Cortland Tops 2024 SUNYAC Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup Fall Standings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - After the completion of the 2024 SUNYAC fall championships, Cortland is at the top of the Dr. Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup standings with an average of 9.71 points. New Paltz is second and Oneonta is third.
Cortland finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in field hockey and women's volleyball. Women's soccer was ranked No. 2 and men's soccer was No. 3. The Red Dragons went on to win the 2024 SUNYAC title in men's cross country, women's cross country, field hockey, men's soccer and women's volleyball.
New Paltz entered 2024 postseason play as the top seed in women's soccer and was No. 2 in field hockey. The Hawks went on to win their second-ever SUNYAC crown in women's soccer. The women's cross country squad finished third at the SUNYAC championship meet while the men were fourth. New Paltz also earned points from the women's volleyball team (No. 4) and the men's soccer team (No. 5) advancing to the conference semifinals.
Oneonta men's and women's cross country teams both finished second at the 2024 SUNYAC championship meet. The men's soccer team was the No. 2 seed and the field hockey team was No. 3 after regular season play. Women's soccer also contributed points for the Oneonta Red Dragons after advancing to the SUNYAC semifinals as the sixth seed.
The Commissioner's Cup point system is determined by the 22 different conference sports in the fall, winter and spring. A 10-point system is used in each sport. The first-place team gets 10 points, the second-place team gets 9 points and so on. A team's regular-season finish will be added to their post-season finish and divided by two for their final total for that sport. The total number of points that a school accumulates is divided by the number of conference sports it has. This school total determines the overall winner at the end of the school year.
View the complete Dr. Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup list here
2024 SUNYAC Commissioner's Cup Fall Standings
| Rank | School | Points Avg |
| 1 | Cortland | 9.71 |
| 2 | New Paltz | 8.00 |
| 3 | Oneonta | 7.29 |
| 4 | Buffalo State | 6.25 |
| 5 | Oswego | 6.00 |
| 6 | Fredonia | 5.65 |
| 7 | Plattsburgh | 4.65 |
| 8 | Morrisville | 4.08 |
| 9 | Potsdam | 3.00 |
| 10 | Canton | 1.40 |
The cup was named after Dr. Patrick R. Damore in 2012 following his retirement as the SUNYAC Commissioner. Dr. Damore served in the position for 33 years.
