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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GPA RANKED NO. 1
7/20/2022 10:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State women's basketball was announced as the top academic team in NCAA Division I by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Wednesday. The Jackrabbits posted a 3.837 GPA for the 2021-22Â academic year, the highest single-year GPA in the program's Division I era.Â
This is the fifth time in the award's history SDSU has held the No. 1 ranking. The Jacks were most recently No. 1 in 2011 and also held the top spot for three straight seasons from 2006-08.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2021-22 season is the 27th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
"The WBCA family of coaches is committed to the student-athlete experience and celebrates these teams that have demonstrated excellence in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "This year's WBCA Academic Top 25 is a powerful list of teams and their head coaches who have winning cultures that prepare their student-athletes for success in life.
The full Division I WBCA Academic Top 25 is listed below.
-GoJacks.com-
This is the fifth time in the award's history SDSU has held the No. 1 ranking. The Jacks were most recently No. 1 in 2011 and also held the top spot for three straight seasons from 2006-08.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2021-22 season is the 27th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
"The WBCA family of coaches is committed to the student-athlete experience and celebrates these teams that have demonstrated excellence in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "This year's WBCA Academic Top 25 is a powerful list of teams and their head coaches who have winning cultures that prepare their student-athletes for success in life.
The full Division I WBCA Academic Top 25 is listed below.
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | South Dakota State University | Aaron Johnston | 3.837 |
| 2 | Robert Morris University | Charlie Buscaglia | 3.762 |
| 3 | University of Maine | Amy Vachon | 3.73 |
| 4 | Lipscomb University | Lauren Sumski | 3.725 |
| T5 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Kevin Borseth | 3.723 |
| T5 | Western Illinois University | JD Gravina | 3.723 |
| 7 | Boise State University | Gordy Presnell | 3.721 |
| 8 | Belmont University | Bart Brooks | 3.712 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | Lisa Carlsen | 3.681 |
| 10 | University of Northern Colorado | Kristen Mattio | 3.663 |
| 11 | Eastern Illinois University | Matt Bollant | 3.661 |
| 12 | Lehigh University | Susan Troyan | 3.654 |
| 13 | University of Wyoming | Gerald Mattinson | 3.628 |
| 14 | Arizona State University | Charli Turner Thorne | 3.625 |
| 15 | University of Portland | Michael Meek | 3.624 |
| 16 | Youngstown State University | John Barnes | 3.622 |
| 17 | Iona College | Billi Chambers | 3.621 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | 3.611 |
| 19 | Western Michigan University | Shane Clipfell | 3.605 |
| 20 | University of South Dakota | Dawn Plitzuweit | 3.588 |
| 21 | Tennessee Tech University | Kim Rosamond | 3.571 |
| 22 | University at Albany | Colleen Mullen | 3.57 |
| 23 | University of North Dakota | Mallory Bernhard | 3.56 |
| 24 | Bowling Green State University | Robyn Fralick | 3.554 |
| 25 | California State University, Northridge | Carlene Mitchell | 3.548 |
-GoJacks.com-
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