FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Hope College holds the early lead in the 2025-26 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Commissioner’s Cup race, powered by top-two finishes in all six fall sports.

The fall update offers an unofficial snapshot of the Commissioner’s Cup standings. The award recognizes cumulative performance across the league’s 23 sports—11 women’s and 12 men’s—with each institution’s top-eight finishes per gender contributing to the final totals. The fall standings reflect results from three men’s and three women’s sports.

Hope earned outright MIAA championships in men’s cross country, men’s soccer, and volleyball. The Flying Dutchmen added a runner-up finish in football, while the Flying Dutch placed second in both women’s cross country and women’s soccer. Those results gave Hope 51 points through the fall season.

Calvin University is second with 43.5 points, supported by an MIAA title in women’s soccer, a runner-up finish in volleyball, and a tie-for-second in men’s soccer. Trine University sits third with 38 points behind an MIAA championship in women’s cross country and top-three finishes in men’s cross country and women’s soccer.

Kalamazoo College (28.5 points) holds a narrow edge over Albion College (27.5 points) for fourth place, helped by a third-place finish in men’s cross country.

Adrian College (26.5 points) ranks sixth, just ahead of Alma College (22 points). The University of Olivet (17.5 points) and Saint Mary’s College (12.5 points from three women’s sports) round out the fall standings.

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Rank	Overall Standings	Points		Rank	Men's Standings	Points		Rank	Women's Standings	Points
1.	Hope	51		1.	Hope	26		1.	Hope	25
2.	Calvin	43.5		2.	Calvin	19.5		2.	Calvin	24
3.	Trine	38		3.	Adrian	18		3.	Trine	22
4.	Kalamazoo	28.5		4.	Trine	16		4.	Albion	14
5.	Albion	27.5		5.	Kalamazoo	15		5.	Kalamazoo	13.5
6.	Adrian	26.5		6.	Albion	13.5		6.	Saint Mary's	12.5
7.	Alma	22		7.	Alma	13		7.	Alma	9
8.	Olivet	17.5		8.	Olivet	11		8.	Adrian	8.5
9.	Saint Mary's	12.5						9.	Olivet	6.5