Women's Basketball Earns Nation's Highest Academic Honor from WBCA
ATLANTA (July 20, 2022) – South Dakota State University, Fort Hays State University, Emerson College, Hastings College, and Dawson and Umpqua Community Colleges sit atop their respective divisions in the 2021-22 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls announced today by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Lady Broncos team GPA of 3.901 is also the best in the country at all collegiate levels.
ATLANTA (July 20, 2022) – South Dakota State University, Fort Hays State University, Emerson College, Hastings College, and Dawson and Umpqua Community Colleges sit atop their respective divisions in the 2021-22 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls announced today by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Lady Broncos team GPA of 3.901 is also the best in the country at all collegiate levels.
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.
This year's release also marks the first year in which all teams which qualified for the top 25 rankings with the minimum 3.0 GPA also are recognized for their academic accomplishment.
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NAIA
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | Hastings College | Jina Douglas | 3.901 |
| 2 | Iowa Wesleyan | Steve Williamson | 3.892 |
| 3 | Taylor University | Jody Martinez | 3.756 |
| 4 | Sterling College | Katherine Bassett | 3.750 |
| 5 | Grace College | Dan Davis | 3.703 |
| 6 | Carroll College | Rachelle Sayers | 3.695 |
| 7 | University of Jamestown | Thad Sankey | 3.687 |
| 8 | Tabor College | Shawn Reed | 3.664 |
| 9 | Columbia College | Taylor Possail | 3.647 |
| 10 | Lews-Clark State | Brian Orr | 3.645 |
| 11 | St. Ambrose | Krista Van Hauen | 3.639 |
| 12 | John Brown | Jeff Soderquist | 3.637 |
| 13 | University of Providence | William Himmelberg | 3.618 |
| 14 | Faulkner University | Reed Sutton | 3.609 |
| 15 | Point Park | Tony Grenek | 3.563 |
| 16 | The College of Idaho | Janis Beal | 3.554 |
| 17 | West Virginia Tech | Roger Hodge | 3.544 |
| 18 | Culver-Stockton | Janette Burgin | 3.538 |
| 19 | Embry-Riddle (AZ) | Michael Trujillo | 3.520 |
| 20 | Clarke University | Courtney Boyd | 3.493 |
| 21 | Indiana Tech | Jessie Biggs | 3.486 |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene | Lauren Glenn | 3.467 |
| 23 | Hannibal-LaGrange | Kelly Quigle | 3.463 |
| 24 | Mount Marty | Todd schlimgen | 3.459 |
| 25 | Montana Tech | Carly Sanon | 3.432 |
Special Mention: Peru State College, Ian Holleran, 3.422; Bellevue University, Dave Denly, 3.388; University of Rio Grande, David Smalley, 3.375; San Diego Christian College, Shawn Chaffin, 3.335; Benedictine College, Chad Folsom, 3.329; Kansas Wesleyan University, Ryan Showman, 3.324; Huntington University, Lori Culler, 3.261; University of California Merced, Sarah Hopkins-Chery, 3.157; University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in Saint Louis, Jeff Reis, 3.091.
