GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Following another successful campaign in the classroom, the Green Bay women's basketball program has secured a spot on the WBCA's 2019-20 Academic Top 25, finishing 13th in the nation with a 3.692 GPA.
It is the program's sixth-straight appearance on the honor roll and 16th overall.
Green Bay was one of two Horizon League women's basketball programs represented in the top 25, as Youngstown State joined the Phoenix on the poll at the No. 2 slot.
"The WBCA applauds these head coaches and their teams for their commitment to academic excellence," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "We appreciate and value the hard work and dedication the players and coaches have put forth to thrive in the classroom and on the basketball court."
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 2019-20 season is the 25th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
Here are the 2019-20 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls by division. The head coach listed for each institution was its head coach during the 2019-20 season.
NCAA Division I
| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
University of South Dakota |
Dawn Plitzuweit |
3.793 |
| 2 |
Youngstown State University |
John Barnes |
3.782 |
| 3 |
Robert Morris University |
Charlie Buscaglia |
3.777 |
| 4 |
Western Illinois University |
JD Gravina |
3.751 |
| 5 |
Southern Utah University |
Tracy Sanders |
3.742 |
| 6 |
Bowling Green State University |
Robyn Fralick |
3.726 |
| 7 |
Houston Baptist University |
Donna Finnie |
3.723 |
| 8 |
Lipscomb University |
Lauren Sumski |
3.714 |
| 9 |
Belmont University |
Bart Brooks |
3.709 |
| 10 |
Marist College |
Brian Giorgis |
3.698 |
| T11 |
Northern Illinois University |
Lisa Carlsen |
3.696 |
| T11 |
South Dakota State University |
Aaron Johnson |
3.696 |
| 13 |
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Kevin Borseth |
3.692 |
| 14 |
Drake University |
Jennie Baranczyk |
3.690 |
| T15 |
Lehigh University |
Susan Troyan |
3.665 |
| T15 |
Loyola University Maryland |
Joe Logan |
3.665 |
| 17 |
University of Maine |
Amy Vachon |
3.655 |
| T18 |
Bucknell University |
Trevor Woodruff |
3.651 |
| T18 |
Lafayette College |
Kia Damon-Olson |
3.651 |
| T20 |
Northern Arizona University |
Loree Payne |
3.646 |
| T20 |
University of Wyoming |
Gerald Mattinson |
3.646 |
| 22 |
University of Montana |
Shannon Schweyen |
3.634 |
| 23 |
Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Niecee Nelson |
3.631 |
| 24 |
Southern Illinois University |
Cindy Stein |
3.625 |
| 25 |
Cornell University |
Dayna Smith |
3.619 |
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