Cortland takes 2025-26 SUNYAC Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Cortland wins the 2025-26 SUNYAC Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup for the third year in a row and the 20th time in program history with an average of 9.47 points. New Paltz finished second with 7.02 points and Oneonta was third with 6.96 points.
The cup was named for Dr. Patrick R. Damore in 2012 when he retired as the SUNYAC Commissioner after serving in the position for 33 years. Damore passed away at the age of 90 on May 23, 2021.
The Cortland men's and women's outdoor track and field teams won the 2026 conference championships for the second year in a row. The baseball squad and the men's lacrosse team finished the regular season No. 1 in the conference and went on to win the league trophy. The women's lacrosse team finished the regular season second and upset the No. 1 seed to clinch the conference crown. The softball team repeated as the SUNYAC champion as the No. 2 seed. The Cortland Red Dragons won 14 of the 22 conference championships in 2025-26.
The softball team finished the regular season No. 1 while the baseball team and women's lacrosse team was third. The women's lacrosse squad advanced to the SUNYAC semifinal. The Hawks stayed steady at second place in the Dr. Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup standings throughout the 2025-26 year.
Oneonta women's outdoor track and field team was the runner-up at the SUNYAC championship meet while the men's team finished fourth overall. The men's lacrosse team finished the regular season ranked No. 2 and advanced to the championship game. The baseball team was fourth while the softball team was fifth. The women's lacrosse team advanced to the SUNYAC semifinal as the fourth seed.
The Commissioner's Cup point system is determined by the 22 different conference sports in the fall, winter and spring. A 10-point system is used in each sport. The first-place team gets 10 points, the second-place team gets 9 points and so on. A team's regular-season finish will be added to their post-season finish and divided by two for their final total for that sport. The total number of points that a school accumulates is divided by the number of conference sports it has. This school total determines the overall winner at the end of the academic year.
View the complete Dr. Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup list here
2025-26 SUNYAC Dr. Patrick R. Damore Commissioner's Cup Final Standings
| Rank | School | Points Avg. |
| 1 | Cortland | 9.47 |
| 2 | New Paltz | 7.02 |
| 3 | Oneonta | 6.96 |
| 4 | Oswego | 6.09 |
| 5 | Plattsburgh | 5.78 |
| 6 | Buffalo State | 5.47 |
| 7 | Fredonia | 5.32 |
| 8 | Canton | 3.02 |
| 9 | Morrisville | 2.84 |
| 10 | Potsdam | 2.14 |
