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Posted by Nancy Binger - Wed, Jul 7, 2010 - [ CCAC ] - Viewed 349 times

With the 2009-10 academic year in the books, Olivet Nazarene University has captured its third-straight Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Commissioner's Cup. The Tigers accumulated 94.5 points to find themselves atop the list of the 14 CCAC institutions.

Saint Xavier University finished second in the standings with 75.5 points, while the University of St. Francis placed third, just five points behind SXU. Judson University was in fourth place with 60 points. The fifth and sixth slots were separated by just a half of a point, with Robert Morris University gaining the advantage with 53.5 points, while Trinity Christian College had 53 points. Separated by just one point, Cardinal Stritch University finished in seventh place with 40.5 points and Illinois Institute of Technology landed in eighth with 39.5 points. Trinity International University was in ninth place with 29 points and Calumet College of St. Joseph rounded out the top-10 with 27.5 points. With six or less sports competing in the CCAC, the final four schools have a slight disadvantage. Purdue-North Central (9.5 points), Holy Cross College (8 points), Purdue University-Calumet (7.5 points) and Indiana University-South Bend (5) rounded out the standings.

The top seven teams claimed all the championships for all sports.

Olivet Nazarene claimed first place by capturing the regular-season and tournament titles in both volleyball and softball. The Tigers also won the men's cross country championship and both the men's and women's outdoor track championship. The men's soccer team finished third in the regular-season standings and won the tournament championship to contribute points to the total.

Saint Xavier won both the women's basketball division II regular-season and tournament titles and won the women's cross country championship.

St. Francis won the league's inaugural men's golf championship and earned the regular-season title for baseball.

Judson won the regular-season men's soccer title and claimed the Division II men's basketball tournament championship.

Robert Morris won the Division I men's basketball regular-season and tournament titles and also claimed the baseball tournament championship.

Trinity Christian's women's soccer team collected regular-season and tournament titles.

Cardinal Stritch's women's basketball team earned the regular-season and tournament titles for Division II, while the men won the regular-season title for Division II basketball.

The Commissioner's Cup is given annually to the member institution that collects the most combined points in relationship to placement in league-sponsored sports between its men's and women's athletic programs.

The final standings for the 2009-10 Commissioner's Cup can be found below:

1. Olivet Nazarene University 94.5 points

2. St. Xavier University 75.5 points

3. University of St. Francis 70.0 points

4. Judson University 60.0 points

5. Robert Morris University 53.5 points

6. Trinity Christian College 53.0 points

7. Cardinal Stritch University 40.5 points

8. Illinois Institute of Technology 39.5 points

9. Trinity International University 29.0 points

10. Calumet College of St. Joseph 27.5 points

11. Purdue - North Central 9.5 points

12. Holy Cross College 8.0 points

13. Purdue - Calumet 7.5 points

14. Indiana -South Bend 5.0 points