Conference Carolinas Unveils Winter Joby Hawn Cup Standings
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled the Joby Hawn Cup standings after the conclusion of the 2023-24 winter championships.
UNC Pembroke is atop the overall standings as well as the men's and women's standings. Belmont Abbey, Francis Marion, Converse and Mount Olive round out the top five of the overall standings while North Greenville, Converse, Francis Marion and Belmont Abbey complete the women's top five. Following UNC Pembroke in the men's standings are Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Francis Marion and Mount Olive.
UNC Pembroke sits atop both the men’s and women’s sports standings. Belmont Abbey follows the Braves in the men’s standings with Converse, Lees-McRae and a three-way tie between Chowan, Francis Marion and Young Harris rounding out the top five. North Greenville was second in the women’s standings followed by Converse, Mount Olive and Lees-McRae.
The Joby Hawn Cup is the annual all-sports award for Conference Carolinas. Hawn Cup points are awarded in each sport based on the order of regular season finish and the number of participating teams in each sport. The institution that finishes in first place is awarded points equal to the number of institutions that sponsor the sport. The institution that finishes in second place is awarded one less point than first place, the institution that finishes in third place is awarded one less point than second place and the process continues until the institution that finished in last place is awarded one point.
In addition, bonus points are awarded to the tournament champion (two bonus points) and runner-up finisher (one bonus point). The total points earned from all sports for each institution is divided by the total possible points (excluding bonus points) for each institution based on sports sponsorship for each participating sport. Institutions are ranked by the resulting ratio of points earned to possible points.
The Hawn Cup is named after H.C. "Joby" Hawn, who in 1962 became the first full-time Commissioner of what was then known as the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and now Conference Carolinas. Following his retirement from the conference in 1976, Conference Carolinas began awarding the Hawn Cup annually in his honor.
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Overall Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses
1 - UNC Pembroke (104.4)
2 - Belmont Abbey (70.1)
3 - Francis Marion (67.7)
4 - Converse (66.8)
5 - Mount Olive (64.0)
Women's Joby Hawn Cup Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses
1 - UNC Pembroke (102.7)
2 - North Greenville (72.7)
3 - Converse (72.6)
4 - Francis Marion (69.1)
5 - Belmont Abbey (66.7)
Men's Joby Hawn Cup Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses
1 - UNC Pembroke (106.6)
2 - Belmont Abbey (73.5)
3 - Chowan (66.0)
4 - Francis Marion (65.9)
5 - Mount Olive (62.9)