Record 406 Schools Get Scholar All-America Designation

Swimmers and divers have traditionally been considered excellent students and the numbers tend to back it up.  The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has designated a record 406 collegiate swimming and diving programs as Scholar All-America Teams.  The recognition comes as a result of the programs’ classroom performance in the past semester.   It is the first time in the program’s 30+ year history of the program that more than 600 teams, representing 406 institutions received the designation. 

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CSCAA executive director Joel Shinofield was understandably boastful about his sports’ success.  “Academic scandals have clouded college sports the past year,” he explained, “but not only did we have a record number of teams, not one of our programs is subject to APR penalties.  This shows that across the board, our coaches and teams’ are serving the mission of their universities and athletic departments.”

Nearly 70% of all NCAA swimming and diving programs earned GPA’s of 3.0 or higher during the Spring Semester including 83% of all Division I schools.   The announcement comes on the heels of a NCAA report on the Academic Progress Rate of Division I sports.  That report showed that Division I men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams posted the second highest Academic Progress Rates (APR) among those sports with fifty or more teams.

Shinofield noted that the teams’ GPAs were especially impressive given the rigorous course load taken by most swimmers.   A recent survey of Division I programs showed that nearly one third of all female and over 40% of male swimmers and divers pursued degrees in the STEM fields.

“It doesn’t really matter what level teams compete, swimmers and divers devote incredible time and effort into their sport, and it’s evident that that discipline carries over into the classroom.”

To be selected as a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team, programs must have achieved a grade point average of 3.00 or higher over the Spring semester. 

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.

