Lexington, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association released the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award recipients this week. To qualify, teams must have maintained a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
 
Northern State Volleyball earned the accolade for the 13th straight year, 22nd all-time. In addition to the award honor, the Wolves landed on the Team Academic Honor Roll which celebrates programs in the top 20% of GPAs for their respective division.