KANSAS (2025-26 Commissioner's Cup Standings) — Friends University is currently No. 1 in the 2025-26 KCAC Commissioner's Cup Standings following the Winter 2025-26 season, the conference office announced Tuesday. The KCAC Commissioner's Cup is awarded annually as a symbol of excellence in athletics representing 21 championships. Member institutions can earn points for their finish of each varsity team in those 21 officially recognized conference sports.
The Falcons sat at No. 4 in the Commissioner's Cup standings following the Fall 2025 season with 50.5 points, but used a strong winter season to jump up to No. 1 and have accumulated 117.0 points to date in the commissioner's cup race. Championships in men's indoor track & field and men's wrestling were a highlight of Winter 2025-26 for Friends, along with second-place finishes in women's indoor track & field, the men's basketball regular-season standings, and the women's basketball regular-season standings (tied for 2nd with Bethel). The Falcons also finished third in both competitive cheer and competitive dance.
Rounding out the top five in the Commissioner's Cup Standings following the winter are Kansas Wesleyan University and the University of Saint Mary (tied at No. 2; each has 111.5 points), Evangel University with 105.0 points, and Bethel with 82.5 points.
WINTER 2025-26 KCAC COMMISSIONER'S CUP STANDINGS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
| School |
Indoor - M |
Indoor - W |
Cheer |
Dance |
MWR |
MBB |
WBB |
Total |
| Avila |
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7.0 |
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4.0 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
23.0 |
| Bethany |
6.0 |
3.0 |
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2.0 |
10.0 |
21.0 |
| Bethel |
4.0 |
5.0 |
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6.0 |
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11.5 |
12.5 |
39.0 |
| Evangel |
10.0 |
10.0 |
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9.5 |
14.0 |
43.5 |
| Friends |
13.0 |
12.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
13.0 |
12.5 |
66.5 |
| Kansas Wesleyan |
12.0 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
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6.5 |
7.0 |
44.5 |
| McPherson |
7.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
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11.5 |
2.5 |
33.0 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
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2.0 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
26.5 |
| Ottawa |
9.0 |
9.0 |
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2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
33.5 |
| Southwestern |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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9.5 |
1.0 |
13.5 |
| Sterling |
8.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
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3.5 |
9.0 |
30.5 |
| Tabor |
5.0 |
8.0 |
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3.5 |
8.0 |
24.5 |
| Saint Mary |
11.0 |
13.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
59.0 |
| York |
1.5 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
12.0 |
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MITF - Tie for 12th Place |
Note: OKWU and Southwestern awarded 1.5 points but did not score in the meet. |
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MBB - Tie for 3rd |
WBB - Tie for 2nd |
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MBB - Tie for 5th |
WBB - Tie for 9th |
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MBB - Tie for 8th |
WBB - Tie for 12th |
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MBB - Tie for 11th |
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WINTER 2025-26 KCAC COMMISSIONER'S CUP STANDINGS (POINT TOTAL ORDER)
| RANK |
INSTITUTION |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
Friends University |
66.5 |
| 2 |
University of Saint Mary |
59.0 |
| 3 |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
44.5 |
| 4 |
Evangel University |
43.5 |
| 5 |
Bethel College |
39.0 |
| 6 |
Ottawa University |
33.5 |
| 7 |
McPherson College |
33.0 |
| 8 |
Sterling College |
30.5 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
26.5 |
| 10 |
Tabor College |
24.5 |
| 11 |
Avila University |
23.0 |
| 12 |
Bethany College |
21.0 |
| 13 |
Southwestern College |
13.5 |
| 14 |
York University |
12.0 |
YEAR TO DATE 2025-26 KCAC COMMISSIONER'S CUP STANDINGS (POINT TOTAL ORDER)
| RANK |
INSTUTITION |
FALL |
WINTER |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
Friends University |
50.5 |
66.5 |
117.0 |
| T2 |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
67.0 |
44.5 |
111.5 |
| T2 |
University of Saint Mary |
52.5 |
59.0 |
111.5 |
| 4 |
Evangel University |
61.5 |
43.5 |
105.0 |
| 5 |
Bethel College |
43.5 |
39.0 |
82.5 |
| 6 |
Ottawa University |
45.5 |
33.5 |
79.0 |
| 7 |
McPherson College |
44.5 |
33.0 |
77.5 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
47.0 |
26.5 |
73.5 |
| 9 |
Tabor College |
46.5 |
24.5 |
71.0 |
| 10 |
Sterling College |
23.5 |
30.5 |
54.0 |
| 11 |
Bethany College |
27.5 |
21.0 |
48.5 |
| 12 |
Southwestern College |
32.0 |
13.5 |
45.5 |
| 13 |
York University |
23.0 |
12.0 |
35.0 |
| 14 |
Avila University |
10.5 |
23.0 |
33.5 |
About the Commissioner's Cup
In an effort to further recognize the achievements of its student-athletes and member institutions, the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference developed an award for the institution that performs the greatest over the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons. The KCAC Commissioner's Cup will be awarded annually as a symbol of excellence in athletics representing 21 championships. Member institutions can earn points for their finish of each varsity team in those 21 officially recognized conference sports.
Points are assigned based on regular-season finish for men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis. In football, points are assigned based on overall conference record in the regular season. In competitive cheer, competitive dance, cross country, indoor track & field, men's wrestling, men's and women's golf, and outdoor track & field, the conference championship meet results will determine point values. To be a conference sport there must be six member institutions competing in that sport at the varsity level.
Teams who finish in first place will be awarded a maximum number of points equivalent to the total number of teams competing in that respective sport. Point tallies will continue in reverse order until the last place team has been awarded its corresponding point value (i.e. if a sport only has seven teams, point values will be given from the maximum 7 to 1). When two or more teams tie for final placing in the conference standings, each team will be awarded the average of the respective placing. For example, if three teams tied for second place in a sport with 11 teams, those three teams will be given the score of nine points because those three teams are occupying the second (10 points), third (9 points) and fourth (8 points) positions in the standings. The sum of those three positions (27 points) divided by the three teams yields an average score of nine points for each of the teams.
Previous Winners:
2012-13: Tabor College
2013-14: Ottawa University
2014-15: Friends University
2015-16: Friends University
2016-17: Tabor College
2017-18: Friends University
2018-19: Friends University
2019-20: Kansas Wesleyan University
2020-21: Kansas Wesleyan University
2021-22: Friends University
2022-23: Kansas Wesleyan University
2023-24: Kansas Wesleyan University
2024-25: Kansas Wesleyan University
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