Five Women's Basketball Programs Make the 2011 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll
ATLANTA -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Divisions I, II and III; NAIA; and junior college/community college teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point averages (GPAs) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2010-11 season is the 14th in which the WBCA has presented the standings.
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NCAA Division II
Fort Lewis, coached by Mark Kellogg, concludes an already outstanding 2010-11 season by not only finishing atop the Division II Academic Top 25 standings, but also by earning the highest team GPA (3.715) in all five divisions. The Skyhawks finished the season with a 28-2 record and won their first-ever Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship. They suffered an overtime loss to Adams State College in the NCAA Division II Central Regional.
Seven of the top 26 teams earned postseason berths in the NCAA Division II tournament, with No. 20 Michigan Technical University advancing to the national championship game.
Here is the complete 2011 WBCA Academic Top 25 for NCAA Division II (**-No. 9 Maryville University, St. Louis, was incorrectly listed on Division III honor roll on original July 11 release; teams originally ranked No. 9 through No. 25 have been re-ranked No. 10 through No. 26):
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WBCA Academic Top 25 |
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Rank
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Institution |
2010-11 Head Coach |
Team GPA |
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1 |
Fort Lewis College |
Mark Kellogg |
3.715 |
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2 |
Chadron State College |
Tim Connealy |
3.644 |
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3 |
Drury University |
Steve Harold |
3.590 |
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4 |
Winona State University |
Scott Ballard |
3.578 |
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5 |
Holy Family University |
Mark Miller |
3.577 |
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6 |
Truman State University |
Michael Smith |
3.571 |
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7 |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Pam Gohl |
3.568 |
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8 |
Montana State University, Billings |
Kevin Woodin |
3.553 |
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9 |
Maryville University, St. Louis** |
Chris Ellis |
3.552 |
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10 |
Seton Hill University |
Ferne Labati |
3.534 |
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11 |
Franklin Pierce University |
Stephen Hancock |
3.524 |
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12 |
Fort Hays State University |
Tony Hobson |
3.523 |
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13 |
Ohio Dominican University |
Nathan Bellman |
3.521 |
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14 |
Rockhurst University |
Larry Park |
3.513 |
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15 |
University of Southern Indiana |
Rick Stein |
3.511 |
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16 |
University of Minnesota, Duluth |
Annette Wiles |
3.484 |
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T17 |
Ashland University |
Sue Ramsey |
3.472 |
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T17 |
Urbana University |
Rob Phillips |
3.472 |
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19 |
University of The Incarnate Word |
Angela Lawson |
3.461 |
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20 |
Michigan Technological University |
Kimberly Cameron |
3.459 |
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21 |
Lake Erie College |
Robert Booher |
3.456 |
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22 |
Wayne State College |
Chris Kielsmeier |
3.452 |
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23 |
Regis University |
Linda Raunig |
3.451 |
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24 |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
Allison Kruger |
3.427 |
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25 |
Ferris State University |
Tracey Dorow |
3.417 |
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26 |
University of Nebraska, Omaha |
Chance Lindley |
3.405 |
