Bowling Green State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Honored Among Academic Top 25
September 14, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Sept. 14, 2001
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced its annual Academic Top 25 lists for collegiate divisions, and the Bowling Green State University program is among the honorees.
The WBCA released the national academic lists at the NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and JC/CC levels. The Falcons are ranked 20th among all NCAA Division I teams.
Team grade point averages are determined by the total number of quality points divided by the total number of hours attempted for the 2000-01 academic school year. The winners are determined following nominations submitted by WBCA-member coaches.
"The Academic Top 25 teams exemplify the best of the best in our sport," WBCA CEO Beth Bass said. "Not only do they get it done on the court, but they are outstanding students as well. We congratulate all of our Academic Top 25 teams and the winners in each division."
The Falcon program, one of five Mid-American Conference schools listed among the nation's top 25, had a team GPA of 3.232 during the 2000-01 academic year. BGSU tied the University of Washington for the 20th spot.
"I am ecstatic about inheriting a team that is ranked in the top 25 academically," said coach Curt Miller. "I am very dedicated to the student-athlete, and I am committed to building upon this success.
"I want the Bowling Green program to be nationally ranked, both in the classroom and on the court. If you look at my track record, I've always been dedicated to recruiting quality student-athletes. To have this base to build upon is very exciting to me."
The complete NCAA Division I list follows:
NCAA Division I Top 25
Institution GPA
1. UW-Green Bay 3.481
2. Radford 3.472
3. LaSalle 3.436
4. Niagara 3.390
5. Weber State 3.319
6. Drake 3.313
Western Carolina 3.313
8. Saint Louis 3.310
9. Akron 3.305
10. Kent State 3.304
11. Belmont 3.280
12. Eastern Michigan 3.280
13. DePaul 3.277
14. Tennessee Tech 3.260
15. Sacred Heart 3.259
16. Long Island 3.254
17. Northern Iowa 3.254
18. Yale 3.250
19. Lehigh 3.237
20. Bowling Green 3.232
Washington 3.232
22. Denver 3.226
23. Buffalo 3.222
24. Oklahoma 3.215
25. Valparaiso 3.212
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as an amateur sport for women and girls. The WBCA web address is www.wbca.org.
