COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the first time in program history, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Department of Athletics has captured the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) All-Sports Competition Cup, totaling 906.0 points to finish atop the conference standings. UCCS edged second-place Colorado Mesa University by 34.7 points to claim the prestigious award.
"Winning the RMAC All-Sports Cup reflects our commitment to building a culture of excellence across every program," said UCCS Executive Director of Athletics
Nathan Gibson. "This achievement is not about a single team or season—it represents the collective work and consistency of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff over many years. The RMAC is one of the most competitive conferences in NCAA Division II, with institutions that excel nationally, which makes this honor especially meaningful as it is very difficult to attain. This accomplishment is a testament to what we've built and signals UCCS's continued emergence as one of the premier athletic departments in the RMAC and across NCAA Division II."
The RMAC All-Sports Competition Cup recognizes the institution that accumulates the most points throughout the academic year based on performance across four core sports and six wild-card sports. Core sports include football or men's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball, while wild-card points are awarded based on each institution's top three men's and top three women's finishes among the conference's remaining sports.
Points are awarded based on regular-season conference standings, with conference championship results used in sports that do not conduct regular-season competition. Ties are split evenly among teams, and point totals are rounded according to RMAC guidelines.
The Mountain Lions capped off the 2025-26 year with seven conference championships in men's soccer (regular season and tournament), volleyball, women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's indoor track and field, and women's lacrosse. Additionally, eight individual Mountain Lions RMAC received individual award, more than 230 were named RMAC All-Academic performers (29 RMAC All-Academic First Team), and 162 received all-conference honors (66 All-RMAC First Team). Three more UCCS teams claimed RMAC runner-up finishes: women's cross country, women's basketball, and men's outdoor track and field. The Mountain Lions' success extended beyond conference competition. Following the fall season, UCCS was ranked No. 1 in the 2025-26 Learfield Directors' Cup Division II Fall Standings, accumulating 289.50 points to lead all 124 NCAA Division II institutions. The ranking came after the most successful fall season in school history, with all five fall programs qualifying for NCAA postseason competition.
The Mountain Lions earned 338 points from their four core sports, highlighted by historic championship performances. Volleyball led the core sports with 97 points after sharing the RMAC regular-season title with MSU Denver. Men's soccer added 95.5 points while capturing its first regular-season championship in program history, also sharing the title with MSU Denver. Women's basketball contributed 90.5 points with a runner-up finish in the conference standings, while men's basketball added 55 points after recording the league's eighth-best finish.
UCCS dominated the wild-card categories, collecting 294 of a possible 300 points on the women's side and 274 of a possible 300 points on the men's side.
Women's indoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field, and men's indoor track & field each secured RMAC championship titles to earn 100 points apiece. Women's cross country completed the women's wild-card total with a program-best second-place finish at the RMAC Championships, adding 94 points.
On the men's side, outdoor track & field earned 93 points with a runner-up finish at the conference championship meet, while men's cross country contributed 81 points after placing fourth at the RMAC Championships.
After finishing third or fourth in the standings in each of the previous eight seasons, UCCS is also the first institution other than Colorado Mesa University or Colorado School of Mines to win the All-Sports Cup since 2012-13.
Colorado Mesa, the 2023-24 and 2024-25 All-Sports Cup winners, finished second with 874.8 points this season and won six regular-season titles. Colorado School of Mines was third in the standings with 833.5 points and three titles. Colorado State University Pueblo also surpassed 800 points this season, finishing fourth with 805.8 points.
2025-26 RMAC All-Sports Competition Cup Standings
| SCHOOL |
POINTS |
| 1. UCCS |
906 |
| 2. Colorado Mesa |
874.8 |
| 3. Colorado School of Mines |
833.5 |
| 4. CSU Pueblo |
805.8 |
| 5. MSU Denver |
699.8 |
| 6. Adams State |
669.2 |
| 7. Western Colorado |
640.8 |
| 8. Fort Lewis |
603.3 |
| 9. Black Hills State |
525.5 |
| 10. Colorado Christian |
508 |
| 11. Westminster |
482.5 |
| 12. N.M. Highlands |
458.5 |
| 13. Chadron State |
400 |
| 14. Soth Dakota Mines |
366.7 |
| 15. Regis |
351.5 |
Mountain Lions Year-By-Year in RMAC Competition Cup Standings:
| YEAR |
PLACE |
POINTS |
| 2025-26 |
1st |
906 |
| 2024-25 |
4th |
793.5 |
| 2023-24 |
3rd |
775 |
| 2022-23 |
3rd |
789.3 |
| 2021-22 |
3rd |
778 |
| 2020-21 |
N/A Due to Covid |
| 2019-20 |
4th |
496 |
| 2018-19 |
3rd |
793.5 |
| 2017-18 |
3rd |
797.5 |
| 2016-17 |
4th |
770.5 |
| 2015-16 |
4th |
747 |
| 2014-15 |
8th |
610 |
| 2013-14 |
6th |
600.5 |
| 2012-13 |
6th |
652.5 |
| 2011-12 |
12th |
484 |
| 2010-11 |
13th |
473.5 |
| 2009-10 |
12th |
461 |
| 2008-09 |
12th |
457.7 |
| 2007-08 |
11th |
555 |
| 2006-07 |
10th |
570 |
| 2005-06 |
10th |
580 |
| 2004-05 |
12th |
560 |
| 2003-04 |
11th |
550 |
| 2002-03 |
Tied-10th |
540 |
| 2001-02 |
7th |
560 |
| 2000-01 |
7th |
58 |
| 1999-00 |
10th |
48.25 |
| 1998-99 |
6th |
59.5 |
| 1997-98 |
9th |
49 |
| 1996-97 |
14th |
15.5 |
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
