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Falcons Ranked 24th in Nation on WBCA Academic Honor Roll
July 20, 2022 | Women's Basketball
BGSU earns a top-25 ranking for the 11th time in the last 16 years
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball student-athletes have been recognized for their success in the classroom. The Falcons were named to the 2021-22 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, which was announced Wednesday morning (July 20) by the WBCA office.
The Falcons are ranked 24th in the entire nation on the NCAA Division I list. BGSU has been named to the WBCA's Academic Top 25 in six of the last nine seasons and 11 times in the last 16 years. The other 11 MAC schools have combined to earn the honor just 10 times in that same 16-year span.
"This is a ranking that we are very proud of in our program," said BGSU head coach Robyn Fralick. "We have high standards for our student-athletes on and off the court and this is indicative of that. And, a special thanks to Marissa Tashenberg and Kim Cameron for all of their academic investment in our student-athletes."
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year 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 2021-22 season is the 27th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
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This year's release also marks the first year in which all teams which qualified for the top 25 rankings with the minimum 3.0 GPA also are recognized for their academic accomplishment.
"The WBCA family of coaches is committed to the student-athlete experience and celebrates these teams that have demonstrated excellence in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. Â "This year's WBCA Academic Top 25 is a powerful list of teams and their head coaches who have winning cultures that prepare their student-athletes for success in life.
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"We are also pleased this year to recognize all teams that achieved the minimum 3.0 combined GPA required for nomination. That alone is no small feat considering the rigors of playing college athletics."
The Falcons had a team GPA of 3.554 for the '21-22 campaign. A team's GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of 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 GPA's are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Teams are nominated for the honor by a WBCA-member head coach. A team must have a 3.000 or better GPA to be nominated.
Wednesday's announcement, as mentioned, marks the 11th time in the last 16 years that the Falcons are in the top 25. The 2021-22 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division I is as follows...
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BGSU ON THE WBCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2000-01 (T-20th, 3.232)
2006-07 (23rd, 3.300)
2008-09 (5th, 3.470)
2009-10 (6th, 3.500)
2010-11 (11th, 3.433)
2011-12 (24th, 3.347)
2013-14 (25th, 3.384)
2014-15 (5th, 3.594)
2015-16 (25th, 3.446)
2016-17 (7th, 3.625)
2019-20 (6th, 3.726)
2021-22 (24th, 3.554)
info in parentheses is national ranking & GPA
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The Falcons are ranked 24th in the entire nation on the NCAA Division I list. BGSU has been named to the WBCA's Academic Top 25 in six of the last nine seasons and 11 times in the last 16 years. The other 11 MAC schools have combined to earn the honor just 10 times in that same 16-year span.
"This is a ranking that we are very proud of in our program," said BGSU head coach Robyn Fralick. "We have high standards for our student-athletes on and off the court and this is indicative of that. And, a special thanks to Marissa Tashenberg and Kim Cameron for all of their academic investment in our student-athletes."
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year 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 2021-22 season is the 27th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
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This year's release also marks the first year in which all teams which qualified for the top 25 rankings with the minimum 3.0 GPA also are recognized for their academic accomplishment.
"The WBCA family of coaches is committed to the student-athlete experience and celebrates these teams that have demonstrated excellence in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. Â "This year's WBCA Academic Top 25 is a powerful list of teams and their head coaches who have winning cultures that prepare their student-athletes for success in life.
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"We are also pleased this year to recognize all teams that achieved the minimum 3.0 combined GPA required for nomination. That alone is no small feat considering the rigors of playing college athletics."
The Falcons had a team GPA of 3.554 for the '21-22 campaign. A team's GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of 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 GPA's are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Teams are nominated for the honor by a WBCA-member head coach. A team must have a 3.000 or better GPA to be nominated.
Wednesday's announcement, as mentioned, marks the 11th time in the last 16 years that the Falcons are in the top 25. The 2021-22 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division I is as follows...
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| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | South Dakota State University | Aaron Johnston | 3.837 |
| 2 | Robert Morris University | Charlie Buscaglia | 3.762 |
| 3 | University of Maine | Amy Vachon | 3.730 |
| 4 | Lipscomb University | Lauren Sumski | 3.725 |
| T5 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Kevin Borseth | 3.723 |
| T5 | Western Illinois University | JD Gravina | 3.723 |
| 7 | Boise State University | Gordy Presnell | 3.721 |
| 8 | Belmont University | Bart Brooks | 3.712 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | Lisa Carlsen | 3.681 |
| 10 | University of Northern Colorado | Kristen Mattio | 3.663 |
| 11 | Eastern Illinois University | Matt Bollant | 3.661 |
| 12 | Lehigh University | Susan Troyan | 3.654 |
| 13 | University of Wyoming | Gerald Mattinson | 3.628 |
| 14 | Arizona State University | Charli Turner Thorne | 3.625 |
| 15 | University of Portland | Michael Meek | 3.624 |
| 16 | Youngstown State University | John Barnes | 3.622 |
| 17 | Iona College | Billi Chambers | 3.621 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | 3.611 |
| 19 | Western Michigan University | Shane Clipfell | 3.605 |
| 20 | University of South Dakota | Dawn Plitzuweit | 3.588 |
| 21 | Tennessee Tech University | Kim Rosamond | 3.571 |
| 22 | University at Albany | Colleen Mullen | 3.570 |
| 23 | University of North Dakota | Mallory Bernhard | 3.560 |
| 24 | Bowling Green State University | Robyn Fralick | 3.554 |
| 25 | California State University, Northridge | Carlene Mitchell | 3.548 |
BGSU ON THE WBCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2000-01 (T-20th, 3.232)
2006-07 (23rd, 3.300)
2008-09 (5th, 3.470)
2009-10 (6th, 3.500)
2010-11 (11th, 3.433)
2011-12 (24th, 3.347)
2013-14 (25th, 3.384)
2014-15 (5th, 3.594)
2015-16 (25th, 3.446)
2016-17 (7th, 3.625)
2019-20 (6th, 3.726)
2021-22 (24th, 3.554)
info in parentheses is national ranking & GPA
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