2024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award Recipients Announced
NORMAN, Okla. – 2024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award recipients have been announced by the GCAA.
Harvard (NCAA Division I), Findlay (NCAA Division II), Bowdoin (NCAA Division III), SCAD Savannah (NAIA), Iowa Western (NJCAA Division I), Southwestern (IA) (NJCAA Division II), and Alabama State (HBCU) were all named 2024-25 Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions.
A GCAA-record 297 schools across six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award. 132 schools received Presidents Special Recognition for having an average team GPA of 3.5 or above.
2024-25 Academic National Champions
NCAA Division I - Harvard (3.955)
NCAA Division II - Findlay (3.83)
NCAA Division III - Bowdoin (3.81)
NAIA - SCAD Savannah (3.74)
NJCAA Division I - Iowa Western (3.68)
NJCAA Division II - Southwestern (IA) (3.41)
HBCU - Alabama State (3.707)
Presidents Special Recognition (3.5+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (77)
Alabama
Alabama State
Arizona State
Auburn
Belmont
Binghamton
Bowling Green
Bucknell
California Baptist
Campbell
Cincinnati
Colgate
College of Charleston
Columbia
Davidson
Dayton
Delaware
DePaul
Duke
East Carolina
Furman
George Washington
Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Green Bay
Harvard
Hawai’i
Houston Christian
Idaho
Illinois
Incarnate Word
Iona
Jacksonville State
Kansas
Kansas City
Kentucky
Lafayette
Lamar
Little Rock
Long Island
Longwood
Loyola Maryland
LSU
Marquette
Marshall
Mercer
Michigan State
Middle Tennessee
Mississippi State
Missouri
New Mexico
North Alabama
Northern Illinois
Northwestern
Ohio
Oklahoma State
Oral Roberts
Penn
Purdue Fort Wayne
Radford
Rice
San Jose State
St. Thomas (MN)
Tennessee
Toledo
UCONN
UNCG
USF
Villanova
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
William & Mary
Wisconsin
Wright State
Wyoming
Xavier
Yale
NCAA Division II (20)
Arkansas Tech
Felician
Findlay
Florida Southern
Georgia Southwestern
Henderson State
Kentucky Wesleyan
Lander
Miles
Missouri S&T
Newberry
Parkside
Rogers State
Saint Leo
St. Mary’s (TX)
Tampa
UIndy
UMSL
Virginia State
Western New Mexico
NCAA Division III (24)
Adrian
Aurora
Bowdoin
Carleton
Carnegie Mellon
Denison
Earlham
Emory
Farmingdale State
Illinois Wesleyan
John Carroll
Kenyon
Lake Forest
Oglethorpe
Pomona-Pitzer
Rochester
Skidmore
Southwestern (TX)
St. Norbert
Stevens Institute of Technology
Swarthmore
Wabash
Washington and Lee
Willamette
NAIA (9)
Carroll
Concordia (NE)
Cumberland (TN)
Keiser
Reinhardt
SCAD Savannah
Texas A&M San Antonio
Texas Wesleyan
Wayland Baptist
NJCAA Division I (2)
Iowa Western
Western Texas
All-Academic Teams (3.0+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (93)
Abilene Christian
Arkansas State
Ball State
Boise State
Boston College
Bradley
Butler
BYU
Cal Poly
California
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Clemson
Coastal Carolina
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado
Colorado State
Detroit Mercy
Drake
Drexel
East Tennessee State
Elon
Evansville
FAU
FGCU
Florida State
Francis Marion
Fresno State
Georgia
Georgia Southern
Gonzaga
High Point University
Illinois State
James Madison
Kansas State
Lehigh
Liberty
Lipscomb
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Loyola Chicago
Maryland
Minnesota
Murray State
Nevada
New Mexico State
Nicholls State
North Carolina
North Texas
Notre Dame
Oakland
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Old Dominion
Pacific
Presbyterian
Purdue
Richmond
Saint Mary’s College (CA)
Samford
San Diego State
Santa Clara
Seattle
Seton Hall
SIUE
SMU
South Alabama
South Carolina
Southern Illinois
Southern Miss
Stanford
Tarleton State
Tennessee Tech
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Troy
UC Irvine
UCF
UCLA
UNCW
University of Florida
USC
USC Upstate
Utah
Utah State
UTRGV
UTSA
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Wake Forest
Winthrop
NCAA Division II (33)
Bemidji State
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Cal State East Bay
Catawba
Chaminade
Chico State
CSU Pueblo
Dominican (NY)
Eckerd
Fort Hays State
Harding
Hawai’i Pacific
Hillsdale
Johnson C. Smith
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
North Georgia
Northeastern State
Ohio Dominican
Oklahoma Christian
Palm Beach Atlantic
Pitt-Johnstown
Post
Rockhurst
Saint Martin’s
South Dakota Mines
Tiffin
USC Aiken
UT Tyler
Valdosta State
Wayne State (MI)
West Chester
West Florida
NCAA Division III (28)
Allegheny
Babson
Benedictine (IL)
Chapman
Dominican (IL)
Gustavus Adolphus
Hampden-Sydney
Hartford
Hope
Huntingdon
Kalamazoo
LaGrange
Luther
Methodist
Millikin
North Carolina Wesleyan
Otterbein
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Brandywine
Redlands
Rose-Hulman
Saint John’s (MN)
Shenandoah
Texas Lutheran
Transylvania
Virginia Wesleyan
Williams
Wisconsin Lutheran
NAIA (7)
Coastal Georgia
Dalton State
Defiance
Doane
Lawrence Tech
Morningside
Pikeville
NJCAA Division I (1)
Midland
NJCAA Division II (4)
Kirkwood
Murray State (OK)
Northeast (MS)
Southwestern (IA)
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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. For more information, please visit www.collegiategolf.com.