Division I

Division I - Women
3.70 Eastern Illinois
3.67 Arkansas
3.61 Evansville
3.60 American
3.60 New Mexico
3.59 Ball State
3.59 Yale
3.59 Northern Colorado
3.59 Purdue
3.58 Southern Illinois
3.58 Penn State
3.58 Northern Arizona
3.57 Xavier
3.57 Seattle
3.56 Alabama
3.56 Texas Christian
3.56 Toledo
3.55 Dartmouth
3.55 South Carolina
3.55 Nebraska
3.54 Kentucky
3.54 Gardner-Webb
3.54 Wagner
3.53 Denver
3.53 South Dakota
3.53 Iona
3.53 Illinois State
3.52 North Dakota
3.52 Wisconsin-Green Bay
3.52 Loyola Marymount
3.51 Miami (Ohio)
3.51 Incarnate Word
3.50 Brown
3.50 Grand Canyon
3.50 Louisville
3.49 Georgia
3.49 Harvard
3.49 Cornell
3.49 West Virginia
3.49 Illinois
3.49 Boise State
3.49 North Texas
3.49 Arkansas-Little Rock
3.48 Clemson
3.48 Northern Iowa
3.47 Georgetown
3.47 Minnesota
3.47 Nebraska-Omaha
3.47 Rice
3.47 East Carolina
3.47 Siena
3.46 Southern Methodist
3.45 George Washington
3.45 Florida Gulf Coast
3.45 Sacred Heart
3.45 UCLA
3.45 UMBC
3.45 Marshall
3.44 Marist
3.44 UNLV
3.44 Towson
3.44 Tulane
3.44 Bucknell
3.44 Akron
3.43 Pacific
3.43 Seton Hall
3.42 Lehigh
3.42 Saint Bonaventure
3.42 Wyoming
3.41 Pittsburgh
3.41 Fairfield
3.41 Michigan
3.41 Princeton
3.41 Richmond
3.41 Youngstown State
3.41 Fresno State
3.41 Colorado State
3.40 Drexel
3.40 Utah
3.40 Oakland
3.40 Bowling Green
3.40 Nevada
3.39 IUPUI
3.39 Canisius
3.39 Rutgers
3.38 Michigan State
3.38 William and Mary
3.38 New Mexico State
3.38 Florida International
3.37 Ohio State
3.37 La Salle
3.37 Cincinnati
3.37 Tennessee
3.37 Miami (Florida)
3.36 Old Dominion
3.36 Western Illinois
3.36 Saint Louis
3.35 Duke
3.35 Davidson
3.35 Stanford
3.35 James Madison
3.35 Kansas
3.35 Massachusetts
3.34 Niagara
3.34 Arizona State
3.34 Missouri
3.34 Indiana
3.34 Vermont
3.33 Providence
3.33 Notre Dame
3.32 South Dakota State
3.32 Boston College
3.32 Butler
3.32 UNC-Asheville
3.31 Southern California
3.31 Eastern Michigan
3.31 Rider
3.31 Texas A&M
3.31 Pepperdine
3.31 Duquesne
3.30 Brigham Young
3.30 Pennsylvania
3.30 Virginia Tech
3.30 Hawaii
3.30 Boston University
3.30 Idaho
3.30 Liberty
3.30 Central Connecticut
3.30 Connecticut
3.29 Missouri State
3.29 Wisconsin
3.29 California
3.29 Mount Saint Mary's
3.27 Virginia
3.26 North Carolina State
3.26 Texas
3.26 Lafayette
3.26 Georgia Southern
3.25 Buffalo
3.25 Florida
3.25 Columbia
3.25 Ohio
3.24 Colgate
3.24 Iowa State
3.23 Northeastern
3.22 Georgia Tech
3.22 San Diego
3.21 Cleveland State
3.21 Campbell
3.21 Vanderbilt
3.20 Florida State
3.19 Illinois at Chicago
3.19 Rhode Island
3.18 North Carolina
3.18 Saint Francis (PA)
3.17 San Jose State
3.17 New Hampshire
3.16 Wright State
3.15 Northwestern
3.15 Iowa
3.14 Auburn
3.13 UC-Davis
3.11 Houston
3.10 Bryant
3.10 Cal Poly
3.10 Manhattan
3.05 U.S. Air Force Academy
3.04 Florida Atlantic
3.04 Washington State
3.03 Oregon State
3.02 San Diego State
3.02 California State-BakersfieldDivision I - Men
3.57 Harvard
3.57 Yale
3.50 Southern Illinois
3.45 Davidson
3.44 Xavier
3.44 Missouri State
3.42 Southern Methodist
3.42 Dartmouth
3.41 Saint Louis
3.40 Miami (Ohio)
3.39 Denver
3.38 South Carolina
3.38 Gardner-Webb
3.38 Eastern Michigan
3.37 American
3.37 Grand Canyon
3.36 Drexel
3.36 Stanford
3.34 Brown
3.34 Wyoming
3.30 Georgetown
3.29 Duke
3.28 Eastern Illinois
3.27 Pennsylvania
3.27 Princeton
3.26 Colgate
3.26 Michigan State
3.25 Utah
3.24 Brigham Young
3.24 Michigan
3.24 Canisius
3.23 Western Illinois
3.23 Fairfield
3.23 Illinois at Chicago
3.22 Oakland
3.22 Incarnate Word
3.20 Lafayette
3.19 Wisconsin-Green Bay
3.19 Columbia
3.19 Tennessee
3.18 Pittsburgh
3.18 Georgia Tech
3.18 Seattle
3.18 Virginia Tech
3.17 Providence
3.17 Iowa
3.17 Evansville
3.17 Boston College
3.16 Arizona State
3.16 Northwestern
3.16 Minnesota
3.15 Buffalo
3.14 Indiana
3.14 Lehigh
3.13 Alabama
3.13 Missouri
3.13 Rider
3.13 Hawaii
3.13 Cornell
3.12 Georgia
3.12 IUPUI
3.11 Niagara
3.11 North Carolina State
3.11 Cincinnati
3.10 North Dakota
3.10 Southern California
3.10 William and Mary
3.10 New Jersey Institute of Tech
3.10 Seton Hall
3.09 South Dakota State
3.09 Auburn
3.09 North Carolina
3.09 Texas Christian
3.08 Notre Dame
3.08 Pacific
3.08 Penn State
3.08 Manhattan
3.07 Virginia
3.07 Boston University
3.06 Florida State
3.06 Kentucky
3.06 Cleveland State
3.06 UNLV
3.05 Ohio State
3.05 Texas
3.04 Iona
3.03 Ball State
3.03 Saint Bonaventure
3.02 South Dakota
3.00 George Washington
3.00 U.S. Air Force Academy

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Division II

 

