HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Boasting conference crowns in three sports, as well as runner-up finishes in a trio of others, UNC Pembroke settled into fourth place in the final 2018 PBC Commissioner's Cup standings that were released at the league's annual awards dinner in Hilton Head, S.C.
 
The fourth-place showing is the second-highest finish for the department in its 25-year membership in the league. The Braves finished a department-best third in the final 2016-17 PBC Commissioner's Cup Standings. The finishes mark the best two-year performance stretch for the department since joining the league, as well as the NCAA Division II ranks, prior to the 1992-93 athletic season.
 
Seven of UNCP's 16 varsity athletic teams were represented in the NCAA postseason in 2017-18, including team appearances by the soccer, men's basketball and baseball squads. The wrestling team sent four student-athletes to the NCAA Championships in March, while the women's track & field team had a pair of student-athletes compete at that championship event last week. The men's cross country and men's track & field teams also sent a representative to the NCAA postseason as well.
 
The Braves captured conference crowns in soccer, men's basketball and wrestling (Eastern College Athletic Conference) during the 2017-18 athletic season, while the men's cross country, golf and men's track & field squads registered runner-up finishes at their respective PBC Championships event.