Women's Basketball

Middlebury Named to WBCA Top 25 Academic Honor Roll; Three Other NESCAC Teams Recognized

ATLANTA – The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2025-26 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls.

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.

The 2025-26 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls are listed below. The head coach listed for each institution was its head coach during the 2025-26 season. Teams that qualified for consideration in their respective divisions are listed as special mentions.

NCAA Division III

Rank Institution Head Coach GPA
1 Neb. Wesleyan Sydney Golladay 3.897
2 Hamline Joshua Hersch 3.847
3 MIT Lucia Robinson-Griggs 3.846
4 Saint Benedict Mike Durbin 3.842
T5 St. Catherine Donald Mulhern 3.826
T5 Dubuque Madeline Jansen 3.826
7 SUNY Canton Chris Klassen 3.821
8 Albion Doreen Carden 3.815
9 Colorado Col. Katherine Auguste 3.793
10 Emerson Bill Gould 3.784
11 Guilford Sarah Mathews 3.783
12 Messiah Mike Miller 3.782
13 Carthage Megan Jones 3.78
14 Shenandoah Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft 3.778
15 Gustavus Adolphus Laurie Kelly 3.777
16 Hardin-Simmons Kendra Whitehead 3.774
17 Smith Lynn Hersey 3.771
18 Thiel Jessica Vormelker 3.766
19 Baldwin Wallace Cheri Harrer 3.765
20 St. John Fisher Sarah Cartmill 3.764
21 Middlebury KJ Krasco 3.758
22 Wis.-Eau Claire Tonja Englund 3.757
23 Wis.-Stevens Point Matt Hockett 3.743
T24 Hope Brian Morehouse 3.738
T24 Trine Andrew Rang 3.738

Special Mention: Mount Union, Suzy Venet Pietz, 3.737; Dickinson, Aby Diop, 3.737; Wis.-Oshkosh, Brad Fischer, 3.736; Chicago, Michelle Gardner-Bilek, 3.729; Bowdoin, Megan Phelps, 3.727; Johns Hopkins, Rodney Rogan, 3.721; Wash. & Lee, Brittney Kemp, 3.721; Wartburg, Bob Amsberry, 3.721; Williams, Pat Manning, 3.718; Trinity, Maria Williamson, 3.709; WashU, Lisa Stone, 3.708; Redlands, Rich Murphy, 3.705; Huelsman, Mark Huelsman, 3.704; Cedar Crest, Jason Rhine, 3.700; Widener, Alisa Kintner, 3.695; Concordia-M’head, Kim Wagers, 3.691; Manhattanville, Kate Vlahakis, 3.689; Benedictine, Oliver Wiseman, 3.688; Buena Vista, Kylee Boettcher, 3.688; Houghton, Phil Pellegrino, 3.683; CWRU, Jennifer Reimer, 3.677; Husson, Kissy Walker, 3.674; NYU, Meg Barber, 3.673; Elizabethtown, Veronica Nolt, 3.672; Otterbein, Diana Noles, 3.671; SUNY Plattsburgh, Ben Sarraf, 3.669; Susquehanna, Gabrielle Holko, 3.662; Carnegie Mellon, Kathy McConnell-Miller, 3.662; Marywood, Tara Macciocco, 3.660; UW-Stout, Samantha Clayton, 3.647; Wis.-River Falls, Shelby Lyman, 3.646; Ohio Wesleyan, Cody Hartzler, 3.644; Oberlin, Stephany Dunmyer, 3.642; Occidental, Anahit Aladzhanyan, 3.641; Waynesburg, Sam Jones, 3.638; La Verne, Anthony Mason, 3.637; John Carroll, Elizabeth Andrews, 3.634; St. Norbert, Amanda Perry, 3.632; Lawrence, Riley Woldt, 3.627; Elmira, Thad Phillips, 3.625; William Paterson, Erin Monahan, 3.622; Illinois Wesleyan, Mia Smith, 3.620; Luther, Amanda Bailey, 3.618; Simpson, Brian Niemuth, 3.611; Manchester, Josh Dzurick, 3.608; Chatham, David Saur, 3.605; Bryn Mawr, Carla Coleman, 3.601; Utica, Allison Coleman, 3.599; Macalester, AD Donovan, 3.597; Claremont-M-S, Chanel Murchison, 3.596; Penn College, Britni Mohney, 3.589; Denison, Maureen Hirt, 3.589; Wis.-Platteville, Kelly McNiff, 3.589; SUNY Brockport, Corinne Jones, 3.585; Bard, Alaina Walker, 3.583; Moravian, Mary Beth Spirk, 3.580; Calvin, Mark Christner, 3.578; Suffolk, Ed Leyden, 3.577; Stevens, Megan Haughey, 3.575; Penn St. Harrisburg, Ross Patrick, 3.573; RIT, Melissa Kuberka, 3.571; Emory, Misha Jackson, 3.571; Randolph-Macon, Lindsey Burke, 3.570; Gallaudet, Stephanie Stevens, 3.567; Chris. Newport, Bill Broderick, 3.563; Kenyon, Mary Corbett, 3.563; UMN-Morris, Tim Grove, 3.556; Yeshiva, Orri Cohen, 3.542; Alfred, Michael Moskowitz, 3.541; Caltech, Madison Quan, 3.54; Hunter, John Garrett, 3.534; Bethany Lutheran, Emma Purfeerst, 3.532; Salisbury, Aprile Guy, 3.531; DePauw, Kristin Huffman, 3.531; Marietta, Jenna Andersen, 3.531; Lakeland, Ashley Lona, 3.530; Arcadia, Diane Decker, 3.529; Edgewood, Kole Vivian, 3.528; Buffalo St., Scott Foster, 3.520; Wooster, Olivia Besancon, 3.513; Catholic, Matt Donohue, 3.509; Chapman, Carol Jue, 3.502; Marian (WI), Josh Ward, 3.502; Ursinus, Bobbi Morgan, 3.498; Regis, Samantha Crough, 3.494; Mary Washington, Deena Applebury, 3.489; Rochester, James Scheible, 3.482; Roger Williams, Kelly Thompson, 3.481; Anderson (IN), Jon Gin, 3.479; Colby-Sawyer, Tim Viola, 3.471; Westminster, Rosanne Scott, 3.465; McDaniel, Christin Gowan, 3.458; Rhode Island Col., Jenna Cosgrove, 3.451; Lehman, Eric Harrison, 3.451; Principia, Ramiro Dominguez, 3.444; Franklin & Marshall, Brianna Spector, 3.429; Illinois Tech, Carissa Sain, 3.426; Gettysburg, Nate Davis, 3.425; Eastern Conn. St., Mandy King, 3.423; Kalamazoo, Ryan Clark, 3.422; Ozarks, Seth McDowell, 3.421; Babson, Kate Barnosky, 3.415; Immaculata, Brittany Whalen, 3.411; Webster, Jordan Olufson, 3.405; St. Mary’s (MD), LaTanya Collins, 3.401; Coe, Kayla Waskow, 3.400; Mt. St. Mary (NY), Marion Dietz, 3.393; Capital, Camille McPherson, 3.390; Central (IA), Justin Weiland, 3.366; DeSales, Fred Richter, 3.364; Willamette, Peg Swadener, 3.320; Stevenson, Jackie Boswell, 3.318; Mount Aloysius, Brian Giesler, 3.281; Hendrix, Wes Sullivan, 3.259; Gordon, Carter Shaw, 3.218; Keuka, Paige Emborsky, 3.211; Millsaps, Jeffery Wilbur, 3.189; UMPI, Mark Knight, 3.188.