ATLANTA – The Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team held the No. 14 spot in the 2016-17 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll when the WBCA announced it Wednesday morning.
The Penmen, whose 3.602 grade-point average was tops in the Northeast-10 this season, are the only NE10 team in the Academic Top 25 and are the top-ranked squad of the two teams from the East Region. The University of the Sciences claimed the No. 17 spot with a 3.581 GPA.
Emporia State led NCAA Division II members with a 3.744 GPA.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II, and III; NAIA and junior/community 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 2016-17 season is the 22nd in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
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2016-17 WBCA Division II Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll
|
Rank
|
Institution
|
GPA
|
|
1
|
Emporia State University
|
3.744
|
|
2
|
Michigan Technological University
|
3.736
|
|
3
|
Minnesota State University, Mankato
|
3.728
|
|
T4
|
Lubbock Christian University
|
3.723
|
|
T4
|
Maryville University
|
3.723
|
|
6
|
Seton Hill University
|
3.722
|
|
T7
|
Ohio Dominican University
|
3.717
|
|
T7
|
Pittsburg State University
|
3.717
|
|
9
|
Nova Southeastern University
|
3.706
|
|
10
|
Grand Valley State University
|
3.669
|
|
11
|
Northwood University
|
3.664
|
|
12
|
University of Southern Indiana
|
3.640
|
|
13
|
Fort Hays State University
|
3.624
|
|
14
|
Southern New Hampshire University
|
3.602
|
|
15
|
Rockhurst University
|
3.593
|
|
16
|
Augustana University
|
3.588
|
|
17
|
University of the Sciences
|
3.581
|
|
18
|
Saginaw Valley State University
|
3.576
|
|
19
|
West Texas A&M University
|
3.568
|
|
20
|
Minnesota State University Moorhead
|
3.554
|
|
21
|
Western Oregon University
|
3.539
|
|
22
|
University of Findlay
|
3.537
|
|
23
|
Montana State University Billings
|
3.529
|
|
24
|
Notre Dame College (Ohio)
|
3.527
|
|
25
|
Embry-Riddle University
|
3.519
|
