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 '24-25 (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).
"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
| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
Bethel (TN) |
Chris Nelson |
3.829 |
| 2 |
Hastings |
Jina Douglas |
3.811 |
| 3 |
Tabor |
Shawn Reed |
3.808 |
| 4 |
Southeastern |
Joshua Epperson |
3.800 |
| 5 |
Grace |
Dan Davis |
3.774 |
| 6 |
Grand View |
Jasmine Stohr |
3.746 |
| 7 |
John Brown |
Sydni Webb |
3.730 |
| 8 |
Lewis-Clark St. |
Caelyn Orlandi |
3.716 |
| 9 |
Indiana Tech |
Jessica Biggs |
3.712 |
| 10 |
Ottawa (KS) |
Hunter Bondurant |
3.695 |
| 11 |
Carroll |
Rachelle Sayers |
3.693 |
| 12 |
Taylor |
Cassie Wiseman |
3.678 |
| 13 |
Culver-Stockton |
Janette Burgin |
3.651 |
| 14 |
Indiana Kokomo |
Lisa Pflueger |
3.649 |
| 15 |
Wayland Baptist |
Jordan Vessels |
3.646 |
| 16 |
Providence (MT) |
William Himmelberg |
3.626 |
| 17 |
Embry-Riddle (AZ) |
Michael Trujillo |
3.616 |
| 18 |
Okla. Panhandle St. |
Maria Belt |
3.607 |
| 19 |
Central Methodist |
Dustyn Yung |
3.601 |
| 20 |
Northwestern (IA) |
Chris Yaw |
3.598 |
| 21 |
Southern Oregon |
Carlotta Kloppenburg-Pruitt |
3.587 |
| 22 |
Columbia Col. |
Matthew Moore |
3.576 |
| 23 |
Pikeville |
Clifton Williams |
3.452 |
| 24 |
Peru St. |
Mike Sybrant |
3.444 |
| 25 |
Truett McConnell |
Tiek Fields |
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.
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