NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the 22 teams that have been recognized with 2020-21 Team Academic Excellence Awards for compiling the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport.
 
The winners were chosen based on the 2020-21 grade-point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution’s roster as of the last contest of the championship segment in each conference-sponsored sport.
 
Nine schools had at least one team honored, with Georgetown leading the way with eight. Villanova had the second most with five teams recognized. Creighton had three teams recognized, followed by Seton Hall with two. Butler, Connecticut, DePaul and St. John’s each had a team earn Academic Excellence accolades.

 

Sport	School	GPA
Baseball	Georgetown	3.646
Men’s Basketball	Villanova	3.461
Women's Basketball	Georgetown	3.678
Men's Cross Country	Creighton	3.695
Women's Cross Country	Connecticut	3.8
Men's Indoor Track & Field *	Villanova	3.469
Women's Indoor Track & Field *	Villanova	3.679
Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Villanova	3.469
Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Villanova	3.679
Field Hockey	Georgetown*	3.713
Men's Golf	Creighton	3.758
Women's Golf	Creighton	3.842
Men's Lacrosse	Georgetown	3.637
Women's Lacrosse	Georgetown	3.668
Men's Soccer	Seton Hall	3.619
Women's Soccer	Butler	3.809
Softball	St. John’s	3.804
Men's Swimming and Diving	Georgetown*	3.77
Women's Swimming and Diving	Georgetown*	3.752
Men's Tennis	Georgetown	3.931
Women's Tennis	DePaul	3.93
Volleyball	Seton Hall	3.786

 
 * Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BIG EAST Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships were not held this season. Additionally, Georgetown did not compete in certain Olympic sport seasons. It was important to the BIG EAST Academic Awards Committee to continue to acknowledge the academic accomplishments of these student-athletes.