2022-23 GCAA Outstanding Team Academic Award Recipients Announced
NORMAN, Okla. – Sacred Heart (NCAA Division I), Florida Southern (NCAA Division II), Kentucky State (HBCU), Carleton (NCAA Division III), South Carolina Beaufort (NAIA), Andrew (NJCAA Division I), and South Mountain (NJCAA Division II) were all named 2022-23 Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions, announced today by the GCAA.
266 schools across six divisions earned a GCAA Outstanding Team Academic Award.
2022-23 Academic National Champions
NCAA Division I – Sacred Heart (3.843)
NCAA Division II – Florida Southern (3.8548)
HBCU - Kentucky State (3.62)
NCAA Division III – Carleton (3.78)
NAIA – South Carolina Beaufort (3.739)
NJCAA Division I – Andrew (3.88)
NJCAA Division II – South Mountain (3.55)
Presidents Special Recognition (3.5+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (54)
Alabama State
Belmont
California Baptist
Campbell
Colgate
Dayton
Delaware
Drake
Drexel
Duke
Fordham
George Washington
Gonzaga
Hartford
Harvard
Houston Christian
Idaho
Illinois
Incarnate Word
Kent State
Lamar
Lehigh
Long Island
Loyola Chicago
Loyola Maryland
Marquette
Michigan State
Mississippi State
Missouri
Murray State
Ohio
Pacific
Purdue Fort Wayne
Radford
Rice
Richmond
Sacred Heart
Saint Mary’s (CA)
SIUE
South Florida
St. John’s
Tarleton State
Toledo
UNC Greensboro
UTRGV
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Virginia Tech
William & Mary
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Wyoming
Xavier
Yale
NCAA Division II (20)
Bemidji State
Catawba
Central Missouri
Dallas Baptist
Findlay
Florida Southern
Gannon
Kentucky State
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
Missouri S&T
Missouri Southern State
Missouri - St. Louis
Newberry
Parkside
Rockhurst
South Dakota Mines
Virginia Union
Western New Mexico
West Florida
NCAA Division III (11)
Aurora
Carleton
Carnegie Mellon
Emory
Franklin & Marshall
Illinois Wesleyan
Kenyon
Pomona-Pitzer
Stevens
Swarthmore
Washington & Lee
NAIA (10)
Coastal Georgia
Concordia (Neb.)
Keiser
Lawrence Tech
Lewis-Clark State
OUAZ
Reinhardt
SCAD-Savannah
South Carolina Beaufort
Wayland Baptist
NJCAA DI (4)
Andrew
Dodge City
New Mexico JC
Western Texas
NJCAA DII (1)
South Mountain
All-Academic Teams (3.0+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (93)
Abilene Christian
Arizona
Arkansas State
Auburn
Ball State
Boston College
Bowling Green
Bradley
Bucknell
California
Cal Poly
Canisius
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Chicago State
Clemson
Coastal Carolina
College of Charleston
Colorado
Colorado State
Columbia
Davidson
Detroit Mercy
East Carolina
Elon
Evansville
Florida Gulf Coast
Francis Marion
Fresno State
Furman
Georgia
Georgia Southern
High Point
Howard
Illinois State
Iowa
Jacksonville State
James Madison
Kentucky
Liberty
Lindenwood
Lipscomb
Little Rock
LMU
Longwood
Louisville
Lousiana Tech
Marshall
Maryland
Minnesota
Mount St. Mary’s
NC State
New Mexico
New Mexico State
New Orleans
Nicholls
NIU
North Carolina
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Oakland
Ohio State
Oklahoma State
Old Dominion
Oral Roberts
Oregon
Penn
Penn State
Presbyterian
Rhode Island
Robert Morris
San Jose State
Santa Clara
Seton Hall
SMU
South Alabama
South Carolina
Southern Illinois
St. Thomas (MN)
Tennessee Tech
Texas Tech
Troy
UCONN
ULM
Utah Valley
UTSA
Virginia
Wake Forest
Weber State
West Virginia
Winthrop
Wisconsin
NCAA Division II (33)
Barton
Bentley
Cal State East Bay
Cal State Monterey Bay
Cameron
Chaminade
Chico State
Coker
Georgia College
Harding
Kentucky Wesleyan
Lander
Miles
MSU Billings
North Georgia
Ohio Dominican
Regis
Rollins
Saginaw Valley State
Saint Leo
Simon Fraser
Southern Arkansas
St. Mary’s (TX)
Tampa
Texas A&M International
Tiffin
Thomas More
USC Aiken
Valdosta State
Wayne State (MI)
West Georgia
West Texas A&M
William Jewell
NCAA Division III (28)
Adrian
Arcadia
Babson
Benedictine (IL)
Chapman
Denison
Edgewood
Farmingdale State
Gustavus Adolphus
Hood
Kalamazoo
Lake Forest
La Verne
LeTourneau
Luther
Minnesota-Morris
North Central
Ohio Wesleyan
Otterbein
Rose-Hulman
RPI
Saint John’s (MN)
St. Lawrence
Transylvania
UW-Eau Claire
Wabash
Willamette
Wisconsin Lutheran
NAIA (9)
Baker
Briar Cliff
Cumberland
Doane
St. Ambrose
Menlo
Pikeville
USAO
Jamestown
Carroll
NJCAA Division I (1)
Midland
NJCAA Division II (2)
Southwestern (IA)
Northeast (MS)
About GCAA
Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men's collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA's mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors.