MELBOURNE, Fla. – For the 15^th time since 1986-87, the Florida Southern men's athletics programs have brought home the 2021-22 Sunshine State Conference Mayors' Cup for the men's division. The Florida Southern women came in sixth in the standings, just a half point behind Saint Leo and a half point ahead of Rollins.
 
The Mayors' Cup was originally presented following the 1986-1987 academic year to recognize the annual SSC all-sports champion. The men's division recognizes competition in eight sports: soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, golf, tennis, lacrosse and baseball. The Women's Mayors' Cup recognizes competition in nine sports: volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, golf, tennis, softball and rowing.
 
The men finished with 57 total points, six ahead of second place Tampa. The last Florida Southern Mayors' Cup victory on the men's side came at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season. Golf and baseball earned the most points towards the total as they each brought home 10 points for their respective second place finishes in the conference. Basketball was next with eight points followed by soccer and swimming with seven points each. The seven points for swimming were the max points the team could achieve as only seven SSC members sponsor men's swimming. Cross country and lacrosse both brought in six points while tennis rounded out the scoring with three points.
 
Mayors' Cup scoring is based on regular season finish for sports with conference standings and championship finish for cross country, 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 SSC regular season standings so that points may be assigned. When head-to-head competition cannot break a tie Mayors' Cup points will be split.
 
The Moccasin men now have 10 more Mayors' Cups then the next highest program on the list. Florida Southern leads with 15 followed by Tampa with five. Barry, Florida Tech, Lynn, Rollins and Saint Leo have all won the cup three times in their histories while North Florida brought home the title twice before departing the conference.
 
The women, who lead the conference all-time with 12 Mayors' Cup victories, finished in sixth in the standings for 2021-22. Basketball led the way on the women's side with 10 points after finishing second in the league. Lacrosse also took second and brought home the second-most points among Mocs programs with seven tallies. Cross country and volleyball each earned six points while swimming picked up five. Golf and tennis picked up four points each followed by soccer and softball who each earned two points.
 
Tampa took home the cup with 71 points followed by Nova Southeastern with 63. Embry-Riddle (52), Lynn (48) and Saint Leo (46.5) round out the top-five while the Mocs came in sixth with 46 total points.
 
The women maintain their all-time lead in Mayors' Cup victories with 12 followed by Rollins with seven. Tampa just achieved its sixth women's cup while Barry has won four times. Former SSC member North Florida and Nova Southeastern are tied with two cups each while Saint Leo rounds out the list with one cup victory.
 
2021-22 Mayors' Cup Men's Division
1. Florida Southern – 57
2. Tampa – 51
3. Nova Southeastern - 44
4. Lynn – 41
5. Saint Leo - 38
6. Rollins - 36
7. Barry - 35
8. Embry-Riddle – 34.5
9. Palm Beach Atlantic – 30
10. Florida Tech - 26
11. Eckerd - 7.5
 
2021-22 Mayors' Cup Women's Division
1. Tampa – 71
2. Nova Southeastern - 63
3. Embry-Riddle – 52
4. Lynn – 48
5. Saint Leo – 46.5
6. Florida Southern – 46
7. Barry – 45.5
8. Rollins - 43
9. Palm Beach Atlantic – 30.5
10. Eckerd – 23
11. Florida Tech – 20.5