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 292 schools across six divisions earned a Platform Golf Team Academic Award. 129 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 (75)
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
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
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
William & Mary
Wisconsin
Wright State
Wyoming
Xavier
Yale
 
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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.