CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – At the completion of the League’s seven fall sports, Bucknell leads the Corvias Patriot League Presidents’ Cup race after capturing championships in women’s cross country and women’s soccer.
 
The Bison earned the regular-season and League Tournament titles in women’s soccer and captured their second consecutive women’s cross country championship, while qualifying for the Patriot League Tournament in field hockey and men’s soccer, giving them 43.25 points in the Presidents’ Cup standings. Lehigh, the 2016 League football champion, is second with 39.25 points. American (37.0) is third after earning the volleyball regular-season and tournament titles in addition to the field hockey tournament title and men’s soccer regular-season title.
 
Boston University (34.75), which won the field hockey regular-season title, holds a slight edge over Colgate (33.25), the men’s soccer tournament champion, for fourth place.  Navy (31), which won its fourth straight men’s cross country championship in October, is sixth. Army (29.75), Holy Cross (27.75), Lafayette (20.25) and Loyola Maryland (19.75) round out the League’s fall standings.
 
Lehigh and Colgate are tied with 17 points apiece atop the men’s Presidents’ Cup standings, with Bucknell (16.5), Army (14.5) and Boston University (14.25) rounding out a close top five. American (13.5), Navy (11), Loyola Maryland (10.25), Holy Cross (9) and Lafayette (7) round out the men’s League standings in order.
 
After a strong fall season the Bucknell women lead the pack with 26.75 points, with Lehigh (22.75) in second and a third-place tie between Boston University and American with 20.5 points. Navy (20), Holy Cross (18.75), Colgate (16.25), Army (15.25), Lafayette (13.25) and Loyola Maryland (9.5) round out the women’s Presidents’ Cup standings at the end of the fall.
 
Corvias Patriot League Presidents’ Cup points are awarded based on a team’s performances in the regular and postseason Patriot League standings. In cross country, golf, rowing, swimming and diving and track and field, the points are awarded based on the final team finish at the Patriot League Championship. Points for football are based on regular-season standings.
 
Navy has won the past three overall Corvias Patriot League Presidents' Cup titles, and has captured the crown in four of the past five years. Bucknell has won the overall title 18 times, while Army West Point is the only other team in League history to win the overall cup with four trophies. Navy also won last year's men's title, while Bucknell finished first in the women's standings in 2015-16.
 
2016-17 Patriot League Presidents’ Cup Standings
Through Fall – Seven Sport
Overall
Bucknell                             43.25
Lehigh                               39.25
American                           37
Boston U.                          34.75
Colgate                             33.25
Navy                                 31
Army West Point               29.75
Holy Cross                        27.75
Lafayette                          20.25
Loyola Maryland               19.75
 
Men
Lehigh                              17
Colgate                            17
Bucknell                           16.5
Army West Point              14.5
Boston U.                         14.25
American                          13.5
Navy                                 11
Loyola Maryland               10.25
Holy Cross                        9
Lafayette                          7
 
Women              
Bucknell                            26.75
Lehigh                              22.75
Boston U.                         20.5
American                          20.5
Navy                                 20
Holy Cross                        18.75
Colgate                             16.25
Army West Point               15.25
Lafayette                          13.25
Loyola Maryland                9.5