Delaney Cup 2023-24
The Delaney Cup is my attempt at creating an all sports championship for the Big Ten Conference. It is, of course, named after former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney, and awards points for both team and individual performance within the Big Ten and at NCAA championships. A summary of how the points work is at the bottom of this page, and a full explanation, including 2022-23 results, can be found in the introduction post.
2023-24 Current Standings
| Rank | School | Sports Counted | B1G Standings | B1G Tourn. | NCAA Tourn. | Individual Pts | Total |
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 108 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 171 |
| 2 | Penn State | 7 | 110 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 153 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 110 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 153 |
| 2 | Indiana | 7 | 122 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 153 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 7 | 114 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 146 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 110 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 140 |
| 7 | MSU | 7 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 139 |
| 8 | Illinois | 7 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 122 |
| 9 | Iowa | 7 | 86 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 108 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 97 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 7 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 97 |
| 12 | Purdue | 6 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 |
| 14 | Maryland | 6 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Last Update: 4/22/2024
Next Update: Likely early May, after B1G Tennis/Golf/Lax championships.
School-by-School Breakdown
Michigan - 171
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Gymnastics (2), XC (3), Swimming (3)
Men: Football (1), XC (2), Swimming (3), Gymnastics (3)
Big Tourney: Football (C), Wrestling (RU), Hockey (RU), MGym (C)
NCAA Tourney: Football (C), Wrestling (3rd), Hockey (F4), MGym (F6)
B1G Individual: WSwim (3), MSwim (3), WIndTrack (2), WGym (4), MGym (4), WGolf (1)
NCAA Individual: MGym (Paul Juda, Floor)
Illinois - 122
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Illinois (1), Gymnastics (5), Volleyball (6)
Men: Gymnastics (1), Bascketball (2), XC (5), Indoor Track (7)
Big Tourney: MBB (C), MGym (RU)
NCAA Tourney: MGym (F6)
B1G Individual: MIndTrack (2), WIndTrack (3), Wrestling (1), MGym (2)
NCAA Individual: N/A
Indiana - 153
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Swimming (1), WGolf (1), Basketball (2), Soccer (5)
Men: Soccer (1), Swimming (1), Indoor Track (5)
Big Tourney: Soccer (C)
NCAA Tourney: WSwim (7th), MSwim (4th)
B1G Individual: WSwim (10), MSwim (10), MIndTrack (2), WGolf (1)
NCAA Individual: MSwim (Carson Tyler, 3m, 10m Dive, Brendan Burns, 100 Back)
Iowa - 108
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Basketball (2), Indoor Track (3), Field Hockey (4)
Men: Wrestling (3), Football (3), Basketball (6), Indoor Track (6)
Big Tourney: Football (RU), W Soccer (C), WBB (C)
NCAA Tourney: WBB (RU)
B1G Individual: N/A
NCAA Individual: MIndTrack (Rivaldo Marshall, 800m)
Maryland - 45
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Field Hockey (2), Basketball (6), Golf (7), Gymnastics (8)
Men: Football (7), Soccer (9)
Big Tourney: Field Hockey (RU)
NCAA Tourney: N/A
B1G Individual: N/A
NCAA Individual: N/A
Minnesota - 97
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Indoor Track (4), Gymnastics (4), Swimming (5), Volleyball (5)
Men: Wrestling (3), Hockey (3), Swimming (5)
Big Tourney: WGym (RU)
NCAA Tourney: N/A
B1G Individual: WSwim (1), MSwim (1), WIndTrack (2), WGym (4), Wrestling (1), WGolf (1)
NCAA Individual: WSwim (Viviana Del Angel, Platform Dive)
MSU - 139
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Soccer (1), XC (1), Gymnastics (1), WGolf (2)
