For entertainment only! I’m doing the Southern Conference’s method again, although we all agreed last year that it has its shortcomings (especially when applied to the dynamics of the CAA). Still, it should be interesting to see how schools compare to last year. Hopefully, JoeyBagODonuts will do the America East Conference version again, too.

The Southern Conference’s method…
- Treats each sport as 10 points and awards points relative to the number of schools sponsoring a sport.
- For sports that have a regular season champ and a tourney champ, 2 points are awarded to the tourney champ.
-Only each school’s top 7 sports are considered (totaled and divided by 70).

It won’t be until the end of WBB that all schools have participated in at least 7 sports. Still, I’m dividing totals by 70 before then. At this time, only W&M has played 7.

SoCon method thru MCC, WCC, WSOC, FH, MSOC, VB, FB

.612 Elon
.600 Monmouth
.599 Stony Brook
.588 Delaware
.554 Northeastern
.533 Hofstra
.514 Charleston
.503 William & Mary
.376 Towson
.306 Drexel
.266 Campbell
.189 UNCW
.154 North Carolina A&T
.141 Hampton

The fall sports seem to favor the northern schools, but look at Elon. UNCW was low at this point last year and ended up on top.

Why penalize the schools that play more sports (which many fans of the major sports already consider a penalty in and of itself)? If a school wins a “minor” sport’s championship then they deserve points. It is not its fault if not all the other schools play that sport. You should divide each school’s total by the total number of sports each sponsors. In fact, that would be good ammo for those fans who call for a school to drop sports.

Adjusting fall sports standings to reflect points relative to number of sports played thus far UP TO 7 sports. For example, Drexel’s total is now divided by 30 (3 sports played), instead of 70. When a school has played 7 sports or more, the top 7 sports’ total will be divided by 70.

.720 Charleston 5 sports played
.714 Elon 6
.713 Drexel 3
.700 Monmouth 6
.699 Stony Brook 6
.686 Delaware 6
.647 Northeastern 6
.621 Hofstra 6
.527 Towson 5
.503 William & Mary 7
.310 Campbell 6
.270 North Carolina A&T 4
.264 UNCW 5
.197 Hampton 5

(01-01-2025 05:24 PM)OrangeCamel Wrote:  Hopefully, JoeyBagODonuts will do the America East Conference version again, too.

The scoring system is as follows: In sports where regular-season round robin competition is conducted, the first-place institution in the final standings receives four points times the total number of teams involved in conference play. The second-place institution receives four less points; third place receives eight less points, and so on. Additionally, the tournament champion receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place receives four less points and so on down to the last-place institution which receives two points.

In sports where regular-season round robin competition is not conducted (cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, etc.), the first-place institution at the championship receives two points times the total number of teams participating in the championship. The second-place institution receives two less points; third place gets four less points and so on down to the last place team which receives two points.

Great year so far for Elon. Basketball appears much improved as well. A strong Elon is good for the conference.

SoCon method thru MITF, WITF, MSWM, WSWM

.792 Delaware
.781 Northeastern
.743 Elon
.730 Monmouth
.692 William & Mary
.650 Drexel
.641 Charleston
.639 Stony Brook
.573 Towson
.550 Hofstra
.474 UNCW
.471 North Carolina A&T
.358 Campbell
.355 Hampton

SoCon method thru MBB

.797 Northeastern
.792 Delaware
.757 Elon
.750 Monmouth
.739 William & Mary
.672 Charleston
.656 Towson
.642 Stony Brook
.625 Drexel
.613 UNCW
.573 Hofstra
.427 Campbell
.405 North Carolina A&T
.395 Hampton

SoCon method thru WBB

.797 Delaware
.797 Northeastern
.787 Elon
.770 Monmouth
.769 Charleston
.762 William & Mary
.656 Towson
.648 Drexel
.642 Stony Brook
.639 UNCW
.604 Hofstra
.548 North Carolina A&T
.502 Campbell
.404 Hampton

