2014-15 Vic Bubas Cup standings

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On the strength of four Sun Belt Conference championships, the University of South Alabama was awarded the Vic Bubas Cup presented to the league's top member in competition across 17 sports on Monday at the Rosa Parks Museum as part of the league's annual spring meetings.

It's the Jaguars' 11th time claiming the Cup, the most for any school since the conference's inception in 1976, as well as the program's first all-sports championship since the 1999-2000 season.

USA scored a total of 106 points, edging out Texas State by 1½ points while finish two ahead of Texas-Arlington.  Four Jaguar programs — soccer and men's cross country in the fall, baseball and women's tennis this spring — won league championships, while seven others finished among the top half of the standings.  The Jag softball team, which advanced to its fourth NCAA Regional championship game in a row, finished second in the regular season before winning the SBC Tournament, with the men's tennis program advancing to the conference tournament championship and football tying for third en route to the school's first-ever postseason bowl appearance.  Other USA programs finishing in the top half of the league included men's basketball, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and men's golf.

The four Sun Belt titles were the most for the athletics program since collecting four in 2002-03.

"Receiving this award is extremely rewarding considering the excellent athletic programs and leadership we are competing against in the Sun Belt Conference," commented Jaguar Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann.  "It is truly a team award that recognizes the efforts of 17 sports, 380 student-athletes, 12 head coaches, dozens of assistant coaches and support personnel, USA students, administration, faculty and staff, and tens of thousands of alumni, season-ticket holders, donors, sponsors and all those proud to be a Jaguar. 

"Everyone who is unified in our vision of excellence has earned a piece of this."

Vic Bubas Cup points are awarded based strictly on regular season finish for sports that have a regular season conference schedule, while for those sports that do not have a regular season league schedule points are awarded based on Sun Belt Championship finish.  Total points numbers are awarded based on the number of schools sponsoring the sport, and institutions not sponsoring a sport do not receive points in that sport.  Also, institutions tying for positions split the combined points of their positions.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

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