Men: Hockey (1), Soccer (3), XC (3)
Big Tourney: WGym (C), Hockey (C)
NCAA Tourney: N/A
B1G Individual: WIndTrack (1), WGym (3)
NCAA Individual: N/A
Nebraska - 140
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Volleyball (1), Soccer (2), Basketball (5)
Men: Gymnastics (1), Indoor Track (2), Basketball (3), Wrestling (3)
Big Tourney: WBB (RU)
NCAA Tourney: Volleyball (F4), Rifle (8th), MGym (F6)
B1G Individual: MIndTrack (3), Wrestling (1)
NCAA Individual: N/A
Northwestern - 97
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Field Hockey (1), Golf (3), XC (6), Swimming (7)
Men: Basketball (3), Soccer (3), Football (5)
Big Tourney: Field Hockey (C)
NCAA Tourney: Field Hockey (F4)
B1G Individual: N/A
NCAA Individual: N/A
Ohio State - 153
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Basketball (1), Swimming (2), Field Hockey (4), Gymnastics (4)
Men: Football (2), Swimming (2), Wrestling (2), (Gymnastics (4))
Big Tourney: N/A
NCAA Tourney: W Hockey (C), Fencing (6th), MGym (F6)
B1G Individual: WXC (Addie Engel), WSwim (7), MSwim (2), MIndTrack (2), WGym (1), Wrestling (1)
NCAA Individual: Wrestling (Jesse Mendez, 141), MSwim (Lyle Yost, 1m Dive)
Penn State - 153
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Indoor Track (2), Volleyball (3), XC/Field Hockey/Soccer (4)
Men: Soccer (1), Wrestling (1), Football (3), Indoor Track (3)
Big Tourney: M Soccer (RU), Wrestling (C)
NCAA Tourney: Wrestling (C), Fencing (8)
B1G Individual: MSwim (1), MIndTrack (4), WIndTrack (3), Wrestling (5), MGym (1)
NCAA Individual: Wrestling (4, Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197), Greg Kerkvilet (Hwt))
Purdue - 75
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Volleyball (3), Golf (4), Swimming (6)
Men: Basketball (1), XC (4), Football/Swimming (8)
Big Tourney: N/A
NCAA Tourney: Purdue (RU)
B1G Individual: N/A
NCAA Individual: N/A
Rutgers - 55
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Field Hockey (2), Soccer (6), Indoor Track (7)
Men: Soccer (6), Wrestling (6), Football (8), Indoor Track (9)
Big Tourney: N/A
NCAA Tourney: N/A
B1G Individual: WIndTrack (4)
NCAA Individual: N/A
Wisconsin - 146
Sports Counted (ranks in paren):
Women: Volleyball (2), XC (2), Soccer (3), Swimming (4)
Men: XC (1), Indoor Track (1), Hockey (2)
Big Tourney: W Soccer (RU), MBB (RU)
NCAA Tourney: Volleyball (F4), WHockey (RU)
B1G Individual: MXC (Bob Liking), WSwim (2), MSwim (4), MIndTrack (5), WIndTrack (2)
NCAA Individual: WSwim (Phoebe Bacon, 200 Back)
Rules Summary
Big Ten Standings
Schools may count their top 3 men's sports, their top 3 women's sports, and one wildcard for Big Ten Standings points. In sports that maintain regular season standings, the points system goes as follows:
- 1st place: 20 points
- 2nd place: 16 points
- 3rd place: 14 points
- 4th place 12 points
- etc., subtracting by 2 points, 0 points for 10th+ place.
In sports that do not maintain regular season standings, the Big Ten Championship event is counted for standings points.
Big Ten Tournament Bonus
6 points are awarded for winning a Big Ten Tournament. 3 points are awarded to the runner up. There is a cap of 30 points earned this way.
NCAA Tournament Bonus
10 points are awarded for winning a National Championship. In bracketed sports, making the Final Four (or an equivalent, sport-specific major event, such as the College World series, which includes 8 teams) is worth 5 points. These bonuses are not cumulative.
In non-bracketed sports, the National Championship is still worth 10, finishing in the top 3 of the final event is worth 5, and finishing 4-8 is worth two.
There is no cap on NCAA Tournament Bonuses.
Individual Championships
1 point is earned for a Big Ten Individual Championship. There is a cap of 15 points earned this way.
2 points are earned for an Individual National Championship. There is a cap of 12 points earned this way.
Non-Big Ten Sports
NCAA Tournament bonuses will be awarded for both team and individual achievement. Team and Individual conference championships from non-Big Ten conferences do not earn bonuses.