Bowling Green State University Athletics
Very Classy: Falcons Ranked Fifth in Nation on WBCA Academic Honor Roll
July 09, 2009 | Women's Basketball
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team had one of the most successful seasons in program history on the court in 2008-09. Head coach Curt Miller's program had one of the most successful campaigns in the classroom as well.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced its 2008-09 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, and BGSU is ranked fifth in the entire nation on the NCAA Division I list. The awards recognized teams throughout the country that have the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the 2008-09 season based upon nominations submitted by WBCA-member coaches.
"It is a tremendous accomplishment for our student-athletes to finish the year among the top-five schools in the nation academically," said Miller. "It speaks to the commitment and hard work of our players to excel, not only on the court, but also in the classroom."
Miller's Falcons had a team GPA of 3.470 for the '08-09 campaign. BGSU is the only Mid-American Conference program on the list, and the Falcons are the only program from the state of Ohio in the Division-I Top 25.
On the hardwood, BGSU posted 29 wins (29-5 overall), the second-highest total in both school and MAC history. The Falcons won the league regular-season title for the fifth year in a row, going 15-1 in conference play, and Miller and company participated in a national postseason tourney for the fifth-straight season. The Brown and Orange advanced to the third round of the WNIT.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division I is as follows:
| School | 2008-09 Head Coach |
Team GPA
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| 1 | Indiana State University | Jim Wiedie | 3.645 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | Gene Roebuck | 3.580 |
| 3 | South Dakota State University | Aaron Johnston | 3.571 |
| 4 | Montana State University-Bozeman | Tricia Binford | 3.501 |
| 5 | Bowling Green State University | Curt Miller | 3.470 |
| 6 | University of Northern Iowa | Tanya Warren | 3.437 |
| 7 | Manhattan College | Myndi Hill | 3.432 |
| 8 | Western Carolina University | Kellie Harper | 3.428 |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | Wendy Schuller | 3.422 |
| 10 | University of New Mexico | Don Flanagan | 3.414 |
| 11 | DePaul University | Doug Bruno | 3.402 |
| 12 | Utah Valley University | Cathy Nixon | 3.390 |
| 13 | Kansas State University | Deb Patterson | 3.374 |
| 14 | Wichita State University | Jody Adams | 3.361 |
| 15 | Lehigh University | Susan Troyan | 3.356 |
| t16 | Saint Bonaventure University | Jim Crowley | 3.353 |
| t16 | Cornell University | Dayna Smith | 3.353 |
| 18 | Villanova University | Harry Perretta | 3.346 |
| 19 | University of Evansville | Misty Murphy | 3.336 |
| 20 | Oakland University | Beckie Francis | 3.323 |
| t21 | Charleston Southern University | Julie Goodenough | 3.320 |
| t21 | Columbia University | Paul Nixon | 3.320 |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin, Green Bay | Matthew Bollant | 3.317 |
| 24 | University of South Dakota | Ryun Williams | 3.311 |
| 25 | University of Hartford | Jennifer Rizzotti | 3.308 |