Oakland wins fourth-consecutive McCafferty All-Sports Championship
Lance Rinker
INDIANAPOLIS — Spurred by five conference championships, Oakland won its fourth-straight Horizon League All-Sports Championship, joining Notre Dame (1989-95) and Oral Roberts (1980-86) as the only schools to hold the James J. McCafferty Trophy for four consecutive seasons.
The Golden Grizzlies earned league titles in men's & women's cross country, men's & women's swimming & diving, and men's outdoor track & field en route to securing the 2017-18 James J. McCafferty Trophy, which is awarded to the all-sports champion of the Horizon League.
Second-place Cleveland State, which finished 14 points behind Oakland in the standings, earned three titles throughout the 2017-18 campaign: volleyball, men's golf, and men's tennis.
IUPUI, which won titles in women's soccer and women's golf, finished narrowly behind Cleveland State in third place with 35 points.
After winning the Horizon League's final championship of 2018, baseball, the Wright State Raiders edged out Milwaukee and Youngstown State by one point to seize fourth place in the standings.
Milwaukee and Youngstown State finished in a tie for fifth-place with 30 points apiece.
ABOUT THE AWARD
Named in honor of James J. McCafferty, who served as the conference’s first commissioner from 1979-80, the McCafferty Trophy is awarded annually by the Horizon League to a member institution compiling the greatest number of performance points, based on its finish in the League’s 19 championship sports.
For the sports of men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, softball and baseball, points are awarded based on combined regular-season (60 percent) and championship (40 percent) finishes. For all other sports, points are based on performance in the League championships.
2017-18 Final McCafferty Standings
| School |
Men's Points |
Women's Points |
Total Points |
| Oakland |
23.5 |
29 |
52.5 |
| Cleveland State |
22 |
16.5 |
38.5 |
| IUPUI |
10 |
25 |
35 |
| Wright State |
18.5 |
12.5 |
31 |
| Milwaukee |
10.5 |
19.5 |
30 |
| Youngstown State |
11 |
19 |
30 |
| UIC |
13 |
16.5 |
29.5 |
| Green Bay |
12.5 |
11 |
23.5 |
| Northern Kentucky |
9 |
4 |
13 |
| Detroit Mercy |
7 |
0.5 |
7.5 |
2017-18 Championships By School
Oakland (5) - men's & women's cross country, men's & women's swimming & diving, men's outdoor track & field
Youngstown State (4) - men's and women's indoor track & field, women's tennis, women's outdoor track & field
Cleveland State (3) - volleyball, men's golf, men's tennis
IUPUI (2) - women's soccer, women's golf
UIC (2) - men's soccer, softball
Wright State (2) - men's basketball, baseball
Green Bay (1) - women's basketball
All-Time McCafferty Trophy Winners
2018 Oakland
2017 Oakland
2016 Oakland
2015 Oakland
2014 Milwaukee
2013 Cleveland State
2012 Milwaukee
2011 Butler
2010 Butler
2009 Milwaukee
2008 Cleveland State
2007 Butler
2006 Milwaukee
2005 Milwaukee
2004 Milwaukee
2003 Butler
2002 Butler
2001 Milwaukee
2000 UIC
1999 Butler
1998 Butler
1997 Butler
1996 Northern Illinois
1995 Notre Dame
1994 Notre Dame
1993 Notre Dame
1992 Notre Dame
1991 Notre Dame
1990 Notre Dame
1989 Notre Dame
1988 Evansville
1987 Evansville
1986 Oral Roberts
1985 Oral Roberts
1984 Oral Roberts
1983 Oral Roberts
1982 Oral Roberts
1981 Oral Roberts
1980 Oral Roberts