ATLANTA – The Trevecca Nazarene University women's basketball team is ranked in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2013-14 season, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced. It is the first time Trevecca has been included as a NCAA Division II program. The team posted a cumulative 3.521 grade point average last season, good enough to be ranked 25th overall in Division II. ??

It is the eighth time Trevecca has made Top 25 since the WBCA started including NAIA schools in the Top 25 Academic listing during the 1997-1998 season. Trevecca was ranked No. 13 that year.

Trevecca's highest ranking was in 2012 when they were ranked third on the WBCA Academic Top 25 NAIA Team Honor Rolls after producing a combined 3.549 GPA for the 2011-12 season.

Trevecca WBCA Academic Top 25 Rankings
2014    No. 25  3.521*
2012    No. 3    3.549
2011    No. 11  3.440
2008    No. 13  3.444
2007    No. 22  3.308
2005    No. 21  3.322
2002    No. 18  3.345
1999    No. 22  3.243
*first NCAA Division II ranking??

The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA; and junior/community college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point average (GPA) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2013-14 season is the 19th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
 

Here are the top honorees by division, their head coaches and combined GPAs:

Division	Institution	2013-14 Head Coach	Team GPA
NCAA Division I	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Marsha Frese	3.628
NCAA Division II	Upper Iowa University	Carol Russell	3.801
NCAA Division III	Westminster College (Mo.)	Tracey Braden	3.642
NAIA	Mount Marty College	Tom Schlimgen	3.746
Jr/Comm College	Snow College	Natalie Visger	3.584

 

"Being a student-athlete is a challenging feat, but at the same time it is also very rewarding and to see the GPA's that these institutions have collected is impressive," said WBCA COO Shannon Reynolds. "The WBCA congratulates all of these student-athletes and their coaches for their hard work and dedication."? A team's GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of hours attempted by all team members in the academic terms (semesters or quarters) that the season spans.

 

Teams are nominated for the honor by a WBCA-member head coach. A team must have a 3.000 or better GPA to be nominated.? NCAA Division II? Upper Iowa University posted a GPA of 3.801 to lead all NCAA Division II programs. Five of the 25 teams that earned a spot on the honor roll advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament.?

 

Below is the complete 2013-14 WBCA Academic Top 25 for NCAA Division II

(** - NCAA tournament; * - left after season):

?Rank	Institution	2013-14 Head Coach	Team GPA
1	Upper Iowa University	Carol Russell	3.801
2	Ohio Dominican University	Lynsey Warren	3.793
3	Lindenwood University	Tony Francis	3.759
4	Colorado Mesa University**	Taylor Wagner	3.699
5	University of Indianapolis**	Constantin Popa	3.657
6	Montana State Univ Billings**	Kevin Woodin	3.656
7	Lubbock Christian University	Steve Gomez	3.648
8	Saginaw Valley State Univ	Jamie Pewinski	3.61
9	Ashland University	Sue Ramsey	3.605
10	Minnesota State Univ Moorhead	Karla Nelson	3.604
11	Drury University**	Molly Miller	3.599
12	Winona State University	Scott Ballard	3.593
13	Southwest Baptist Univ	Todd Voss*	3.584
14	Northwood University	Jeff Curtis	3.582
15	Seattle Pacific University	Julie Heisey	3.572
16	Southern New Hampshire	Karen Pinkos	3.569
17	Univ of Minnesota Duluth	Annette Wiles	3.563
18	Lee University	Marty Rowe	3.559
19	Merrimack College	Monique LeBlanc	3.552
20	Gannon University**	Jim Brunelli	3.550
21	Minnesota State, Mankato	Emilee Thiesse	3.540
22	University of Findlay	James Wiedie	3.531
23	Rockhurst University	Larry Park	3.523
24	Michigan Technological Univ	Kimberly Cameron	3.522
25	Trevecca Nazarene University	Gary Van Atta	3.521

 

About the WBCA:? Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as a sport for women and girls. For more information on the WBCA, visit wbca.org.