Information from Summer McKesson
Atlanta, Ga. -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2006-2007 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College/Community College. The awards recognize teams throughout the nation that have the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the 2006-2007 season based upon nominations submitted by WBCA-member coaches.
"It always brings the WBCA esteemed pleasure to recognize such prominent women's basketball programs that have committed themselves on the hardwood and in the classroom," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "Each of these teams lead by example and have set a benchmark of success academically among their peers and in the sport."
The University of Mobile women's basketball team made the cut in the NAIA, coming in ranked 24th, with a 3.292 GPA.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NAIA is as follows:
| |
School |
2006-07 Head Coach |
Team GPA |
| 1 |
Dana College |
Brenda Mechels |
3.617 |
| 2 |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
Steve Brooks |
3.598 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Christian University |
Stephanie Findley |
3.591 |
| 4 |
Freed-Hardeman University |
Dale Neal |
3.559 |
| 5 |
Davenport University |
Mark Youngs |
3.552 |
| 6 |
University of Montana - Western |
Kevin Engellant |
3.538 |
| 7 |
Blue Mountain College |
Lavon Driskell |
3.512 |
| 8 |
Carlow University |
John Brown |
3.495 |
| 9 |
Mount Marty College |
Chuck Iverson |
3.484 |
| 10 |
Northwestern College |
Earl Woudstra |
3.449 |
| 11 |
Westminster College |
JD Gustin |
3.438 |
| 12 |
Berry College |
Jonathan Norton |
3.397 |
| 13 |
Campbellsville University |
Donna Wise |
3.394 |
| 14 |
Savannah College Of Art & Design |
Stephany Raines |
3.385 |
| 15 |
Huntington University |
Lori Culler |
3.367 |
| 16 |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Doug Porter |
3.360 |
| 17 |
Lewis-Clark State College |
Brian Orr |
3.358 |
| 18 |
Loyola University |
Mary Plaisance |
3.342 |
| 19 |
Doane College |
Tracee Fairbanks |
3.340 |
| 20 |
Montana State University-Northern |
Chris Mouat |
3.325 |
| 21 |
Midland Lutheran College |
Joanne Bracker |
3.312 |
| 22T |
Trevecca Nazarene University |
Gary Van Atta |
3.308 |
| 22T |
Cornerstone University |
Carla Fles |
3.308 |
| 24 |
University Of Mobile |
Martha Gore-Algernon |
3.292 |
| 25 |
Menlo College |
Caitlin Collier |
3.290 |
