USC Aiken Women’s Basketball Honored for Performance in the Classroom

ATLANTA – USC Aiken was ranked 22nd in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 2009-10 Top 25 Team Honor Roll.

Under the guidance of head coach Mike Brandt, the Pacers concluded the 2009-10 season with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.442.

USC Aiken is the only Peach Belt Conference institution on the prestigious list in 2009-10.

The ranking of 22nd marks the second-highest ever ranking in the WBCA Top 25 Honor Roll for USC Aiken. The Pacers were 14th in the 2000-01 Top 25 Team Honor Roll, but the 2000-01 Pacers helmed by Phil Stern owned a slightly lower GPA at 3.429.

The Pacers’ 2009-10 team GPA is also the highest GPA among all PBC institutions in the history of the WBCA Top 25 Honor Roll. North Georgia earned a ranking of 14th in the 2005-06 season, but they had a 3.435 GPA.

This award, given in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College/Community College, awards teams throughout the nation that carry the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the entire season based on the nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches.

GPAs are calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by each student-athlete on an institution's roster in the given academic terms by the total number of hours earned by the team. The GPAs are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Per a motion passed by the WBCA Board of Directors in 2007, teams making the list of Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll must obtain at least a 3.000 overall GPA.

School 
1       Michigan Technological University 3.732
2       Chadron State College   3.641
3       Rockhurst University 3.635
4       Saint Martin's University 3.591
5       Ashland University 3.551
6       Holy Family University 3.548
7       Regis University 3.534
8       Saint Thomas Aquinas 3.524
9       Missouri Western State 3.521
10      Maryville University-St Louis 3.517
11      University of Findlay 3.506
12      Gannon University 3.491
13      Adelphi University 3.474
T14     Seton Hill University 3.473
T14     Fort Hays State University 3.473
16      Northwood University    3.466
17      Saint Michael's College 3.464
18      Wayne State College 3.454
19      Montana State University - Billings 3.451
20      Winona State University 3.446
21      West Chester University of Pennsylvania 3.443
22      USC Aiken 3.442
23      Fort Lewis College 3.428
24      West Liberty University 3.408
25      University of Nebraska - Omaha 3.403