Through Winter Sports, using the America East method:

SoCon method thru WGOLF

.847 Charleston
.816 Delaware
.797 Northeastern
.787 Elon
.770 Monmouth
.762 William & Mary
.737 UNCW
.656 Towson
.648 Drexel
.642 Stony Brook
.604 Hofstra
.581 North Carolina A&T
.569 Campbell
.404 Hampton

SoCon method thru MGOLF

.863 Charleston
.841 Elon
.816 Delaware
.797 Northeastern
.795 UNCW
.770 Monmouth
.762 William & Mary
.745 Drexel
.656 Towson
.642 Stony Brook
.633 Campbell
.604 Hofstra
.596 North Carolina A&T
.404 Hampton

SoCon method thru M&WTEN

.960 Elon
.937 UNCW
.882 Charleston
.841 Delaware
.805 William & Mary
.799 Monmouth
.797 Northeastern
.759 Drexel
.698 Stony Brook
.668 Campbell
.656 Towson
.651 Hofstra
.596 North Carolina A&T
.435 Hampton

SoCon method thru M&WLAX

.960 Elon
.937 UNCW
.882 Charleston
.849 Delaware
.844 Drexel
.834 Stony Brook
.805 William & Mary
.799 Monmouth
.797 Northeastern
.756 Towson
.687 Hofstra
.668 Campbell
.596 North Carolina A&T
.435 Hampton

SoCon method thru softball

.998 Elon
.937 UNCW
.902 Charleston
.880 Delaware
.852 Stony Brook
.844 Drexel
.805 William & Mary
.799 Monmouth
.797 Northeastern
.756 Towson
.716 Campbell
.692 Hofstra
.596 North Carolina A&T
.450 Hampton

SoCon method thru M&WOTF

1.020 Elon
.937 UNCW
.902 Charleston
.880 Delaware
.852 Stony Brook
.844 Drexel
.835 William & Mary
.834 Monmouth
.811 Northeastern
.795 North Carolina A&T
.783 Towson
.716 Campbell
.692 Hofstra
.566 Hampton

SoCon method thru Women’s Rowing
(Northeastern and Drexel get a bump.)

1.020 Elon
.937 UNCW
.902 Charleston
.880 Delaware
.874 Drexel
.859 Northeastern
.852 Stony Brook
.835 William & Mary
.834 Monmouth
.795 North Carolina A&T
.783 Towson
.716 Campbell
.692 Hofstra
.566 Hampton

SoCon method thru baseball (final)

1.020 Elon
.977 UNCW
.935 Northeastern
.905 Charleston
.880 Delaware
.874 Drexel
.852 Stony Brook
.835 William & Mary
.834 Monmouth
.795 North Carolina A&T
.783 Towson
.770 Campbell
.692 Hofstra
.566 Hampton

Final 2024-25 Standings, using the America East method:

(05-25-2025 02:02 PM)JoeyBagODonuts Wrote:  Final 2024-25 Standings, using the America East method:

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TEAM               PTS    Sports    Avg
Delaware           476    19       25.05
Elon               454    15       30.27
Monmouth           412    20       20.60
Charleston         408    12       34.00
Towson             391    15       26.07
William & Mary     377    18       20.94
Stony Brook        335    17       19.71
Campbell           330    17       19.41
Hofstra            326    16       20.38
UNC Wilmington     319    16       19.94
Northeastern       316    15       21.07
Drexel             312    12       26.00
N. Carolina A&T    218    12       18.17
Hampton            166    13       12.77

This one checks out with my general perception of Drexel's season this year.

That AmEast method is more complicated to compute and thank you JBOD for doing it. I don’t advocate for the SoCon method, but it’s kinda fun and interesting to watch how it shapes up as the winter/spring progresses. (Again, it only uses each school’s top 7 sports.)

I’m a little surprised Elon didn’t win both methods. Who gets the “trophy” with the AmEast way, Del or CofC?