The symbol of conference supremacy is the 300-pound railroad bell which was donated to the SCAC by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. This bell, the "President's Trophy", is a rotating award and goes to the school with the best overall sports record for the year.

Past Trophy Winners


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2007
Contact: Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC Associate Commissioner

DePauw repeats as President's Trophy champion
DU Tigers nip Trinity by five points to retain Bell

SUWANEE, Ga. - In the closest race for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference President's Trophy since 1995-96, DePauw University picked up a program-first championship in men's tennis on the final day of the 2007 Spring Sports Festival and squeaked out a five point win for the league's all-sports trophy over Trinity University.

The DU Tigers led by five points heading into the 45th annual SCAC Festival and was able to hold onto that lead, despite Trinity taking home three of the eight championships decided over the course of three days.

Trailing by 10 points with only golf to be decided, DePauw finished second to Trinity's third on the men's side and second to Trinity's fourth on the women's side to earn the 855 to 850 victory.

The last time the President's Trophy was decided by a slimmer margin was 1995-96 when Trinity eeked out a 2.5 point victory over Rhodes College - 480 to 477.5

In all, the DU Tigers won five conference team titles this season, earning championships in men's and women's cross country during the fall, men's swimming and women's basketball during the winter to go along with the men's tennis title earned this past weekend.

DePauw retains possession of the league's all-sports trophy for the second consecutive year - a 300-pound bell donated to the conference in 1962 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. The bell is presented annually to the athletics program that accumulates the highest number of points towards the all-sports trophy and is displayed for one year on the campus of the winning school.

Trinity finished with seven team championships this academic year, adding both a men's and women's track and field title as well as a softball title with the women's swimming title won during the winter and the three fall titles earned in men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball.

As for the rest of the President's Trophy final standings, following DePauw and Trinity was Rhodes College with 685 points and Centre College with 677.5 points.

Rhodes earned its second men's golf title and first since 2004 over the weekend.

Rounding out the standings - Sewanee-University of the South finished fifth with 525 points as the Sewanee women won their first-ever outright women's tennis title. Southwestern University was sixth with 515 points, led by its women's golf team earning its first conference championship since 1999. Millsaps College was seventh with 367.5 points and Oglethorpe University followed closely at eighth at 362.5 points.

League newcomer Austin College picked up its first-ever SCAC title in baseball and finished ninth in the President's Trophy standings with 330 points. Hendrix College followed at 10th with 297.5 points.

Newcomer Colorado College, competing only in individual sports this academic year, was 11th with 245 points.


2006-07 SCAC PRESIDENT'S TROPHY FINAL STANDINGS
(Through the 2007 Spring Season)

Current Standings
1. DePauw University 855
2. Trinity University 850
3. Rhodes College 685
4. Centre College 677.5
5. Sewanee-University of the South 525
6. Southwestern University 515
7. Millsaps College 367.5
8. Oglethorpe University 362.5
9. Austin College 330
10. Hendrix College 297.5
11. Colorado College 245


Points Scoring System
1st Place 55
2nd Place 50
3rd Place 45
4th Place 40
5th Place 35
6th Place 30
7th Place 25
8th Place 20
9th Place 15
10th Place 10
11th Place 5


Men's Standings
1. DePauw University 420
2. Trinity University 417.5
3. Centre College 367.5
4. Rhodes College 332.5
5. Southwestern University 252.5
6. Sewanee-University of the south 240
7. Millsaps College 222.5
8. Oglethorpe University 182.5
9. Austin College 150
10. Hendrix College 140
11. Colorado College 125


Women's Standings
1. DePauw University 435
2. Trinity University 432.5
3. Rhodes College 352.5
4. Centre College 310
5. Sewanee-University of the South 285
6. Southwestern University 262.5
T-7. Austin College 180
T-7. Oglethorpe University 180
9. Hendrix College 157.5
10. Millsaps College 145
11. Colorado College 120

 

Men Soccer X-country Football Basketball Swim Baseball Golf Tennis Track Total
Austin 32.5 NT 32.5 10 20 55 NT NT NT 150
Centre 42.5 50 32.5 55 45 27.5 35 35 45 367.5
Colorado NT 45 NT NT 35 NT NT 15 30 125
DePauw 42.5 55 42.5 42.5 55 27.5 50 55 50 420
Hendrix 20 10 NT 27.5 30 12.5 15 10 15 140
Millsaps 10 20 55 42.5 NT 50 20 25 NT 222.5
Oglethorpe 32.5 15 NT 27.5 NT 27.5 40 20 20 182.5
Rhodes 25 40 42.5 15 25 45 55 45 40 332.5
Sewanee 15 30 25 27.5 40 12.5 25 40 25 240
Southwestern 50 25 NT 27.5 15 40 30 30 35 252.5
Trinity 55 35 50 50 50 27.5 45 50 55 417.5

Women Soccer X-country Volleyball Basketball Swim Golf Softball Tennis Track Total
Austin 35 NT 45 42.5 20 NT 22.5 15 NT 180
Centre 45 35 30 15 45 35 50 20 35 310
Colorado NT 50 NT NT 25 NT NT 25 20 120
DePauw 50 55 35 55 50 50 45 50 45 435
Hendrix 10 25 10 27.5 15 NT 40 5 25 157.5
Millsaps 15 15 20 10 NT 20 35 30 NT 145
Oglethorpe 20 10 15 50 NT 45 NT 10 30 180
Rhodes 40 40 50 42.5 35 25 30 40 50 352.5
Sewanee 25 20 25 27.5 40 30 22.5 55 40 285
Southwestern 30 30 40 27.5 30 55 NT 35 15 262.5
Trinity 55 45 55 27.5 55 40 55 45 55 432.5