Atlanta, Ga. – The Women's Basketball Coaches Association released the 2025-26 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll this week. The Northern State University women ranked 21st in the nation at the NCAA Division II level with a 3.730 team GPA.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes college women's basketball teams across the nation in their respective divisions that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. A team must have a combined GPA of 3.0 or better and be nominated by its head coach who must be a member of the WBCA to be recognized. The 2025-26 season is the 31st in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
NCAA Division II Top 25
| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
Mercy |
Scott Lagas |
3.853 |
| 2 |
Fla. Southern |
Megan Dzikas |
3.849 |
| 3 |
Embry-Riddle (FL) |
Lisa Wilson |
3.841 |
| 4 |
Northwestern Okla. |
Tasha Diesselhorst |
3.826 |
| 5 |
East Stroudsburg |
Liz Flooks |
3.825 |
| 6 |
Southwest Minn. St. |
Tom Webb |
3.811 |
| 7 |
Colorado Mesa |
Taylor Wagner |
3.797 |
| 8 |
Goldey-Beacom |
Bethann Burke |
3.790 |
| 9 |
Fort Hays St. |
Talia Kahrs |
3.787 |
| 10 |
Harding |
Tim Kirby |
3.776 |
| 11 |
Lubbock Christian |
Steve Gomez |
3.775 |
| 12 |
Northwood |
Autumn Hunter |
3.772 |
| 13 |
Maryville |
Brita Hand |
3.770 |
| 14 |
Southern N.H. |
Karen Pinkos |
3.759 |
| 15 |
MSU Moorhead |
Karla Nelson |
3.757 |
| 16 |
Gannon |
Cleve Wright |
3.755 |
| T17 |
Northern Mich. |
Casey Thousand |
3.752 |
| T17 |
Point Loma |
Charity Elliott |
3.752 |
| 19 |
Upper Iowa |
Justin Maass |
3.740 |
| 20 |
Sioux Falls |
Travis Traphagen |
3.732 |
| 21 |
Northern St. |
Paula Krueger |
3.730 |
| 22 |
Ouachita Baptist |
Nick Long |
3.729 |
| 23 |
St. Cloud St. |
Lori Fish |
3.726 |
| 24 |
McKendree |
Kari Kerkhoff |
3.724 |
| 25 |
Malone |
Selana Ickes |
3.716 |
Special Mention: Central Mo., Dave Slifer, 3.710; Post, Courtney Burns, 3.705; Texas Woman's, Beth Jillson, 3.703; Lee, Marty Rowe, 3.686; Mont. St. Billings, Kevin Woodin, 3.683; Northwest Mo. St., Austin Meyer, 3.680; Tampa, Tom Jessee, 3.678; Barry, Allison Bustamante, 3.674; Kutztown, Janet Malouf, 3.673; Cal Poly Pomona, Danelle Bishop, 3.669; Georgian Court, Jazz Perazic, 3.667; Ferris St., Kurt Westendorp, 3.661; Eckerd, Paul Honsinger, 3.661; Rockhurst, Larry Park, 3.655; Chaminade, J. Travis Brewster, 3.653; Ill. Springfield, Olivia Birt, 3.651; Carson-Newman, Mike Mincey, 3.643; Ashland, Kari Pickens, 3.640; UVA Wise, Jamie Cluesman, 3.638; Davenport, Shonda Sanders, 3.628; Winona St., Ana Wurtz, 3.628; Menlo, Shannon Spataro, 3.617; Truman St., Theo Dean, 3.616; Tex. A&M-Kingsville, Michael Madrid, 3.615; Black Hills St., Kelly Kruger, 3.597; Wis.-Parkside, Jen Conely, 3.596; West Liberty, Kyle Cooper, 3.591; Fairmont St., Stephanie Anderson, 3.587; Chestnut Hill, Megan Fox, 3.585; Pace, Carrie Seymour, 3.579; Saginaw Valley, Jenny Pruett, 3.577; D'Youville, Kelly Broderick, 3.572; Drury, Kaci Bailey, 3.568; St. Mary's (TX), Valerie Huizar, 3.551; Edinboro, Callie Wheeler, 3.549; USC Aiken, Brittany Batts, 3.546; Bentley, Carolyn White, 3.532; Wayne St. (MI), Carrie Lohr, 3.528; Bridgeport, James Howard, 3.521; Minnesota St., Emilee Thiesse, 3.513; Mary, Rick Neumann, 3.510; Shepherd, Julie Kaufman, 3.506; Cal St. East Bay, Jenny Thigpin, 3.482; Okla. Baptist, Bo Overton, 3.461; Kentucky St., Amani Williams, 3.460; Wingate, Ann Hancock, 3.422; Newman, Amy Briggs, 3.408; Mount Olive, Joey Higginbotham, 3.407; UC Merced, Kellie Bernard, 3.404; Assumption, Kerry Phayre, 3.403; Cal St. Monterey Bay, Sarah Hopkins-Chery, 3.363; Hillsdale, Brianna Brennan, 3.329; Cal State LA, Torino Johnson, 3.308; Union, Mark Campbell, 3.269; Emory & Henry, Jaclyn Dickens, 3.255; Cal St. San Marcos, Jana Pearson, 3.191; Valdosta St., Chandler Merkerson, 3.189; Augusta, Celeste Stewart, 3.039.
