2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the names of more than 2,400 student-athletes who have been selected to the 2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST’s 10 member and nine affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
The nominations are reviewed and approved by the BIG EAST Academic Affairs Committee. There are 2,485 honorees for the 2017-18 academic year, the second-highest total in the five years since realignment. Villanova led all schools with 331 student-athletes recognized this year, edging Georgetown (311).
The complete list of BIG EAST All-Academic selections is separated by school on the attached pages.