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Plainswomen Basketball Named Fourth Highest on WBCA Honor Roll
Posted: Aug 02, 2018

Plainswomen Basketball Named Fourth Highest on WBCA Honor Roll

The Northeastern Junior College Plainswomen basketball team earned the #4 spot with a cumulative team 3.39 GPA, on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Honor Roll for two-year colleges. This ranking is most impressive because it is a combination of all two-year colleges in the nation, regardless of division or affiliation, totaling more than 300 schools. They are also the only two-year college in Colorado to receive this ranking.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and two-year GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2017-18 season is the 23rd in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.

"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 are nominated for the honor by the WBCA member head coach. A team must have a 3.0 or better GPA to be nominated.

The following Plainswomen athletes contributed to that total and other accolades they may have received: