GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled the Joby Hawn Cup standings after the conclusion of the 2025-26 fall championships.
The football and women's cross country champion, North Greenville University sits atop the overall standings along by men's cross country champion UNC Pembroke. Women's cross country runner-up and women's volleyball semifinalist, Converse University is third followed by Lees-McRae College in fourth. Men's soccer champion and men's cross country runner-up, Young Harris College rounds out the top five.
UNC Pembroke sits atop the men's sports standings and are followed by Young Harris, North Greenville, Converse and Barton College. Converse and North Greenville lead the women's standings as they are followed by Lees-McRae Francis Marion University and UNC Pembroke.
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.
Overall Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses
1 - North Greenville (83.3)
1 - UNC Pembroke (83.3)
3 - Converse (81.8)
4 - Lees-McRae (70.8)
5 - Young Harris (69.5)
Women's Joby Hawn Cup Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses
1 - Converse (85.1)
1 - North Greenville (85.1)
3 - Lees-McRae (75.5)
4 - Francis Marion (74.5)
5 - UNC Pembroke (71.3)
Men's Joby Hawn Cup Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses
1 - UNC Pembroke (109.1)
2 - Young Harris (101.7)
3 - North Greenville (81.1)
4 - Converse (76.7)
5 - Barton (63.5)
This is Conference Carolinas
Please visit
ConferenceCarolinas.com to learn more about Conference Carolinas.
Twitter: @ConfCarolinas
Instagram: @ConfCarolinas
Facebook: Facebook.com/ConferenceCarolinas
#LeadingTheWay
#BodyMindSoul