Tampa Claims the 2024-25 SSC Women’s Mayors’ Cup
The Spartans capture a record-setting fifth consecutive Mayors' Cup
Phil Wood | Sunshine State Conference
MELBOURNE, Fla. - The University of Tampa has captured the women's division of the Sunshine State Conference Mayors' Cup all-sports trophy. It marks the Spartans' fifth consecutive women's Mayors' Cup and the ninth overall.
Since its inception in the 1986-87 academic year, the SSC's all-sports trophy has symbolized excellence and sportsmanship. The trophy earned its name from the Mayors of member school communities who initially sponsored the award, a tradition that continues today.
SSC Mayors' Cup History |
2024-25 Points Breakdown (PDF)
The Spartans scored 73.5 points across 12 conference sports to win their fifth straight title, breaking Florida Southern's record of four consecutive Mayor's Cup wins from 1986-87 to 1989-90. A solid fall saw UT score 17 points after finishing tied for second in the volleyball standings and third at the cross country championships. In the winter, Tampa scored 17 points by securing the conference championship in swimming and finishing as the runner-up in basketball cup points after a tiebreaker.
The Spartans notched 39.5 points in the spring, the majority of which came from a fourth consecutive softball championship. The Spartans also won the inaugural outdoor track and beach volleyball championships and tied for first in the lacrosse standings. Overall, the Spartans tallied first or second place cup points in six sports during the 2024-25 academic year.
Nova Southeastern finished narrowly in second after scoring 71 points. The Sharks won the cross country and golf titles and finished second in swimming. Embry-Riddle ended the academic year in third place with 62 points. The Eagles accrued most of their points from earning a share of the basketball regular season championship, a lacrosse regular season tri-championship, a second-place finish at the outdoor track meet, and a tie for second in the tennis standings.
2024-25 Mayors' Cup Women's Division
1. Tampa - 73.5
2. Nova Southeastern - 71
3. Embry-Riddle - 62
4. Lynn - 57
5. Barry - 50
6. Florida Southern - 46.5
7. Rollins - 42
8. Saint Leo - 41.5
9. Eckerd - 31.5
T10. Florida Tech - 31
T10. Palm Beach Atlantic - 31
Mayors' Cup Scoring
Mayors' Cup scoring is based on regular season finish for sports with conference standings and championship finish for cross country, outdoor track, golf, rowing, and swimming. For sports where all schools compete, scoring begins with 11 points awarded for finishing first to one point for finishing 11th. In sports where fewer than 11 teams compete, first-place points will be awarded based on the number of teams competing. Head-to-head results will break ties in the SSC regular season standings so that points may be assigned. When head-to-head competition cannot break a tie, the Mayors' Cup points will be split.