Ohio Wesleyan University is tied for second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports title chase.
Ohio Wesleyan compiled 61½ points during the fall 2023 season, posting finishes of third or better in 5 of the 7 fall sports, including a conference championship in field hockey, a league co-championship in women's soccer, second-place finishes in men's soccer and volleyball, and a third-place finish in women's cross country. Battling Bishop women's teams scored a league-leading 40½ points during the fall season.
DePauw is in first place in the standings with 64 points. The Tigers won conference championships in football and volleyball. Wittenberg is tied for second place with 61½ points after winning the conference title in women's cross country and sharing the league crown in women's soccer. Denison is in fourth place with 55 points, followed by Wooster (45½), Kenyon (45), Oberlin (40½), Wabash (25), and Hiram (22).
The NCAC all-sports champion receives the Dennis M. Collins All-Sports Trophy, given annually to the school that performs the best across the NCAC's 23 sports. Eleven points are awarded for a first-place finish, 10 for a second, 9 for a third, and so on. Men's and women's performances are combined, exemplifying the NCAC's commitment to equity and balance among programs. Wooster won 3 of the first 4 all-sports championships, interrupted once by Denison. Ohio Wesleyan followed with a 6-year run leading to titles by Wooster (twice), Wittenberg (once), and Denison (9). The Battling Bishops won the next 2 titles and tied Denison for the crown in 2008-09. Denison is the defending all-sports champion.
Denison leads the way with 171 team championships during the NCAC's 40 playing seasons. Ohio Wesleyan is next with 160 titles, followed by Kenyon (137), Wittenberg (118), Wooster (85), DePauw (43), Wabash (33), Oberlin (26), and Hiram (2).
2023-24 All-Sports Standings (pdf document)