Long Beach State holds the early lead in the 2010-11 Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup race after the conclusion of conference play during the fall sports season.  The 49ers did not win a title during the fall, but had high finishes throughout the season to give them the lead with an average of 137.5 points.  The 49ers placed second in Women’s Soccer and Women’s Volleyball, third in Women’s Cross Country and fourth in Men’s Cross Country.

UC Santa Barbara, the current cup holder, rests in second place with a 126.0-point average led by a Women’s Cross Country title.   The Gauchos also finished second in Men’s Soccer, third in Men’s Cross Country and fourth in Women’s Volleyball.

Cal Poly is in third place with a 118.0-point average led by a pair of second place finishes in Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Cross Country.

UC Irvine, UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton take up the next three spots in the standings thanks to league titles during the fall.  The Anteaters won regular season titles in Men’s and Women’s Soccer.  UC Davis won its first Men’s Cross Country title and Cal State Fullerton won its first Women’s Volleyball title.

The Big West Commissioner’s Cup, which started during the 1998-99 season, is presented at the end of the spring season to the institution with the top overall point average tallied from Big West Conference Championships.  To determine the champion for the Commissioner’s Cup, total points are summed and divided by the number of championships in which each institution competes.  Each sport champion is also given a 20-point bonus.