Division II - Women
3.71 Emmanuel (GA)
3.65 Lynn
3.63 Shippensburg
3.62 Queens (NC)
3.62 Saint Rose
3.59 Saint Leo
3.55 Florida Institute of Tech
3.55 LIU - Post
3.53 Urbana
3.52 Pace
3.50 Bridgeport
3.48 Florida Southern
3.48 Hillsdale
3.46 Truman State
3.46 Saint Cloud State
3.46 California Baptist
3.45 Alaska-Fairbanks
3.44 Indianapolis
3.43 Limestone
3.42 Delta State
3.42 Western State Colorado
3.41 Catawba
3.40 Wingate
3.40 Gannon
3.39 Fresno Pacific
3.39 West Florida
3.38 Findlay
3.38 Bentley
3.38 Lewis
3.36 Edinboro
3.36 Ashland
3.36 East Stroudsburg
3.35 Rollins
3.35 Wayne State (MI)
3.34 Clarion
3.32 California (PA)
3.30 Saint Michael's
3.30 William Jewell
3.30 Grand Valley State
3.29 Lindenwood
3.28 Northern State
3.27 West Virginia Wesleyan
3.27 Colorado School of Mines
3.27 Colorado Mesa
3.25 Davis and Elkins
3.24 Henderson State
3.24 Lenoir-Rhyne
3.24 Northern Michigan
3.19 Converse
3.18 Minnesota State-Mankato
3.16 Assumption
3.15 Wheeling Jesuit
3.15 Simon Fraser
3.14 Tampa
3.14 Minnesota State-Moorhead
3.11 West Chester
3.09 Carson-Newman
3.07 Nova Southeastern
3.06 Nebraska at Kearney
3.04 UC-San Diego
3.04 Millersville
3.01 California State-East Bay
3.00 Indiana (PA)Division II - Men
3.68 Catawba
3.54 Saint Leo
3.44 Urbana
3.41 Colorado School of Mines
3.38 Lenoir-Rhyne
3.38 Wingate
3.32 Pace
3.31 Wheeling Jesuit
3.29 Delta State
3.26 Findlay
3.24 Missouri S&T
3.24 Rollins
3.23 Limestone
3.20 Bentley
3.19 Saint Cloud State
3.18 Tampa
3.18 Davis and Elkins
3.17 West Virginia Wesleyan
3.16 Truman State
3.14 Florida Southern
3.13 Queens (NC)
3.12 Bridgeport
3.11 William Jewell
3.10 Florida Institute of Technology
3.09 West Chester
3.09 Lindenwood
3.08 Indianapolis
3.07 Ashland
3.07 Shippensburg
3.05 Saint Michael's
3.03 Gannon
3.01 Nova Southeastern
3.01 Carson-Newman
3.00 Emmanuel (GA)
3.00 Indiana (PA)

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Division III

 

