Portsmouth, N.H. - After winning eight America East Conference championships, the University at Albany finished second in the 2010-11 Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup Standings, as announced on Tuesday, June 7 at the conference's annual meeting. 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 20 sports.
     Boston University was awarded the Commissioner's Cup by accumulating 388 points. The Terriers captured four America East championships. UAlbany scored 353 points and was second in the standings for the fourth time in the last five years.
     In the current academic year, the Great Danes registered conference championships in field hockey, women's volleyball, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, women's lacrosse, softball, men's outdoor track & field and women's outdoor track & Field. Field hockey, volleyball, women's lacrosse and softball advanced to NCAA Tournament play. UAlbany became the third America East lacrosse program to reach the NCAA quarterfinals.
     The Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup is named in honor of the first commissioner of America East. Haskell served as commissioner of the conference from 1987 until his retirement in 1997.
     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, tennis, track and field, swimming and 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.
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2010-11 America East Conference Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner's Cup
Standings: 1. Boston U. 388, 2. UAlbany 353, 3. UMBC 289, 4. Binghamton 281, 5. Stony Brook 268, 6. New Hampshire 226, 7. Maine 194, 8. Hartford 176, 9. Vermont 167.