June 1, 2000

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Virginia Tech won its second straight Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Cup. The Hokies also earned the men's championship for the fourth time in as many years while Massachusetts took home the women's trophy for the fourth year in a row.

In all, Virginia Tech shared two regular season titles and won eight tournament crowns in amassing 161.5 points. The Hokies ended the women's lacrosse season in a three-way tie with Massachusetts and Temple for first place, and tied George Washington for the Atlantic 10's best baseball record. Virginia Tech also won tournament championships in baseball, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, men's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field. Their 80.5 men's points are an Atlantic 10 record and their 81.0 women's points were second to Massachusetts.

Tech will be leaving the Atlantic 10 Conference and joining the Big East beginning this fall in all sports except wrestling, which competes in the Eastern Wrestling League.

Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Cup Final Standings

	Team	Overall	Men	Women
1.	Virginia Tech	161.5	80.5	81.0
2.	Massachusetts	153.5	58.5	95.0
3.	Rhode Island	115.0	50.5	64.5
4.	Temple	107.0	44.5	62.5
5.	Dayton	95.0	39.5	55.5
6.	George Washington	94.5	43.5	51.0
7.	St. Joseph's	88.0	35.5	52.5
8.	Duquesne	82.0	46.5	35.5
9.	St. Bonaventure	81.5	52.5	29.0
10.	Xavier	77.0	36.5	40.5
11.	La Salle	75.5	34.0	41.5
12.	Fordham	47.5	23.0	24.5

Individual category leaders in BOLD

1999-00 Atlantic 10 Champions

Sport	Regular Season	Tournament
Baseball	SBU/VT/GW	Virginia Tech
Men's Basketball	Temple/Dayton	Temple
Women's Basketball	St. Joe's/GW	Xavier
Men's Cross Country		La Salle
Women's Cross Country	Massachusetts
Field Hockey	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Men's Golf		Rhode Island
Women's Gymnastics		George Washington
Women's Lacrosse	UM/TU/VT	Massachusetts
Women's Rowing		Massachusetts
Men's Soccer	Rhode Island	Rhode Island
Women's Soccer	Dayton	Dayton
Softball	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Men's Swimming & Diving	Virginia Tech
Women's Swimming & Diving	Virginia Tech
Men's Tennis		Virginia Tech
Women's Tennis		Virginia Tech
Men's Indoor Track & Field		Virginia Tech
Women's Indoor Track & Field	Rhode Island
Men's Outdoor Track & Field		Virginia Tech
Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Virginia Tech
Women's Volleyball	Temple	Temple

Regular season standings used to determine champion