The Northwestern College women's basketball team was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 team honor roll for the 2018-19 season as released by the national office earlier today.
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 2018-19 season is the 24th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
The 2018-19 Red Raiders, under the direction of Head Coach
Chris Yaw, finished with a 3.607 GPA, 13th best among NAIA schools. They are one of three teams from the GPAC in the top 25 and are second among conference teams. Northwestern closed the 2018-19 season with a 29-5 record, reaching the national semifinals for the second consecutive and 11th overall time.
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| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Jessie Biggs |
3.817 |
| 2 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) |
Michael Trujillo |
3.718 |
| 3 |
Taylor University |
Jody Martinez |
3.705 |
| 4 |
Huntington University |
Lori Culler |
3.699 |
| 5 |
St. Ambrose University |
Krista Van Hauen |
3.697 |
| 6 |
Mount Marty College |
Todd James Schlimgen |
3.692 |
| 7 |
Cardinal Stritch University |
John Pfaffl |
3.690 |
| 8 |
Grand View University |
Kelli Greenway |
3.689 |
| 9 |
Lawrence Technological University |
Kylene Biggs |
3.633 |
| 10 |
Hannibal-LaGrange University |
Kelly Quigle |
3.621 |
| 11 |
Shawnee State University |
Jeff Nickel |
3.615 |
| 12 |
University of Pikeville |
Clifton Williams |
3.613 |
| 13 |
Northwestern College |
Chris Yaw |
3.607 |
| 14 |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Lauren Glenn |
3.601 |
| 15 |
The College of Idaho |
Janis Beal |
3.599 |
| 16 |
University of Rio Grande |
David Smalley |
3.595 |
| 17 |
Blue Mountain College |
Lavon Driskell |
3.565 |
| 18 |
The University of Montana Western |
Lindsay Woolley |
3.557 |
| 19 |
Faulkner University |
Reed Sutton |
3.552 |
| 20 |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
Drew Olson |
3.551 |
| T22 |
Mid-America Christian University |
Hannah Moeller |
3.532 |
| T22 |
Milligan College |
Richard Aubrey |
3.532 |
| 23 |
Peru State College |
Joan Albury |
3.490 |
| 24 |
Columbia College |
Taylor Possail |
3.487 |
| 25 |
Culver-Stockton College |
Janette Burgin |
3.466 |
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.
