SAN MARCOS, Texas – After the conclusion of the winter sports' seasons, Texas State is tied for the top of the Vic Bubas Cup Standings, the Sun Belt Conference office announced. Along with Arkansas State, the Bobcats are leading the race for the Bubas Cup, which is the Sun Belt's all-sports championship and awarded to the top athletics department in the conference based on a points system.
Texas State and the Red Wolves have each tallied 70 points, putting them ahead of South Alabama (61) and App State (58).
The Bobcats are atop the standings thanks to a regular season title claimed by the men's basketball team – its second in as many seasons – and runner-up finishes by both the men's and women's indoor track teams. Texas State women's basketball, meanwhile, contributed seven points by finishing in the top half of its respective table.
The final 2021-22 Vic Bubas Cup Standings will be announced following the completion of the Sun Belt Baseball Championship in May.
The Bobcats have won the Bubas Cup once in school history, back in 2019.
The Vic Bubas Cup is named after the Sun Belt Conference's first Commissioner. Bubas was appointed the conference's commissioner on Oct. 6, 1976, and served for 14 years until his retirement in 1990. He led the conference during a period in which its membership increased from six to eight members and its sport sponsorship grew from four to 10 sports. Bubas was a three-time ACC Coach of the Year at Duke in the 1960s, taking his team to three Final Fours. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Bubas passed away in April 2018 at the age of 91.
Points for the Bubas Cup are awarded based on regular-season finish for sports that have a regular season conference schedule. Points are awarded based on Sun Belt Championship finish if that sport does not have a regular-season conference schedule. Points are awarded based on the number of schools sponsoring the sport. Institutions not sponsoring a sport do not receive points in that sport. Institutions tying for positions split the combined points of their positions.
For sports that have both a regular-season schedule and a conference tournament, one additional point will be awarded to the winner of the conference tournament, including an additional point for winning the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship.
For sports with divisions, the conference records of all teams are ranked and points are awarded regardless of divisional finish. Standings for the sport of women's soccer are determined by points rather than winning percentage.
Vic Bubas Cup Standings (as of Friday, March 11, 2022)
|
Rank |
Points |
WXC |
MXC |
WSOC |
VOL |
FB |
WITF |
MITF |
WBK |
MBK |
| 1 |
Arkansas State |
70.0 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
12.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
| 1 |
Texas State |
70.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
11.0 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
| 3 |
South Alabama |
61.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
13.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
| 4 |
App State |
58.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
6.5 |
- |
8.5 |
11.0 |
| 5 |
Coastal Carolina |
53.5 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
10.0 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
- |
3.5 |
6.0 |
| 5 |
Louisiana |
53.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
7.5 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
| 7 |
UTA |
52.5 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
- |
7.5 |
- |
10.0 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
| 8 |
Troy |
51.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
- |
12.0 |
9.0 |
| 9 |
Georgia State |
41.5 |
5.0 |
- |
8.5 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
3.0 |
- |
3.5 |
11.0 |
| 10 |
Georgia Southern |
31.0 |
1.0 |
- |
8.5 |
7.5 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
- |
6.0 |
3.0 |
| 11 |
ULM |
29.5 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
| 12 |
Little Rock |
27.5 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
