Cleveland State Awarded 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy Following Recalculation

Cleveland State Awarded 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy Following Recalculation

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INDIANAPOLIS (July 11, 2025) – The Cleveland State Vikings have been awarded the 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy and are the outright winners of the Women’s All-Sports Award. This is the third McCafferty Trophy for the Vikings and the first Women’s All-Sports Award honor. Youngstown State won the Men’s All-Sports Award.
 
In May, the League office incorrectly announced that Youngstown State captured this year’s McCafferty Trophy while Cleveland State, Milwaukee and RMU shared the Women’s All-Sports Award. Youngstown State was correctly awarded the Men’s All-Sports Award. The Horizon League team deeply regrets this significant error.
 
From the Commissioner:
“I apologize to our student-athletes, coaches, staffs and administrators. We made a serious and unacceptable mistake with the standings calculation of the prestigious McCafferty Trophy and the Women’s All-Sports Award,” said Horizon League Commissioner, Julie Roe Lach. “We strive to create major experiences and we fell short. Our staff is committed to a complete review of our internal processes. I am personally appreciative of the understanding from the leaders at our affected schools. We congratulate Cleveland State and celebrate their terrific success.”
 
Dig Deeper:
 
  • The Cleveland State women’s programs paced the Vikings as the volleyball team won the League’s tournament championship while women’s tennis and softball took home regular season titles.
  • On the men’s side for the Vikings, tennis collected the most points for the regular season and CSU claimed runner-up finishes in men’s basketball (regular season) and men’s golf (championship).
  • 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, men’s and women’s tennis, 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.
  • Corrected standings and point totals are listed below.
 
Corrected 2024-25 McCafferty Trophy Standings
1. Cleveland State – 43.5
2. Youngstown State – 41
3. Oakland – 39.5
4. Milwaukee – 34.5
5. RMU – 33
6. Purdue Fort Wayne – 22
7. Wright State – 21
8. Northern Kentucky – 18
9. IU Indianapolis – 17
10. Green Bay – 16.5
11. Detroit Mercy – 4
 
Corrected Women’s All-Sports Totals
1. Cleveland State – 23
2. Milwaukee – 20
3. Oakland – 19
3. Purdue Fort Wayne – 19
3. RMU – 19
6. Youngstown State – 17
7. Green Bay – 12
8. Northern Kentucky – 9.5
9. Wright State – 7
10. IU Indianapolis – 4
11. Detroit Mercy – 3.5