Dallas Baptist University has won the 2016-17 Heartland Conference Commissioner's Cup sponsored by adidas, claiming its second-straight cup title, as announced by the Heartland Conference league office today. DBU has won each of the first two Commissioner's Cups presented in the Heartland Conference.

The Patriots finished with a .757 average, .001 points ahead of last year's .756 average, after scoring 57.5 of a possible 76 points during the 16-17 season. DBU passed St. Edward's, who had been leading in the race for the Commissioner's Cup throughout the year, with a conference title in women's golf and a tied second-place finish in men's golf. Overall this year, the Patriots won four conference titles including championships in men's and women's cross country a co-championship in men's basketball.

"This is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of our wonderful student-athletes and coaches," DBU Director of Athletics Connor Smith said. "It has been another great year for Patriot Athletics and we are thankful for the opportunities we have to compete in the Heartland Conference and against so many great programs."

About the Heartland Conference Commissioner's Cup sponsored by adidas®
The Heartland Conference Commissioner's Cup sponsored by adidas® was instituted prior to the start of the 2015-16 season and honors the top athletic institutions within the conference. adidas® has sponsored the cup since the award's inception last season.

Commissioner's Cup points are awarded to institutions based on their finish within the conference's 13 sponsored sports. Based on the number of institutions participating in each sport, available points will vary. Regular-season standings are used for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball, while results of conference championship events are used to determine points in cross country and golf. In order for points to be awarded, there must be at least six schools competing in a sport.

Standings are updated three times per year following the completion of fall, winter and spring sports. The winner will be announced annually in June.