NEW YORK - The BIG EAST Conference has announced the 22 teams that have been recognized with 2021-22 Team Academic Excellence Awards for compiling the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport.
The winners were chosen based on the 2021-22 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.
Ten schools had at least one team honored, with Creighton leading the way with four. Butler and St. John’s tied for the second most with three teams recognized. DePaul, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova each had two teams earn Academic Excellence accolades, while Denver and Marquette both had one.
2021-22 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award Winners
| Sport |
School |
GPA |
| Baseball |
Seton Hall |
3.45 |
| Men’s Basketball |
Villanova |
3.371 |
| Women’s Basketball |
Creighton |
3.41 |
| Men’s Cross Country |
Creighton |
3.792 |
| Women’s Cross Country |
Creighton |
3.837 |
| Men’s Indoor Track & Field |
Providence |
3.551 |
| Women’s Indoor Track & Field |
Butler |
3.678 |
| Men’s Outdoor Track & Field |
Providence |
3.551 |
| Women’s Outdoor Track & Field |
Butler |
3.678 |
| Field Hockey |
Villanova |
3.596 |
| Men’s Golf |
Marquette |
3.769 |
| Women’s Golf |
St. John’s |
3.874 |
| Men’s Lacrosse |
St. John’s |
3.52 |
| Women’s Lacrosse |
Denver |
3.648 |
| Men’s Soccer |
St. John’s |
3.542 |
| Women’s Soccer |
Butler |
3.75 |
| Softball |
DePaul |
3.682 |
| Men’s Swimming and Diving |
Georgetown |
3.593 |
| Women’s Swimming and Diving |
Seton Hall |
3.591 |
| Men’s Tennis |
Georgetown |
3.748 |
| Women’s Tennis |
DePaul |
3.949 |
| Volleyball |
Creighton |
3.714 |