Central Islip, N.Y. - The LIU Post Pioneers have been named the winners of the 2015-2016 East Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup. This marks the fourth straight year the honor has been awarded to the LIU Post athletic department. Under the direction of Director of Athletics, Bryan Collins, the Pioneers amassed 88.5 total points, to reclaim the Cup for the seventh time since it was established in 1994.
The Pioneers compiled a conference record of 96-52-2 (.647 winning percentage) in ECC sponsored sports and competed in ECC Championships in 14 of the 16 conference sports they sponsor. LIU Post men's and women's lacrosse teams and the men's soccer team came away with tournament titles and the Pioneers also picked up regular season championships in men’s soccer and men's lacrosse.
Roberts Wesleyan compiled 86.5 total points to narrowly finish behind LIU Post for second place finish. The Redhawks won six ECC championships for the second straight year. Their championships came in men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field. The Roberts Wesleyan women's soccer and women's basketball teams advanced to the final of their respective ECC Championships.
Queens and St. Thomas Aquinas round out the top three with a tie for third place with 76 points. The Knights won the ECC Championship in women's basketball, were runners up in men's and women's tennis, and also qualified for the men's soccer championship.
St. Thomas Aquinas won the ECC Championship in men's basketball and were Regular Season Champions in baseball. The Spartans also made ECC Championship appearances in women's basketball and men's tennis and finished no lower than third in the Men's and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field championships.
2015 - 2016 ECC Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings
| School | Points |
| 1. LIU Post | 88.5 |
| 2. Roberts Wesleyan | 86.5 |
| T3. Queens |
76 |
| T3. St. Thomas Aquinas |
76 |
| 5. Molloy |
70.25 |
| 6. NYIT | 68.5 |
| 7. Bridgeport | 55.75 |
| 8. Daemen | 54 |
| 9. District of Columbia | 47.75 |
| 10. Dowling | 47.5 |
| 11. Mercy | 36.75 |
The ECC Commissioner’s Cup
The East Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup is emblematic of the league's top program across its 18 championship sports. A new scoring system was established in 2013-14 to further reward programs that succeed in both regular-season and post-season play. The scoring system works as follows:
• Points for the number of schools whose teams compete for the post-season championship are split between the team that finishes in that place during the year and the team that finishes in that place in the championship.
• If a team is eliminated in the semi-finals or quarterfinals, its place is determined by its finish during the regular season.
• A school which does not sponsor a sport receives 0 points for that sport.
• Highest point total for each sport is the number of schools that sponsor that given sport
• For Cross Country and Track & Field, championship meet finish is utilized.
• Example: Team A wins regular season, finishes second in tournament: (11 + 10) / 2 = 10.5 points
• Example: Team B finishes fourth in regular season, wins tournament: 8 + 11 / 2 = 9.5 points
Past Commissioner’s Cup Champions
1994-95 College of St. Rose
1995-96 College of St. Rose
1996-97 Adelphi University
1997-98 Dowling College
1998-99 Adelphi University
1999-00 Dowling College
2000-01 Adelphi University
2001-02 Adelphi University
2002-03 Adelphi University
2003-04 University of New Haven
2004-05 Adelphi University
2005-06 C.W. Post/LIU
2006-07 C.W. Post/LIU
2007-08 Adelphi University
2008-09 Dowling College
2009-10 C.W. Post/LIU
2010-11 Dowling College
2011-12 Dowling College
2012-13 LIU Post
2013-14 LIU Post
2014-15 LIU Post
2015-16 LIU Post
