ATLANTA, Ga. – The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced its 2025-26 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls, and as has been the case for many years the Carroll College women's basketball team once again appear in the ranks.
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 2025-26 season is the 31st in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
Coming off their best placement in program history in 2024-25 (No. 4), the Carroll women appear at No. 11 in the NAIA this year with a team-wide 3.693 GPA.
Carroll once again finished with the top GPA in the Frontier Conference, with only one other school appearing in the ranks (No. 16 Providence).
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"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 ranked teams we honor this year across all five collegiate membership divisions strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!"
Below is the 2025-26 NAIA WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The head coach listed for each institution was its head coach during the 2025-26 season. Teams having a 3.0 combined GPA and qualifying for consideration for the top 25 in their respective divisions are listed as special mentions.
NAIA WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll
Bethel (Tenn.), head coach Chris Nelson, GPA 3.829
Hastings, head coach Jina Douglas, GPA 3.811
Tabor, head coach Shawn Reed, GPA 3.808
Southeastern, head coach Joshua Epperson, GPA 3.800
Grace, head coach Dan Davis, GPA 3.774
Grand View, head coach Jasmine Stohr, GPA 3.746
John Brown, head coach Sydni Webb, GPA 3.730
Lewis-Clark St., head coach Caelyn Orlandi, GPA 3.716
Indiana Tech, head coach Jessica Biggs, GPA 3.712
Ottawa (Kan.), head coach Hunter Bondurant, GPA 3.695
Carroll, head coach Rachelle Sayers, GPA 3.693
Taylor, head coach Cassie Wiseman, GPA 3.678
Culver-Stockton, head coach Janette Burgin, GPA 3.651
Indiana Kokomo, head coach Lisa Pflueger, GPA 3.649
Wayland Baptist, head coach Jordan Vessels, GPA 3.646
Providence (Mont.), head coach William Himmelberg, GPA 3.626
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), head coach Michael Trujillo, GPA 3.616
Okla. Panhandle St., head coach Maria Belt, GPA 3.607
Central Methodist, head coach Dustyn Yung, GPA 3.601
Northwestern (Iowa), head coach Chris Yaw, GPA 3.598
Southern Oregon, head coach Carlotta Kloppenburg-Pruitt, GPA 3.587
Columbia Col., head coach Matthew Moore, GPA 3.576
Pikeville, head coach Clifton Williams, GPA 3.452
Peru St., head coach Mike Sybrant, GPA 3.444
Truett McConnell, head coach Tiek Fields, GPA 3.404
Special mention: Hope International, Jessica Case, 3.352; Indiana East, Shawn Chaffin, 3.349; Our Lady of the Lake, Ryan Showman, 3.271; Shawnee St., DeWayne Burroughs, 3.122.
To view the full WBCA release, click HERE.
