Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Athletics Tied For 3rd In Vic Bubas Cup Standings
4/9/2026 1:21:00 PM | General
Following Winter Sports cycle, Herd ranks highly among SBC programs
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Athletics is currently tied for No. 3 among Sun Belt Conference teams in the Vic Bubas Cup standings, the SBC released on Thursday.
The Vic Bubas Cup standings are the Sun Belt Conference's all-sports metric for determining its most successful all-around programs.
Marshall currently has 64 points, which ties the Herd for third with Coastal Carolina. Only Arkansas Sate (75.0) and James Madison (70) are ahead of the Herd and Chanticleers.
The Herd has seen consistent success in many of its programs, but the most success came from both men's and women's basketball, who scored 10.5 and 10.0 points for the department, respectively.
Men's Basketball finished at 19-13 overall and was one of six teams in a tie for second place in the league standings with the Herd earning the No. 2 seed in the SBC Tournament.
Women's Basketball also received 10 points for earning the No. 5 seed in the SBC standings. The team went on to win the WNIT Tournament recently to finish 28-9 on the year.
Marshall also saw success on the soccer fields in the fall with 16.5 points combined from Men's and Women's Soccer.
The Vic Bubas Cup is named after the Sun Belt Conference's first Commissioner. Bubas was appointed the conference's commissioner on Oct. 6, 1976, and served for 14 years until his retirement in 1990. He led the conference during a period in which its membership increased from six to eight members and its sport sponsorship grew from four to 10 sports. Bubas was a three-time ACC Coach of the Year at Duke in the 1960s, taking his team to three Final Fours. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Bubas passed away in April 2018 at the age of 91.
Points for the Bubas Cup are awarded based on regular-season finish for sports that have a regular season conference schedule. Points are awarded based on Sun Belt Championship finish if that sport does not have a regular-season conference schedule. Points are awarded based on the number of schools sponsoring the sport. Institutions not sponsoring a sport do not receive points in that sport. Institutions tying for positions split the combined points of their positions.
For sports that have both a regular-season schedule and a conference tournament, one additional point will be awarded to the winner of the conference tournament, including an additional point for winning the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship.
For sports with divisions, the conference records of all teams are ranked and points are awarded regardless of divisional finish. Standings for the sports of men's and women's soccer are determined by points rather than winning percentage.
Vic Bubas Cup Standings (as of April 9, 2026)
1. Arkansas State 75.0
2. James Madison 70.0
3. Marshall 64.0
3. Coastal Carolina 64.0
5. South Alabama 61.0
6. Louisiana 58.5
7. Georgia Southern 57.5
8. App State 56.5
9. Southern Miss 54.5
10. Troy 51.0
11. Old Dominion 43.0
12. ULM 39.0
13. Georgia State 36.5
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