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.