SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Following a historic 2018-19 season, Stony Brook University has claimed the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup for the first time in school history, the league announced this evening at its annual awards dinner Thursday evening. University at Albany came in second place followed by UMass Lowell in third.

The Commissioner's Cup annually recognizes the strongest athletic program in America East as determined by a scoring system which rewards a school for success both during the regular season and championship competition in the conference's 18 sports.  

2018-19 Final Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup Standings
 

1. Stony Brook			419
2. UAlbany			396
3. UMass Lowell			276
4. Vermont			254
5. UMBC			224
6. Binghamton			220
7. New Hampshire			213
8. Hartford			203
9. Maine			155

Detailed Final Standings

Need to Know

• Five schools (Stony Brook, UMass Lowell, Vermont, Binghamton, Hartford) improved their standing from 2017-18.
• Stony Brook is just the fourth America East school to win the Commissioner's Cup (UAlbany, Boston University, Delaware).
• Stony Brook tied a conference record by winning six regular-season titles in 2018-19, a feat only matched by Boston University in 2010-11.
• The Seawolves also won three conference championships and had a pair of runner-up finishes.
• The Seawolves had a top two finish in all five of its fall sports in the league.
• The program surged at to the finish at the end, securing three regular season titles in the spring and backing it up with two tournament titles.
• After trailing by one point in the fall season, Stony Brook became the first school other than UAlbany to lead the standings after the winter season.

The scoring system for the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup is as follows: In sports where regular-season round robin competition is conducted, the first-place institution in the final standings receives four points times the total number of teams involved in conference play. The second-place institution receives four less points; third place receives eight less points, and so on. Additionally, the America East (tournament) champion receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place receives four less points and so on down to the last-place institution which receives two points. 

In sports where regular-season round robin competition is not conducted (cross country, track & field, swimming & diving), the first-place institution at the America East championship receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place gets four less points and so on down to the last place team which receives two points.