SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Following a wildly successful fall season, the University of San Francisco finds itself in second place in the latest Commissioner Cup standings.  Buoyed by conference championships in men's soccer and women's cross country, the Dons currently sit in second with 34.0 points, one behind overall leader BYU.
 
USF owns the top spot in the men's all-sports trophy race with 18.0 points, good for a one-and-a-half-point lead over Portland. In addition to their men's soccer title, the Dons posted a third place showing at the conference's cross country championships, earning eight points.
 
On the women's side, USF garnered 16 points overall.  Women's cross country captured 10 points via their convincing WCC championship title.  Women's soccer added five points, followed by volleyball who captured one point.
 
The next update in the race for the Commissioner's Cup will come after the men's and women's basketball seasons which will conclude at the 2018 West Coast Conference Basketball Championships, held March 1-6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. 
 
USF is currently 24^th in the nation with 90 points in the first set of fall DI and NAIA Learfield Directors' Cup standings.
 
The Learfield Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today.  Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA Championships.
 
The opening fall standings are based off the results from men's and women's cross country and women's field hockey.  The Dons took 90 points on the strength of USF's historic national runner-up finish two weeks ago in Louisville. 
 
The Dons are one of three teams from the WCC in the top-25 in the opening Learfield standings. BYU is currently sixth and Portland is tied with the Dons at No. 24. Michigan is currently first.

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