HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- The University of North Georgia was presented with the 2023-24 Peach Belt Conference Commissioner's Cup at the league's annual awards dinner on Tuesday night in Hilton Head, S.C. The Cup is the second for UNG, the first of which came in 2017.

The Commissioner's Cup is presented annually to the best overall athletic department based on regular-season standings and select championships results from cross country, golf and track & field. UNG earned 75 of a possible 96 total points, a .781 rating which was the highest in the PBC.

The Nighthawks were among the most competitive athletic programs in the country in 2023-24, winning PBC regular-season championships in women's soccer, softball and men's golf. 

While PBC postseason success does not count towards Commissioner's Cup standings, UNG also won the PBC Tournament in men's basketball and women's tennis and the PBC Championship in men's golf with finals appearances in softball and women's golf.

The Nighthawks were also second in the PBC regular season in women's cross country, men's basketball, women's tennis and women's golf. Ten of UNG's 12 PBC teams finished in the top half of the final league standings.

The PBC Commissioner's Cup is determined by calculating the number of points possible to each school, given the number of sports they participate in, divided by the number of points earned during the year.  Points are determined by placement in the final regular-season standings in each PBC championship sport except cross country, golf and track & field, which points are decided based on placement in their respective PBC Championship.