Tuesday, October 07, 2003

For the fifth straight season Valparaiso University's women's basketball team has been ranked in the top-25 among the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Honor Roll. The Crusaders ranked ninth in the country in team grade point average for the 2002-2003 school year.

This marks the second straight season the Crusaders have been ranked in the top-ten, after finishing fifth in 2001-2002.

Head coach Keith Freeman's squad tallied a 3.394 team grade point average last season, and also made the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament title.

Indiana State was number one in the honor roll with a team GPA of 3.639.

Valpo has also finished 25th (2000-2001), tied for 11th (1999-2000), and 14th (1998-1999) over the past five seasons.

School GPA
1. Indiana State 3.639
2. Kansas State 3.490
3. Eastern Washington 3.449
4. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3.429
5. Belmont 3.423
6. Lehigh 3.415
7. Robert Morris 3.405
8. Tennessee-Martin 3.397
9. VALPARAISO 3.394
10. Wyoming 3.383
11. Oakland 3.380
12. Weber State 3.374
13. Quinnipiac 3.355
14. Northern Iowa 3.341
15. Northern Illinois 3.321
t-16. Boise State 3.315
t-16. Creighton 3.315
18. Nevada 3.283
19. Sacred Heart 3.278
20. Duquesne 3.270
21. Columbia 3.263
22. Central Michigan 3.259
23. St. Francis 3.249
24. St. Bonaventure 3.237
25. Alabama 3.228