2015-16 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls Announced
St. Francis College Brooklyn, Upper Iowa University, University of Dubuque, Mount Marty College and Northwest College sit atop their respective divisions in the 2015-16 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls.
- St. Francis Brooklyn, coached by John Thurston, finished first among NCAA Division I members with a 3.712 cumulative team grade-point average.
- Upper Iowa, coached by Carol Russell, led NCAA Division II members with a 3.731 GPA.
- Dubuque, coached by Mark Noll, took top honors in NCAA Division III with a 3.685 GPA.
- Mount Marty, coached by Tom Schlimgen, was No. 1 in the NAIA division with a 3.828 GPA.
- Northwest College, coached by Janis Beal, led all junior/community college members with a 3.575 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 2015-16 season is the 21st in which the WBCA as compiled the honor rolls.
2015-16 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls by division. Head coaches listed are for the 2015-16 season.
NCAA Division I
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | St. Francis College Brooklyn | John Thurston | 3.712 |
| 2 | University of South Dakota | Amy Williams | 3.691 |
| 3 | Youngstown State University | John Barnes | 3.639 |
| 4 | Eastern Washington University | Wendy Schuller | 3.637 |
| 5 | Houston Baptist University | Donna Finnie | 3.612 |
| 6 | Belmont University | Cameron Newbauer | 3.591 |
| 7 | St. Bonaventure University | Jim Crowley | 3.575 |
| 8 | University of Northern Iowa | Tanya Warren | 3.565 |
| 9 | Loyola University Maryland | Joe Logan | 3.556 |
| 10 | Drake University | Jennie Baranczyk | 3.546 |
| 11 | Bradley University | Michael Brooks | 3.534 |
| 12 | University of New Mexico | Mike Bradbury | 3.524 |
| T13 | University of Wisconsin, Green Bay | Kevin Borseth | 3.515 |
| T13 | Northwestern State University | Brooke Stoehr | 3.515 |
| 15 | Saint Louis University | Lisa Stone | 3.503 |
| 16 | Creighton University | Jim Flanery | 3.498 |
| 17 | University of Denver | Kerry Cremeans | 3.484 |
| 18 | University of Maine | Richard Barron | 3.480 |
| 19 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Karl Smesko | 3.475 |
| 20 | Harvard University | Kathy Delaney-Smith | 3.474 |
| 21 | DePaul University | Doug Bruno | 3.470 |
| 22 | Liberty University | Carey Green | 3.468 |
| 23 | Abilene Christian University | Julie Goodenough | 3.450 |
| 24 | American University | Megan Gebbia | 3.449 |
| 25 | Bowling Green State University | Jennifer Roos | 3.446 |
NCAA Division II
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | Upper Iowa University | Carol Russell | 3.731 |
| 2 | Ohio Dominican University | Lynsey Warren | 3.720 |
| 3 | Seton Hill Uniuversity | Mark Katarski | 3.711 |
| 4 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Emilee Thiesse | 3.675 |
| T5 | Northwood University | Jeff Curtis | 3.672 |
| T5 | University of Findlay | James Wiedie | 3.672 |
| 7 | University of Sioux Falls | Travis Traphagen | 3.656 |
| 8 | Lindenwood University | Tony Francis | 3.649 |
| 9 | Michigan Technological University | Kimberly Cameron | 3.645 |
| 10 | Lee University | Marty Rowe | 3.627 |
| 11 | Rockhurst University | Larry Park | 3.619 |
| 12 | Barry University | William Sullivan | 3.616 |
| 13 | University of the Sciences | Jackie Hartzell | 3.604 |
| T14 | Ashland University | Robyn Fralick | 3.603 |
| T14 | Winona State University | Scott Ballard | 3.603 |
| 16 | Drury University | Molly Miller | 3.593 |
| 17 | Lubbock Christian University | Steve Gomez | 3.591 |
| 18 | Texas Woman’s University | Beth Jillson | 3.589 |
| 19 | Augustana University | Dave Krauth | 3.583 |
| 20 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Karla Nelson | 3.570 |
| 21 | Western Oregon University | Holli Howard-Carpenter | 3.566 |
| 22 | Fort Hays State University | Tony Hobson | 3.559 |
| 23 | Holy Family University | Mark Miller | 3.553 |
| 24 | Gannon University | James Brunelli | 3.530 |
| 25 | Lake Erie College | Robert Booher | 3.517 |
NCAA Division III
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | University of Dubuque | Mark Noll | 3.685 |
