ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon held the top spot in the overall standings of the 2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup following the winter 2024 competition season (FULL STANDINGS BREAKDOWN AVAILABLE HERE).
 
The WAC awards its Commissioner's Cup to the school that performs the best in a countable 14 of the conference's 20 men's and women's sponsored sports from an academic year. Points are awarded by aggregate scoring based on regular season and/or championship finishes depending on the sport and the number of institutions that sponsor the sport. An institution that does not sponsor a specific sport does not receive any points.

Only the regular season was counted for the sport of basketball during the winter of 2024. For the sports of indoor track and field and swimming and diving, points were determined using the WAC Championship results based on the per sport scoring system. Affiliates are used as a placeholder in the standings or championship results but are not scored in the overall Commissioner’s Cup standings. Any team that earned an NCAA AQ from an WAC Championship was also awarded two points, along with a two-point bonus per round to any team that advanced in NCAA Championship play.

Grand Canyon registered 104.5 points to lead following the winter cup standings thanks to a conference championship in men’s basketball, women’s indoor track and field and a runner-up finish in the women’s basketball regular season. The Lopes added bonus points for the men’s basketball team’s advancement in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

California Baptist checked in with 90.5 points and in second place in the standings on the strength of capturing the conference women’s basketball title at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. California Baptist earned bonus points for women’s basketball as the WAC’s automatic NCAA tournament qualifier. The Lancers also finished third at the men’s swimming and diving championships.

Utah Valley placed third with 70.9 points after the winter following strong finishes at the  women’s indoor track and field championship and in the men’s basketball regular season standings.

UT Arlington was in fourth place with 60.1 points, Seattle U was fifth with 58.3 points, Southern Utah was sixth with 56.5 points,  Utah Tech was seventh with 56.0, Stephen F. Austin was eighth with 50.6 points, Tarleton State was ninth with 48.2 points, Abilene Christian was 10th with 42.7 points and UTRGV was 11th with 29.3 points to wrap up the winter 2024 season.
 
2023-24 WAC Commissioner’s Cup Standings – Following Winter Semester
1. Grand Cayon – 104.5
2. California Baptist – 90.0
3. Utah Valley – 70.9
4. UT Arlington – 60.1
5. Seattle U – 58.3
6. Southern Utah – 56.5
7. Utah Tech – 56.0
8. Stephen F. Austin – 50.6
9. Tarleton State – 48.2
10. Abilene Christian – 42.7
11. UTRGV – 29.3