Division III - Women
3.72 Mills
3.70 Springfield
3.67 Colorado
3.67 Messiah
3.67 Hamilton
3.66 Connecticut College
3.64 Beloit
3.63 Salisbury
3.63 Hope
3.62 Mount Holyoke
3.61 Trinity (CT)
3.60 Saint Mary's (MD)
3.59 SUNY-Brockport
3.58 McDaniel
3.58 Pomona-Pitzer
3.58 Vassar
3.58 Stevenson
3.57 Luther
3.56 Massachusetts Institute of Tech
3.56 Wheaton (IL)
3.56 Widener
3.56 Nazareth
3.56 New England
3.55 Case Western Reserve
3.55 Smith
3.54 Misericordia
3.53 Cabrini
3.53 Chicago
3.53 Emory
3.53 Ithaca
3.53 Wellesley
3.52 Washington University (MO)
3.52 Hiram
3.52 Saint Catherine
3.51 Principia
3.51 Pacific Lutheran
3.50 Tufts
3.50 Trinity (TX)
3.50 Gustavus Adolphus
3.50 Wesleyan (CT)
3.50 Carthage
3.50 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3.50 Whitworth
3.50 Whittier
3.49 Swarthmore
3.49 Rochester
3.49 Emory and Henry
3.49 Mary Washington
3.48 Macalester
3.48 Simmons
3.48 Hendrix
3.47 Kenyon
3.47 Williams
3.46 Grinnell
3.46 Colby
3.45 Nebraska Wesleyan
3.45 Saint Thomas (MN)
3.44 Rhodes
3.44 King's (PA)
3.43 Lewis & Clark
3.43 Calvin
3.43 Carnegie Mellon
3.43 Saint Benedict
3.42 Arcadia
3.42 Ohio Northern
3.41 Southwestern (TX)
3.41 New York
3.40 Johns Hopkins
3.40 Kalamazoo
3.39 Oberlin
3.39 Saint Olaf
3.38 Union (NY)
3.38 Washington and Jefferson
3.38 Puget Sound
3.37 York (PA)
3.37 Keene State
3.37 William Paterson
3.36 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
3.36 Amherst
3.36 Birmingham-Southern
3.36 Sweet Briar
3.35 Carleton
3.35 Hartwick
3.34 Whitman
3.34 Illinois Wesleyan
3.34 Westfield State
3.33 Lawrence
3.33 Saint Vincent
3.33 South
3.33 Westminster (PA)
3.33 SUNY-Fredonia
3.32 Saint Mary's (MN)
3.32 DePauw
3.31 Bethany (WV)
3.30 Franklin
3.30 Bates
3.30 Wooster
3.30 UW-Whitewater
3.29 Skidmore
3.29 U.S. Coast Guard Academy
3.29 Ursinus
3.29 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3.29 Lake Forest
3.29 Susquehanna
3.28 Roger Williams
3.28 Brandeis
3.28 SUNY-Oswego
3.28 Dickinson
3.28 Lycoming
3.26 Montclair State
3.26 Washington College (MD)
3.26 Simpson
3.26 TCNJ
3.25 Grove City
3.25 Denison
3.25 Washington and Lee
3.25 Allegheny
3.25 Catholic
3.25 Ripon
3.25 SUNY-New Paltz
3.25 Olivet
3.25 Goucher
3.25 Staten Island
3.25 Chatham
3.24 Regis (MA)
3.24 Redlands
3.24 Eastern Connecticut
3.24 Alfred
3.23 Elms
3.23 Centre
3.23 Notre Dame (MD)
3.22 Albion
3.21 Stevens Institute of Technology
3.21 Wells
3.19 Wheaton (MA)
3.19 Franklin & Marshall
3.19 Drew
3.18 Rowan
3.16 Gettysburg
3.15 SUNY-Oneonta
3.13 Hamline
3.13 Greensboro
3.12 John Carroll
3.11 Rose-Hulman
3.11 Wittenberg
3.09 Willamette
3.07 Minnesota, Morris
3.06 Albright
3.05 SUNY-Geneseo
3.04 Frostburg State
3.02 Saint Joseph (CT)Division III - Men
3.66 Principia
3.56 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3.54 Case Western Reserve
3.52 Colorado
3.52 Pomona-Pitzer
3.48 Washington University (MO)
3.48 Williams
3.42 Vassar
3.42 Wesleyan (CT)
3.41 Colby
3.40 Ithaca
3.38 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
3.38 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3.36 Allegheny
3.36 Swarthmore
3.35 Kenyon
3.35 Washington and Lee
3.35 Amherst
3.35 Hamilton
3.35 Wells
3.33 Carthage
3.32 Saint John's (MN)
3.32 Johns Hopkins
3.31 Chicago
3.30 Tufts
3.30 Whitworth
3.29 Grinnell
3.29 Connecticut College
3.29 Carnegie Mellon
3.29 Bates
3.28 Macalester
3.28 South
3.27 Oberlin
3.27 Wabash
3.26 Regis (MA)
3.26 Springfield
3.26 Gettysburg
3.26 Saint Thomas (MN)
3.25 Carleton
3.25 Nebraska Wesleyan
3.24 York (PA)
3.24 Washington College (MD)
3.24 New York
3.23 Calvin
3.23 Simpson
3.22 Stevens Institute of Technology
3.22 Trinity (CT)
3.22 Dickinson
3.22 Birmingham-Southern
3.21 Denison
3.21 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3.19 Elms
3.19 Centre
3.19 Wheaton (IL)
3.19 Widener
3.19 SUNY-Geneseo
3.18 Emory
3.18 Catholic
3.17 Brandeis
3.16 Whitman
3.16 Kalamazoo
3.15 Hope
3.15 Misericordia
3.15 Olivet
3.14 Rose-Hulman
3.14 Ursinus
3.14 Pacific Lutheran
3.14 SUNY-Oswego
3.14 Westminster (PA)
3.13 SUNY-Brockport
3.13 Willamette
3.13 SUNY-New Paltz
3.12 Gustavus Adolphus
3.12 Wittenberg
3.11 Saint Mary's (MD)
3.11 Lewis & Clark
3.11 Skidmore
3.11 Ohio Northern
3.10 Franklin & Marshall
3.09 Hamline
3.08 Messiah
3.07 McDaniel
3.07 Ripon
3.06 Redlands
3.05 SUNY-Oneonta
3.05 Salisbury
3.04 Franklin
3.04 Arcadia
3.04 Drew
3.04 Whittier
3.03 Rhodes
3.03 Trinity (TX)
3.03 Luther
3.03 Goucher
3.02 Saint Vincent
3.01 Wheaton (MA)
3.01 U.S. Coast Guard Academy
3.00 Montclair State

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NAIA

NAIA - Women
3.64 Saint Mary (NE)
3.51 Brenau
3.34 College of Idaho
3.34 Oklahoma Baptist
3.33 Columbia (SC)
3.32 Savannah College of Art & Design
3.31 Union (KY)
3.24 Morningside
3.23 Concordia
3.17 Lindsey Wilson
3.05 Cumberlands
3.04 Lindenwood-Belleville
 NAIA - Men
3.68 Lindsey Wilson
3.37 Savannah College of Art & Design
3.16 College of Idaho
3.05 Concordia
3.05 Lindenwood-Belleville

NJCAA

NJCAA - Women
3.38 Indian River State
3.31 Fashion Institute of Technology
3.10 Monroe Community CollegeNJCAA - Men
3.34 Fashion Institute of Technology
3.10 SUNY-Delhi