TAMPA, Fla. (May 21, 2026) – The Sun Conference is pleased to announce Keiser University as the winner of the 2025-26 Sun Conference Commissioner’s Cup, securing the league’s top all-sports honor for the second consecutive year and sixth time in program history. The Seahawks compiled a conference-best point total across their top men’s and women’s sports finishes to outpace the rest of the league standings.
"The Sun Conference extends its congratulations to Keiser University on earning the 2025-26 Commissioners Cup," commented Sun Conference Commissioner Dustin Wilke. "This distinction reflects sustained excellence across our championship calendar, achieved through the commitment of the Seahawks' student-athletes, coaches, staff, and administration. It is with great honor that we acknowledge Keiser’s remarkable achievement.”
“Winning the 2026 Sun Conference Commissioner’s Cup represents the standard of excellence we strive for every day at Keiser University," said Keiser University Director of Athletics Kris Swogger. "This achievement reflects the commitment, sacrifice, and championship mindset shown by our student-athletes, coaches, and staff across every program. Accomplishments like this require a total team effort throughout the entire department, along with tremendous support from our university administration, whose belief in our vision allows our programs to compete at the highest level.
"Most importantly, we want to thank our student-athletes for the hard work, dedication, and pride they show each day in representing Keiser University. I’m incredibly proud of the way our department continues to compete at a championship level while representing Keiser with class on and off the field.”
Top Men’s Sports
- Men’s Soccer – Keiser remained among the conference’s top programs throughout the fall, advancing to the NAIA National Championship Second Round after posting a 16-0-2 overall record and 7-0-1 mark in conference play. The Seahawks also claimed both the Sun Conference regular season and tournament championships to earn 25 points toward the Commissioner’s Cup standings.
- Men’s Tennis – The Seahawks captured both the Sun Conference regular season and tournament championships while continuing their success on the national stage, making it to the NAIA Semifinals.
- Football – Keiser finished atop the Sun Conference standings for the fifth consecutive season, completing another undefeated regular season campaign before advancing to the NAIA National Championship game.
- Men’s Golf – The Seahawks secured another Sun Conference Championship title, claiming four of the last five conference crowns and repeating as champions with an even-par team score of 852 over the three-day event.
- Men’s Basketball – Keiser earned the Sun Conference regular season championship after finishing 13-3 in league play, contributing 17.5 points toward the Commissioner’s Cup standings.
Top Women’s Sports
- Women’s Lacrosse – After finishing second in the regular season standings, the Seahawks captured the 2026 Sun Conference Tournament Championship for the first time in program history and advanced to the NAIA National Championship semifinal.
- Women’s Tennis – Despite finishing second in the regular season standings, Keiser earned 20 points after claiming its eighth consecutive Sun Conference Tournament title before going on to win the 2026 NAIA National Championship.
- Softball – Keiser captured its first Sun Conference Tournament title in program history after finishing second in the regular season standings. The Seahawks concluded the year with a 39-17 overall record and 19-5 mark in conference play, earning 20 points toward the standings.
- Women’s Soccer – The Seahawks finished 19-3-2 overall and 6-1-1 in conference play, before claiming the 2026 NAIA National Championship, the third in program history.
- Women’s Golf & Women’s Basketball – Each program contributed 15 points toward the standings. Women’s golf finished runner-up at the conference championship, while women’s basketball placed second in the regular season standings.
In addition to leading the all-sports league standings, Keiser has also claimed five NAIA National Championships (women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, men’s lacrosse, and women’s tennis) so far during the 2025-26 academic year and were ranked sixth nationally in the winter NAIA Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.
Commissioner's Cup points are awarded in descending order to full Sun Conference members based on regular-season standings in conference sports plus an additional five points to the conference tournament champion. The point allocation, regardless of the number of Sun Conference members who sponsor the sport, will be 20 points for first place, 15 for second place, 12 points for third place, 10 points for fourth place, eight points for fifth place, seven points for sixth place, and so on.
The conference tournament champion for sports without regular season standings (M/W Cross Country, M/W Track and Field, and M/W Golf) received 20 points with the rest of the point allocations following the same format listed above; 15 for second place, 12 for third place, and so on. The points are then calculated by adding the top five men's finishes and the top five women's finishes for each full member school.
COMMISSIONER’S CUP STANDINGS
1. Keiser, 200 points
2. Southeastern, 187.5 points
3. St. Thomas, 156.5 points
4. Ave Maria, 131.5 points
5. SCAD Savannah, 126 points
6. New College of Florida, 97.5 points
7. Webber International, 85.5 points
T8. Florida Memorial, 76.5 points
T8. Warner, 76.5 points
10. Coastal Georgia, 60.5 points
Click here for the full breakdown of this year’s Commissioner’s Cup standings.
ABOUT THE SUN CONFERENCE
Now in its 36th year, The Sun Conference, a 501c3 organization, continues to be one of the most successful intercollegiate athletic conferences in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Under the guidance of Commissioner Dustin Wilke, the league sponsors championships in 24 NAIA sports. Learn more at thesunconference.com
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