in the SAC are scored based on regular season standings. In sports in which standings are not relevant (track, cross country and golf) the conference meet or tournament results are used.

Additional bonus points are awarded for success in postseason play. A team can earn 10 bonus points for its school by winning the national championship, eight for being national runner-up, six for making the semifinals or top four and three for making the quarterfinals or top eight.

Each university’s top six sports count toward its total. Only sports in which six or more schools compete are counted as a conference sport.

The Standings:

Oklahoma Baptist 379

Oklahoma City 375 

Lubbock Christian 333

Oklahoma Christian 331

Southern Nazarene 316

Wayland Baptist 305

Rogers State 235

John Brown 208

Northwestern  195

Mid-America Christian 165

USAO 155

St. Gregory’s 150

Oklahoma City and Oklahoma Baptist had finished first and second, respectively, in the last seven SAC Cup standings. This is OBU’s first win.

OBU won the regular season basketball title and the national championship for the 70 point maximum. OBU also got 68 points in women’s track, 66 in men’s track and 60 each in women’s track and women’s basketball. Men’s cross country added 55 points.

Oklahoma City picked up the maximum 70 points in men’s golf and added 68 in women’s golf, 63 in softball and 61 in women’s basketball. Conference titles in softball, volleyball and baseball pushed Lubbock Christian to third place. Oklahoma Christian scored 63 points in men’s golf and 60 points with a conference title in men’s cross country.