GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled the Joby Hawn Cup standings after the conclusion of the 2024-25 winter championships.

UNC Pembroke sits atop the men’s and women’s standings as well as the overall standings following the winter championships. The Braves won the women’s swimming and men’s basketball championships during the winter season while the women’s basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the conference championship.

In the men’s standings, UNC Pembroke is followed by men’s indoor track & field conference champion Converse University. The University of Mount Olive is third as the Trojans finished third in men’s wrestling and second in men’s indoor track & field. Men’s swimming champion and men’s basketball runner-up, Emmanuel University is fourth and Young Harris College rounds out the top five.

Following UNC Pembroke in the women’s standings is women’s basketball runner-up Francis Marion University while indoor track & field runner-up Converse University is third. North Greenville University is fourth and women’s basketball champion Belmont Abbey College rounds out the top five.

In the overall standings, the Braves are followed by Converse and Francis Marion while Mount Olive and Belmont Abbey round out the top five.

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 (90.3)
2 – Converse (82.8)
3 – Francis Marion (68.3)
4 – Mount Olive (65.5)
5 – Belmont Abbey (64.5)

Women's Joby Hawn Cup Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses

1 – UNC Pembroke (85.5)
2 – Francis Marion (80.0)
3 – Converse (77.8)
4 – North Greenville (71.2)
5 – Belmont Abbey (69.9)

Men's Joby Hawn Cup Standings (Current Top Five)
Rating % in Parentheses

1 – UNC Pembroke (96.6)
2 – Converse (89.1)
3 – Mount Olive (70.8)
4 – Emmanuel (65.2)
5 – Young Harris (63.2)