WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS WBCA TOP 25 ACADEMIC RANKING
(이스턴일리노이대학교,(미국대학농구,미국여자농구)Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois women's basketball was ranked in the Top 25 for the 2016-17 season as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association released its Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. The Panthers were ranked 21st in the poll with a team grade point average of 3.512.
Eastern Illinois was one of two Ohio Valley Conference schools to land in the WBCA Top 25 with Belmont finishing ranked 11th. This marks the fourth time that Eastern Illinois women's basketball has earned a WBCA Top 25 Academic ranking after landing in the poll for three straight seasons from 2006-09. EIU's highest WBCA ranking was seventh during the 2007-08 academic year.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA and junior/community 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 2016-17 season is the 22nd in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
"The WBCA family is committed to the student-athlete experience and celebrates these teams that have demonstrated excellence in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "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."
Here are the 2016-17 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls by division. The head coach listed for each institution was its head coach during the 2016-17 season.
NCAA Division I
Rank Institution Head Coach GPA
1 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Kevin Borseth 3.819
2 Robert Morris University Charlie Buscaglia 3.726
3 University of South Dakota Dawn Plitzuweit 3.704
4 St. Francis College Brooklyn John Thurston 3.689
5 Arizona State University Charli Turner Thorne 3.672
6 Miami University (Ohio) Megan Duffy 3.662
7 Bowling Green State University Jennifer Roos 3.625
8 University of Northern Iowa Tanya Warren 3.609
9 Drake University Jennie Baranczyk 3.600
10 University of North Carolina-Asheville Brenda Kirkpatrick 3.597
11 Belmont University Cameron Newbauer 3.575
T12 Eastern Washington University Wendy Schuller 3.562
T12 Loyola University Maryland Joe Logan 3.562
14 DePaul University Doug Bruno 3.561
T15 High Point University DeUnna Hendrix 3.560
T15 Gardner-Webb University Rick Reeves 3.560
17 Presbyterian College Todd Steelman 3.530
18 St. Bonaventure University Jesse Fleming 3.527
19 University of Missouri-Kansas City Marsha Frese 3.523
20 University of Wyoming Joe Legerski 3.521
21 Eastern Illinois University Debbie Black 3.512
T22 Fairfield University Joe Frager 3.510
T22 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Cindy Stein 3.510
T24 University of Kentucky Matthew Mitchell 3.492
T24 Youngstown State University John Barnes 3.492
