2008-09 Champion Determination
Commissoner's Cup / All Sports Award
Criteria for the Commissioner's Cup in 2008-09 shall be based on participation
in eight men's sports and eight women's sports. Separate all-sports awards
will be presented in men's and women's sports. Each all-sports award will
be based on participation in eight of nine sports. The Commissioner's Cup
award is determined by adding the totals of the two all-sports awards.
Baseball
The MIAA baseball championship shall be awarded on the basis of the best record
of victories and losses of total league games played. The regular season champion
will receive the league's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Basketball (Men & Women)
The regular season champion is determined solely on percentage of games won and
lost. The conference tournament champion will receive the league's automatic
berth in the NCAA tournament.
Cross Country (Men & Women)
The MIAA men's and women's cross country championships shall be determined on
a point system. The league Jamboree will carry one-third of the value in determining
the seasonal champion while the league Championships will carry a two-thirds
value.
Football
The MIAA football championship shall be awarded on the basis of the percentage
of victories and losses of total league games played. The league champion will
receive the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Golf (Men)
The MIAA men's golf championships shall be awarded to the team finishing with
the lowest cumulative strokes in all conference matches. The
conference champion will receive an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Golf (Women)
The MIAA women's golf championship shall be awarded to the team with the lowest
cumulative strokes in six 18-hole rounds (four 18-hole Jamborees and two-day, 36-hole tournament) played in the Fall. The league's automatic
berth in the NCAA tournament will be determined from three 18-hole rounds played in the Spring.
Soccer (Men)
The championship shall be based on a point system which awards three points for
a win, one point for a tie, and zero points for a loss. League standings shall
be determined on the basis of total points accumulated in regular league play.
If two or more teams tie for first place at the end of the season, they shall
be declared co-champions. The regular season champion will receive the league's
automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Soccer (Women)
The MIAA women's soccer season is comprised of two components: single round robin regular season conference play and an
end-of-season conference tournament. The MIAA championship is based on a point system combining regular season
and tournament play. During the regular season, points are awarded as follows: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie,
and zero points for a loss. The tournament performance points are 3 points for a first round win, 6 points for
a semi-final win and nine points for a championship game win. The team with the highest combined point total (regular
season and tournament) is the MIAA champion and will receive the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. If
there is a tie, an MIAA co-championship will be declared and the NCAA tournament bid will be awarded the team that wins
the tournament.
Softball
Note: Changes are pending; see Conference Manual. Current Policy: The MIAA softball championship shall be awarded on the basis of placement points.
All teams tied in each ranking will split the total placement points given for
each place involved in the tie. The seasonal champion is determined by averaging
the top four team's placement points at the end of the regular season of doubleheaders
with their placement points at the end of the conference tournament. The league's
automatic berth in the NCAA tournament will be determined through a point system
combining the regular season standings and order of finish in the conference
tournament.
Swimming (Men & Women)
The team score at the conclusion of the league championship meet will determine
the MIAA swimming and diving league champion.
Tennis (Men)
The MIAA men's tennis championship shall be awarded on a point system which includes
dual meet results and tournament results. Two points are awarded for each dual
meet victory. In the MIAA tournament the number of points awarded for each place
shall be determined by a formula giving the first place team the most points.
Points shall be split in all cases where teams tie for places in the MIAA standings.
The team compiling the most total points at the end of the season shall be declared
the champion. If, for any reason, the MIAA tournament is not completed, the championship
shall be based on the standings at the end of the dual season. The conference tournament champion will receive the
league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA championship.
Tennis (Women)
The MIAA women's tennis championship shall be awarded on a point system which
includes dual meet results and tournament results. Two points are awarded for
each dual match victory. In the MIAA tournament, the number of points awarded
for each place shall be determined by a formula giving the first place team the
most points. The team compiling the most total points during dual matches and
MIAA tournament matches shall be declared the MIAA champion. If, for any reason,
the MIAA tournament is not completed, and a winner is unable to be declared,
the championship shall be based on the standings at the end of the dual season.
The conference tournament champion will receive the
league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA championship.
Track (Men and Women)
The seasonal championship will be determined on the basis of the standings from a mid-season True Team Jamboree and a
season-ending Championship Field Day with equal emphasis given to each.
Volleyball
The MIAA volleyball championship shall be based on the results of the regular
season double round robin finish. Co-championships will be awarded. The standings
in the double round robin will determine the seeding into the conference tournament.
The automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament will be determined by a combination
of regular season and conference tournament results.
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