Salem Finishes in 6th in President's Cup Standings

Posted: Apr 19, 2018

Following the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season of USA South Athletic Conference competition, the final standings for the Overall, Men's and Women's Presidents Cups have been released. Piedmont College has captured both the Overall and Women's Cups while Methodist University earns the Men's Cup. This year is the 13th year the USA South will present an Overall, a Men's and a Women's Presidents Cup.

The USA South Presidents Cup symbolizes the league's women's athletic program each year. The Presidents Cup is awarded by a points system where the first place team in each sport will be awarded the number of points that corresponds to the number of schools that sponsor teams in that sport. The second place team receives one point less than the first place team and so on, down to one point for the last place team that competes. Additionally, for all sports with the exception of football which has no post-season play, bonus points will be up for grabs. The team winning the USA South Tournament Championship will receive two bonus points for that sport while the runner-up will receive one bonus point. In the sports of golf and cross country, the athlete placing first will earn two bonus points for his/her institution while the runner-up will earn one bonus point. If athletes from the same institution place first and second, that institution will earn the two bonus points for the first place finish only. Finally, for those sports with divisional standings, the Presidents Cup points are separated by divisions.

The awarding of an Overall Presidents Cup began at the conclusion of the 1978-79 season. Following the 2004-05 season, the Conference presented separate Men's and Women's Presidents Cups in lieu of an Overall Cup. The following year the Conference reinstated the Overall Cup along with the Men's and Women's Cups.

The final 2017-18 USA South Presidents Cup standings follow:

 
 

Final 2017-18 Women's Presidents Cup Standings

Rank

TEAM 

WXC

WS(E)

WS(W)

VB(E)

VB(W)

WBB(E)

WBB(W)

SB(E)

SB(W)

WT(E)

WT(W)

WL

Total

1.

Piedmont

13

-

7.5

-

7

-

9.5

-

8

-

9

10

64.0

2.

Meredith

10

8.5

-

7

-

4

-

8

-

7

-

12

56.5

3.

Covenant

15

-

6

-

11

-

5.5

-

5.5

-

7

-

50.0

4.

Maryville

11

-

7.5

-

8

-

7.5

-

11

-

4

-

49.0

5.

Methodist

14

7

-

5

-

2

-

2.5

-

10

-

8

48.5

6.

Salem

7

7.5

-

6

-

5

-

10

-

5

-

2

42.0

7.

Huntingdon

6

-

5

-

5

-

5.5

-

5.5

-

8

3

38.0

8.

Berea

15

-

2

-

3

-

10

-

2.5

-

3

-

35.5

9.

Averett

-

2

-

10

-

7

-

6

-

5

-

5

35.0

10.

N.C. Wesleyan

5

3.5

-

3

-

6

-

6

-

10

-

1

34.5

11.

Ferrum

3

3.5

-

2

-

8.5

-

6

-

5

-

6

34.0

t-12.

Greensboro

-

6

-

4

-

8.5

-

2.5

-

3

-

7

31.0

t-12.

LaGrange

4

-

1

-

6

-

4

-

7

-

5

4

31.0

14.

Agnes Scott

9

-

4

-

4

-

3

-

2.5

-

6

-

28.5

15.

William Peace

1

1

-

8

-

3

-

4

-

1.5

-

-

18.5

16.

Wesleyan

2

-

3

-

-

-

2

-

4

-

2

-

13.0

17.

Mary Baldwin

8

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1.5

-

-

12.5

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Brevard*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Pfeiffer*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*not eligible due Div. III reclassifying status.