| 2 | Westminster College (Missouri) | Tracey Braden | 3.662 |
| 3 | Emerson College | Bill Gould | 3.611 |
| T4 | Houghton College | Alicia Mucher | 3.605 |
| T4 | University of California, Santa Cruz | Todd Kent | 3.605 |
| 6 | Lancaster Bible College | Katelyn Vanderhoff | 3.585 |
| 7 | Bethel University (Minnesota) | Jon Herbrechtsmeyer | 3.584 |
| 8 | Yeshiva University | Michael Alon | 3.579 |
| 9 | Lakeland College | Aaron Nester | 3.570 |
| 10 | North Central University | Paul Brunner | 3.560 |
| 11 | Kalamazoo College | Katie Miller | 3.555 |
| 12 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Britni Fett | 3.553 |
| 13 | Olivet College | Nicole Burford | 3.544 |
| 14 | New York University | Lauren Hall-Gregory | 3.539 |
| 15 | Washington and Lee University | Christine Clancy | 3.538 |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Shirley Egner | 3.532 |
| 17 | Elmhurst College | Tethnie Carrillo | 3.531 |
| T18 | Simmons College | Kristen Rasmussen | 3.529 |
| T18 | Monmouth College | Kyle Wilson | 3.529 |
| 20 | Chatham University | Sandy Rectenwald | 3.519 |
| 21 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology> | Sonia Raman | 3.509 |
| T22 | Capital University | Dixie Jeffers | 3.493 |
| T22 | Millikin University | Lori Kerans | 3.493 |
| T24 | The College of New Jersey | Dawn Henderson | 3.487 |
| T24 | Waynesburg University | Sam Jones | 3.487 |
NAIA
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | Mount Marty College | Tom Schlimgen | 3.828 |
| 2 | Concordia University (Nebraska) | Drew Olson | 3.730 |
| 3 | Valley City State University | Jill DeVries | 3.678 |
| 4 | Davenport University | Robyn Scherr | 3.659 |
| 5 | Indiana Wesleyan University | Steve Brooks | 3.624 |
| 6 | St. Ambrose University | Krista Van Hauen | 3.611 |
| 7 | Bethel College (Kansas) | Mark Fox | 3.594 |
| 8 | Lewis-Clark State College | Brian Orr | 3.562 |
| T9 | Montana State University-Northern | Chris Mouat | 3.556 |
| T9 | Doane College | Tracee Fairbanks | 3.556 |
| 11 | Huntington University | Lori Culler | 3.548 |
| 12 | University of Rio Grande | David Smalley | 3.535 |
| T13 | Cardinal Stritch University | John Pfaffl | 3.533 |
| T13 | Indiana University East | Tiffani Selhorst> | 3.533 |
| 15 | Dakota Wesleyan University | Jason Christensen | 3.525 |
| 16 | Saint Xavier University | Bob Hallberg | 3.520 |
| 17 | Northwestern College | Chris Yaw | 3.515 |
| 18 | Freed-Hardeman University | Dale Neal | 3.500 |
| 19 | Vanguard University | Russ Davis | 3.493 |
| 20> | Kansas Wesleyan University | Ryan Showman | 3.487 |
| 21 | Blue Mountain College | Lavon Driskell | 3.483 |
| 22 | Benedictine College | Chad Folsom | 3.465 |
| 23 | Carroll College | Rachelle Sayers | 3.421 |
| 24 | University of Great Falls | Bill Himmelberg | 3.404 |
| 25 | Faulkner University | Reed Sutton | 3.363 |
Junior/Community College*
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | Northwest College | JanisBeal | 3.575 |
| 2 | Sheridan College | FrankMcCarthy | 3.567 |
| 3 | Dawson Community College | RomeoLagmay, Jr. | 3.534 |
| 4 | Des Moines Area Community College | SteveKrafcisin | 3.466 |
| 5 | Snow College | MikeRussell | 3.446 |
| 6 | Gulf Coast State College | RoonieScovel | 3.250 |
| 7 | Minnesota West Community & Technical College | RosalieHayenga | 3.193 |
| 8 | McHenry County College | KarenWiley | 3.148 |
| 9 | Frank Phillips College | EricRodewald | 3.137 |
| 10 | Johnson County Community College | BenConrad | 3.117 |
| 11 | Lincoln College | CarolWilson | 3.089 |
| 12 | LaGuardia Community College | AnthonyAlfaro | 3.033 |
| 13 | Illinois Central College | KarrieRedeker | 3.030 |
| 14 | Ventura College | NedMircetic | 3.016 |
*—Note: There were only 14 institutions eligible for nomination in the junior/community college division.
A team’s GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) earned by the total number of academic hours attempted by all team members in the academic terms (semesters or quarters) that the season spans. Weighted grades are converted to a 4.0 scale. The GPAs are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Teams are nominated for the honor by the WBCA-member head coach. A team must have a 3.000 or better GPA to be nominated.
