12 NCAC Programs Collect United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards 8/7/2026 3:45:00 PM Share: KANSAS CITY, MO - United Soccer Coaches announced its College Team Academic Award winners, recognizing programs for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year. A total of 777 soccer teams (326 men, 451 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2025-26 academic year. Of that total, 175 schools had both their men's and women's programs recognized. The conference placed 12 programs on the award list, led by Denison, Kenyon, Oberlin, and Wooster, each earning recognition on both the men's and women's side. Wittenberg's women's program and the men's programs from DePauw, John Carroll, and Ohio Wesleyan rounded out the total. United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year. Men's Programs Women's Programs Institution GPA Institution GPA Denison 3.28 Denison 3.43 DePauw 3.40 Kenyon 3.58 John Carroll 3.40 Oberlin 3.55 Kenyon 3.65 Wittenberg 3.69 Oberlin 3.61 Wooster 3.77 Ohio Wesleyan 3.28 Wooster 3.47 Related Stories 01.21.26 NCAC Collects 24 Men's Soccer All-Ohio Awards; Zidron Named Co-Coach of the Year 12.18.25 Denison’s Heyes, DePauw’s Ortner Earn United Soccer Coaches Scholar Honors 12.16.25 Wooster's Miller Named to CSC Academic All-America® Men’s Soccer Team 12.11.25 Wooster Men’s Soccer Selected as Region VII Coaching Staff of the Year Related Videos Now Playing: Play Video