Western Kentucky's softball team has been named to the Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team ranking following the 2017 academic year. With a 3.569 cumulative GPA, the Hilltoppers ranked ninth among all Division I squads.
Upper Iowa University (NCAA DII) posted the top college GPA with a 3.813, while Byron Nelson (Texas) High School (4.916), for the fourth consecutive year, and Trenton (Mich.) High School (3.858) led the high school weighted and unweighted categories, respectively, as the Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team rankings for the 2016-17 school year were announced.
The rankings recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across seven membership divisions.