The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced the "Girls Got Game" Top 10 All-Academic Teams, based on GPAs submitted for the 2007-2008 school year. The Blue Demons ranked No. 5 among NCAA Division I softball programs.
Starkville, Miss. -- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced the "Girls Got Game" Top Ten All-Academic Teams, based on GPAs submitted for the 2007-2008 school year. The NFCA honors NCAA Division I, II, III, junior colleges and high school softball teams for their success in the classroom.
DePaul ranked fifth among NCAA Division I team with a 3.429 cumulative GPA. The Blue Demons, who finished the 2008 season ranked 22nd in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll, are the only team in the top 10 to finish in the organizations final poll.
NCAA Division II school Grand Canyon University led all four-year colleges with a 3.680 cumulative team grade-point average. Tennessee Tech University turned in the top GPA in Division I and Macalester College holds the top team GPA in Division III.
Wallace-Hanceville, the NJCAA Division I National Champions for 2008, also led the way with the top GPA for all member junior college programs.
The Blue Demons open their 2009 campaign at the UNLV Tournament Feb. 13-15.
| NCAA Division I |
| Rank | Team | GPA |
| 1. | Tennessee Tech | 3.540 |
| 2. | Gardner-Webb | 3.478 |
| 3. | Seton Hall | 3.450 |
| 4. | Southern Illinois | 3.447 |
| 5. | DePaul | 3.429 |
| 6. | Saint Louis | 3.428 |
| 7. | Evansville | 3.420 |
| 8. | Mississippi State | 3.414 |
| 9. | South Carolina | 3.414 |
| 10. | Bucknell | 3.402 |
