The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) released its first Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's Cup update for 2023-24.
 
With five fall sports in the books, Cal State LA holds a slim lead over Chico State, 26.45 to 26. Cal Poly Pomona (24.9), Cal State San Marcos (22.3), Stanislaus State (21.8), and Cal State San Bernardino (20.99) round out the top half of the standings.

 

Hiegert Commissioner's Cup - Fall Update
1	Cal State LA	26.45
2	Chico State	26
3	Cal Poly Pomona	24.9
4	Cal State San Marcos	22.3
5	Stanislaus State	21.8
6	Cal State San Bernardino	20.99
7	Cal State Monterey Bay	19.01
8	Cal Poly Humboldt	17.13
9	Sonoma State	15.08
10	San Francisco State	13.45
11	Cal State East Bay	11.95
12	Cal State Dominguez Hills	9.09

The Golden Eagles had a very successful fall campaign. Men's soccer went 10-1 in conference play to win the regular season title. Cal State LA added an additional point, which allowed them to lead the first Commissioner's Cup update when the men's soccer team won the CCAA Tournament Championship. The volleyball team shared the regular-season championship with Cal State San Bernardino. The women's soccer went unbeaten in CCAA play (5-0-6) to finish third.
 
Chico State swept the men's and women's cross country titles to earn the maximum of 13 points in each sport. It was the 21st consecutive CCAA championship for the men's team and the women's 13th in the past 15 seasons. Both soccer teams earned spots in the CCAA postseason, with the men's soccer team (11-2-7) advancing to the NCAA Super Regional.
 
All five of Cal Poly Pomona's teams earned top 3 finishes in the fall. The women's soccer team captured the regular-season championship for the first time in program history, finishing the conference season at 8-2-1. The men's soccer team placed second at 8-1-2, and the volleyball team tied for third (13-5). The men's and women's cross country teams finished second and third, respectively.
 
Cal State San Marcos' fall performance was highlighted by the women's soccer team, which captured the 2023 CCAA Tournament Championship. The team placed second in the regular season with an undefeated 6-0-5 record and did not give up a goal in the tournament en route to the title. The men's soccer and volleyball teams also earned CCAA postseason invites. In cross country, the women finished fourth, and the men placed fifth.
 
Stanislaus State had its best fall success on the course, where the women's team finished second, and the men took third. The women's soccer team earned the No. 4 seed in the CCAA Tournament with a 5-2-4 record.
 
Cal State San Bernardino's volleyball team collected 12.45 points for its share of the CCAA regular-season championship. It added another for its tournament title. The men's soccer team added the rest of CSUSB's points with a sixth-place finish. The Coyotes captured the final spot in the CCAA Tournament.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay (19.01), Cal Poly Humboldt, and Sonoma State (15.08) hold the next three spots in the CCAA Fall Commissioner's Cup standings.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay men's soccer had the program's best season. It defeated a top 5 Cal State LA team early in conference play and finished third in the standings. The women's cross country team registered the program's best finish, placing fifth, to earn seven team points.
 
Cal Poly Humboldt's best fall finishes came in men's cross country and women's soccer. The men's cross country team placed fourth at the CCAA Championships for the program's best finish since 2015. The women's soccer team finished in a three-way tie for fourth in the standings. It went on the road in the first round of the CCAA Tournament to earn the program's first CCAA postseason win.
 
Sonoma State is ninth in the fall commissioner's cup update. The Seawolves went to the CCAA volleyball tournament after placing fifth at 12-6. The men's soccer team missed the CCAA playoffs after placing sixth but being edged out on a tiebreaker.
 
San Francisco State (13.45), Cal State East Bay (11.95), and Cal State Dominguez Hills (9.09) complete the standings in the first Hiegert Cup update of the year.
 
Cal State San Marcos won the 2022-23 Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's Cup with 90.12 points. Click here to read the story
 
An institution's Hiegert Cup ranking is calculated using its top two conference finishes in the fall, winter, and spring sports seasons and the next two highest finishes, regardless of the season. The specific number of points garnered per sport is determined by the number of institutions sponsoring the sport. This fall update only includes the institution's top two finishes.
 
The next update for the 2023-24 Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's Cup will come at the end of the winter sports season. The winner will be announced in June.