LILBURN, Ga. – The WBCA announced their Academic Top 25 Honor Roll on Tuesday, July 22, and the Gustavus women's basketball team finished their record-breaking year by finding themselves in the Top 25. 

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. The 2024-25 season is the 30th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.

This year, the Gusties landed 21st on the list with a GPA of 3.729. This finishes second in the MIAC, only behind Saint Benedict with a 3.749 GPA to finish 17th. Across the Division III level, Colorado College finished first with a team GPA of 3.864 and across all divisions, the Gustavus team finished 48th. 

The 2024-25 season was one for the record books for the Gusties, advancing to the first Elite Eight in school history. They finished the season 29-2 (17-1 MIAC), the most wins in a season in program history. They were the first Gustavus team to 'three-peat' the MIAC and had four players named MIAC All-Conference. 

"The WBCA is pleased to recognize those women's basketball programs that have committed themselves to excellence on the court and in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew.  "The 119 teams we honor this year strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!"

A team's GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) earned by the total number of academic 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 GPAs are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Teams must be nominated for the honor by their head coach who must be a WBCA member. A team must have a 3.000 or better GPA to be nominated.

About the Women's Basketball Coaches Association

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, the WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.