General | 5/22/2025 10:21:00 AM

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Behind strong seasons from its spring teams, St. John Fisher finished in second place in the 2024-25 Empire 8 Commissioner's Cup standings, released by the conference office on Wednesday. The Cardinals stood in fourth place after the winter season. 

Empire 8 newcomer SUNY Geneseo, which won 11 conference championships in the 2024-25 year, finished in first place with a composite score of 0.856. The Cardinals have finished no lower than second in the final Commissioner's Cup standings every year since 2017-18 and had placed first five years in a row entering the 2024-25 season. 

The Cardinals recorded 65 out of a possible 75 points (0.867) during the spring, on the strength of Empire 8 titles in men's and women's lacrosse and men's golf, in addition to runner-up finishes in softball and men's volleyball. St. John Fisher also won E8 men's soccer and women's volleyball championships during the fall season. 

Commissioner's Cup points are awarded based on each team's finish in the Empire 8 conference standings after the regular season and postseason. Points are awarded on a scale dependent upon the number of schools that sponsor the sport (affiliate members are not calculated into the point scale). A team's regular-season finish will be added to its postseason finish and divided by two for the final total for that sport.

Teams tied for a position in the regular season standings are ranked based on tiebreaker scenarios. The actual number of points earned is then divided by the number of possible points for each school based on conference-sponsored sports to determine their overall percentage.

Final Standings