The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) released the 2020-21 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls on Tuesday afternoon, and Tiffin women's basketball comes in tied for sixth in team GPA across all of NCAA Division II.
The Dragons posted a team GPA of 3.721 during the 2020-21 year, equalling Mercyhurst and Southwest Minnesota State for sixth on the DII list. Lubbock Christian University led the way at 3.783, followed by Ursuline at 3.780 and Fort Hays State at 3.764.
The achievement continues Tiffin's strong academic success in recent seasons. During the 2018-19 campaign, the Dragons led all of DII with a team mark of 3.809 and were fourth in 2019-20.
Tiffin was second to only Ursuline amongst GMAC schools, while Trevecca Nazarene was also top 10 with a 10th place finish. Kentucky Wesleyan was 23rd and Findlay 25th as the GMAC had solid representation at the conference level.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2020-21 season is the 26th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
Here is the 2020-21 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls for Division II. The head coach listed for each institution was its head coach during the 2020-21 season.
|
Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
|
1 |
Lubbock Christian University |
Steve Gomez |
3.783 |
|
2 |
Ursuline College |
Shannon Sword |
3.780 |
|
3 |
Fort Hays State University |
Tony Hobson |
3.764 |
|
4 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Karla Nelson |
3.750 |
|
5 |
William Jewell College |
Jill Slominski |
3.748 |
|
T6 |
Mercyhurst University |
Brooklyn Kohlheim |
3.721 |
|
T6 |
Tiffin University |
Miriam Justinger |
3.721 |
|
T6 |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
Tom Webb |
3.721 |
|
9 |
Lindenwood University |
Katie Falco |
3.718 |
|
10 |
Trevecca Nazarene University |
Chad Hibdon |
3.711 |
|
11 |
University of Montevallo |
Gary Van Atta |
3.710 |
|
12 |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Emilee Thiesse |
3.688 |
|
T13 |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Jennifer Pruett |
3.684 |
|
T13 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Lynn Plett |
3.684 |
|
15 |
Davenport University |
Rick Albro |
3.681 |
|
16 |
University of Mary |
Rick Neumann |
3.673 |
|
17 |
Chadron State College |
Janet Raymer |
3.662 |
|
18 |
Western Colorado University |
Lora Westling |
3.660 |
|
19 |
Winona State University |
Scott Ballard |
3.657 |
|
20 |
University of Nebraska Kearney |
Carrie Eighmey |
3.656 |
|
21 |
Truman State University |
Theo Dean |
3.650 |
|
22 |
Northwood University |
Jeff Curtis |
3.647 |
|
23 |
Kentucky Wesleyan College |
Caleb & Nicole Nieman |
3.646 |
|
24 |
Miles College |
Phillip Wallace |
3.639 |
|
25 |
University of Findlay |
James Wiedie |
3.637 |
Special Mention: Kutztown University, Janet Malouf, 3.852; Seton Hill, Mark Katarski, 3.857; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL), Lisa Wilson, 3.815; Pace University, Carrie Seymour, 3.764; East Stroudsburg University, Stephanie Del Preore, 3.743; Eckerd College, Paul Honsinger, 3.694; Southern New Hampshire University, Karen Pinkos, 3.692; Michigan Technological University, Samantha Hoyt, 3.685; University of the Sciences, Jackie Hartzell, 3.667.