2023-24 GCAA Outstanding Team Academic Award Recipients Announced
NORMAN, Okla. – Harvard (NCAA Division I), Maryville (NCAA Division II), Kenyon (NCAA Division III), Keiser (NAIA), Western Texas (NJCAA Division I), Southwestern (IA) (NJCAA Division II), and Virginia Union (HBCU) were all named 2023-24 Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions, announced today by the GCAA.
240 schools across six divisions earned a GCAA Outstanding Team Academic Award.
2023-24 Academic National Champions
NCAA Division I – Harvard (3.866)
NCAA Division II – Maryville (3.819)
NCAA Division III – Kenyon (3.726)
NAIA – Keiser (3.6997)
NJCAA Division I – Western Texas (3.69)
NJCAA Division II – Southwestern (IA) (3.472)
HBCU - Virginia Union (3.80)
Presidents Special Recognition (3.5+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (59)
Ball State
Belmont
Bowling Green
Bradley
California
California Baptist
Colgate
Colorado State
Columbia
Delaware
Duke
East Carolina
FGCU
Fresno State
Furman
Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Gonzaga
Green Bay
Hartford
Harvard
Houston Christian
Idaho
Illinois State
Incarnate Word
Iowa State
James Madison
Kansas
Kent State
Lamar
Lipscomb
Long Island
Loyola Chicago
Loyola Maryland
Marquette
Mercer
New Mexico
NIU
Notre Dame
Ohio
Old Dominion
Omaha
Oral Roberts
Penn
Purdue Fort Wayne
Richmond
Seattle
SIUE
Southern Illinois
Texas State
Toledo
UT Martin
UTRGV
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Virginia Tech
William & Mary
Wyoming
Xavier
Yale
NCAA Division II (22)
Bentley
Central Missouri
Colorado Christian
CSU Monterey Bay
Felician
Findlay
Florida Southern
Harding
Indianapolis
Kentucky Wesleyan
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
Newberry
Parkside
Post
Rockhurst
Saint Leo
Tiffin
UMSL
USCB
Virginia Union
Western New Mexico
William Jewell
NCAA Division III (14)
Bowdoin
Carleton
Carnegie Mellon
Emory
Grinnell
Illinois Wesleyan
Kenyon
Pomona-Pitzer
Redlands
Rochester
Southern Virginia
Stevens
Wabash
Washington & Lee
NAIA (8)
Concordia (NE)
Cumberland (TN)
Keiser
Lawrence Tech
Menlo
OUAZ
Reinhardt
Texas A&M-San Antonio
NJCAA DI (1)
Western Texas
All-Academic Teams (3.0+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (72)
Abilene Christian
Arkansas State
Auburn
Baylor
Cal Poly
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Coastal Carolina
Colorado
Davidson
DePaul
Detroit Mercy
Drake
Francis Marion
George Washington
Georgia Southern
Hawai’i
High Point
Holy Cross
Illinois
Iona
Kentucky
Lehigh
Liberty
Longwood
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Loyola Marymount
Marshall
Maryland
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Murray State
NC State
Nevada
New Mexico State
North Alabama
Northwestern
Oakland
Oklahoma State
Pacific
Presbyterian
Radford
Rhode Island
Saint Mary’s (CA)
Samford
San Jose State
Santa Clara
Seton Hall
SMU
South Alabama
South Carolina
Southern California
St. Thomas (MN)
Stephen F. Austin
Tarleton State
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Troy
UCLA
UCONN
UNCG
UNCW
USF
Utah State
UTEP
UTSA
Valparaiso
Weber State
West Virginia
Winthrop
Wisconsin
NCAA Division II (25)
Bemidji State
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Cal State East Bay
Catawba
Chaminade
Chico State
Coker
Georgia College
Georgia Southwestern
Hawai’i Hilo
Hillsdale
Miles
MSU Billings
North Georgia
Ohio Dominican
South Dakota Mines
Tampa
Texas A&M International
USC Aiken
UT Tyler
Valdosta State
Walsh
Wayne State (MI)
West Florida
West Georgia
NCAA Division III (29)
Aurora
Babson
Benedictine (IL)
Central (IA)
Concordia (TX)
Denison
Drew
Farmingdale State
Gustavus Adolphus
Hood
Hope
John Carroll
Lake Forest
LeTourneau
Luther
North Central
Ohio Wesleyan
Otterbein
Penn College
Penn State Altoona
Rose-Hulman
RPI
Saint John’s (MN)
Texas Lutheran
UW-Eau Claire
Virginia Wesleyan
Wartburg
Willamette
Wisconsin Lutheran
NAIA (7)
Bethel (KS)
Briar Cliff
Carroll
Coastal Georgia
Dalton State
Doane
Pikeville
NJCAA Division I (2)
Andrew
Midland
Northeastern JC (CO)
NJCAA Division II (2)
Southwestern (IA)
Murray State
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.