Bloomsburg leads the competition for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s Dixon Trophy, the award given out to the league’s top overall athletic program.  The compilation of the standings are through the completion of the 2007 calendar year.

Bloomsburg leads the race with 69 points while Edinboro is just one-half point behind at 68.5.  IUP (64.5), California (60) and West Chester (58.5) round out the top five.  The next three spots are closely contested as Shippensburg sits sixth with 57.5 points, Slippery Rock seventh with 57 points and East Stroudsburg eight with 55.5 points.

Bloomsburg captured its first ever women's cross country title while adding a second-place finish in Eastern Division football.  Field hockey also contributed a second-place finish while wrestling took third at the PSAC Championships and men's cross country added a fifth-place showing. 

Just a half point behind the Huskies, Edinboro captured two men's titles in wrestling and cross country.  The women's soccer team advanced to the league semifinals for the first time in team history and the women's volleyball squad returned to the PSAC tournament after a one-year hiatus.  The women's cross country team also contributed with a third-place finish.

IUP captured two titles, winning its first ever field hockey crown along with its first golf championship since 2004.  The Crimson Hawks also finished as runners-up in Western Division football and women's cross country.  Women's soccer contributed with a fifth-place showing.

California generated its points through a women's volleyball championship and a share of the Western Division football crown with its perfect 6-0 finish, 13-1 overall.  A strong second-place showing by the women's golf squad along with a fifth-place finish by men's soccer contributed to the Vulcans ranking.

West Chester, last year's runner-up in the final Dixon trophy standings, is just 1.5 points behind California.  The Golden Rams captured PSAC titles in football and women's soccer, while adding solid showings in women's volleyball and men's soccer.

The presentation of the Dixon Trophy will take place after the spring sports season. The final determination of the trophy winner is based only on an institution’s best 12 finishes - the top six men’s and top six women’s placements. This year will mark the 12th presentation of the Dixon Trophy, named after F. Eugene Dixon Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education, of which all 14 universities of the PSAC are members.

Standings through fall:
Bloomsburg - 69 | Edinboro - 68.5 | IUP - 64.5 | California - 60 |
West Chester - 58.5 | Shippensburg - 57.5 | Slippery Rock - 57 |
East Stroudsburg - 55.5 | Millersville - 54 | Kutztown - 51 |
Lock Haven - 49.5 | Clarion - 44.5 | Mansfield - 18.5 | Cheyney - 6

The full sport-by-sport standings (.pdf) can be found by clicking here.