Creighton University Athletics
Bluejay Women's Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Special Mention
7/21/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Creighton delivered a 3.45 team GPA during the 2025-26 season. Eight of the BIG EAST's 11 schools posted a GPA of at least 3.00, led by Villanova at 3.68.Â
The Bluejays have been in the WBCA Top-25 nine times during Flanery's 24 seasons, including placing sixth last season. Creighton has also received special mention several times.
Bluejays in WBCA Top-25
2002-03: T-16th - Team GPA: 3.315
2003-04: T-19th - Team GPA: 3.281
2004-05: 18th - Team GPA: 3.348
2009-10: 5th - Team GPA: 3.506
2010-11: 4th - Team GPA: 3.527
2015-16: 16th - Team GPA: 3.498
2017-18: 9th - Team GPA: 3.633
2018-19: 14th - Team GPA: 3.606
2024-25: 6th - Team GPA: 3.757Â
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|
Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
|
1 |
Green Bay |
Kayla Karius |
3.965 |
|
2 |
North Dakota State |
Jory Collins |
3.926 |
|
3 |
UAlbany |
Colleen Mullen |
3.826 |
|
4 |
Youngstown State |
Melissa Jackson |
3.820 |
|
5 |
Chattanooga |
Deandra Schirmer |
3.807 |
|
6 |
Western Illinois |
JD Gravina |
3.785 |
|
7 |
Maine |
Amy Vachon |
3.777 |
|
8 |
Texas Tech |
Krista Gerlich |
3.769 |
|
9 |
South Dakota State |
Aaron Johnston |
3.762 |
|
10 |
Washington State |
Kamie Ethridge |
3.759 |
|
11 |
Montana State |
Tricia Binford |
3.757 |
|
12 |
South Dakota |
Carrie Eighmey |
3.754 |
|
13 |
Iowa State |
Bill Fennelly |
3.749 |
|
14 |
Saint Peter's |
Jennifer Leedham |
3.741 |
|
15 |
Eastern Washington |
Joddie Gleason |
3.735 |
|
16 |
Cincinnati |
Katrina Merriweather |
3.714 |
|
17 |
Drake |
Allison Pohlman |
3.707 |
|
18 |
Milwaukee |
Kyle Rechlicz |
3.699 |
|
19 |
Fairfield |
Carly Thibault-DuDonis |
3.698 |
|
20 |
Cleveland State |
Chris Kielsmeier |
3.693 |
|
21 |
Utah Valley |
Dan Nielson |
3.677 |
|
22 |
Middle Tennessee |
Rick Insell |
3.674 |
|
T23 |
Toledo |
Ginny Boggess |
3.664 |
|
T23 |
Lipscomb |
Lauren Sumski |
3.664 |
|
T25 |
Davidson |
Gayle Fulks |
3.651 |
|
T25 |
Kansas |
Brandon Schneider |
3.651 |
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Special Mention:Â Northern Ky., Jeff Hans, 3.650; Portland, Michael Meek, 3.648; American, Kelly Killion, 3.647; Virginia Tech, Megan Duffy, 3.643; BYU, Lee Cummard, 3.639; Rice, Lindsay Edmonds, 3.634; Drexel, Amy Mallon, 3.628; Illinois, Shauna Green, 3.624; Boise St., Gordy Presnell, 3.623; Saint Joseph's, Cindy Griffin, 3.618; Louisiana Tech, Brooke Stoehr, 3.615; George Mason, Vanessa Blair-Lewis, 3.612; Wisconsin, Robin Pingeton, 3.611; UCLA, Cori Close, 3.610; ETSU, Brenda Mock Brown, 3.606; UNI, Tanya Warren, 3.606; Stonehill, Trisha Brown, 3.605; Kent St., Fran Recchia, 3.602; SIUE, Samantha Smith, 3.599; Abilene Christian, Julie Goodenough, 3.597; Marshall, Juli Fulks, 3.597; Purdue Fort Wayne, Maria Marchesano, 3.590; Wright St., Kari Hoffman, 3.588; Evansville, Robyn Scherr, 3.586; Eastern Mich., Sahar Nusseibeh, 3.585; Tennessee Tech, Kim Rosamond, 3.583; Wichita St., Terry Nooner, 3.581; Lafayette, Kia Damon-Olsen, 3.580; Villanova, Denise Dillon, 3.580; Minnesota, Dawn Plitzuweit, 3.577; Iona, Angelika Szumilo, 3.574; Marist, Erin Doughty, 3.572; Gardner-Webb, Terri Williams, 3.571; Northern Colo., Kristen Mattio, 3.568; Dayton, Tamika Jeter, 3.553; Missouri, Kellie Harper, 3.553; Rhode Island, Tammi Reiss, 3.549; Bowling Green, Fred Chmiel, 3.548; Santa Clara, Loree Payne, 3.548; DePaul, Jill Pizzotti, 3.545; NJIT, Mike Lane, 3.537; Wyoming, Heather Ezell, 3.534; North Texas, Jason Burton, 3.528; Ga. Southern, Hana Haden, 3.527; NIU, Jacey Brooks, 3.526; East Texas A&M, Valerie King, 3.525; Michigan St., Robyn Fralick, 3.523; Wake Forest, Megan Gebbia, 3.522; Arizona St., Molly Miller, 3.518; St. Bonaventure, Jim Crowley, 3.516; Loyola Maryland, Danielle O'Banion, 3.514; UC Santa Barbara, Renee Jimenez, 3.508; Manhattan, Heather Vulin, 3.506; South Carolina, Dawn Staley, 3.506; West Georgia, Joanna Reitz, 3.502; Lehigh, Addie Micir, 3.500; Temple, Diane Richardson, 3.494; Longwood, Erika Lang-Montgomery, 3.493; Colorado St., Ryun Williams, 3.492; East Carolina, Kimberly McNeill, 3.484; Florida St., Brooke Wyckoff, 3.481; Texas, Vic Schaefer, 3.479; Detroit Mercy, Kiefer Haffey, 3.476; UAB, Randy Norton, 3.474; Fla. Atlantic, LeAnn Freeland, 3.469; UC Irvine, Tamara Inoue, 3.456; Creighton, Jim Flanery, 3.453; Oregon St., Scott Rueck, 3.450; Liberty, Alexis Sherard, 3.443; North Carolina, Courtney Banghart, 3.442; Kentucky, Kenny Brooks, 3.436;Â St. John's, Joe Tartamella, 3.430; Princeton, Carla Berube, 3.428; South Fla., Michele Woods-Baxter, 3.428; Nebraska, Amy Williams, 3.426; Utah, Gavin Petersen, 3.421; Sacred Heart, Jessica Mannetti, 3.421; Ohio St., Kevin McGuff, 3.406; Bradley, Kate Popovec-Goss, 3.402; Tulsa, Angie Nelp, 3.393; Louisville, Jeff Walz, 3.374; Notre Dame, Niele Ivey, 3.373; Penn, Mike McLaughlin, 3.371; Harvard, Carrie Moore, 3.370; South Alabama, Yolisha Jackson, 3.365; Duke, Kara Lawson, 3.354; Hofstra, Danielle Santos Atkinson, 3.350; Marquette, Cara Consuegra, 3.349; Stony Brook, Joy McCorvey, 3.339; Washington, Tina Langley, 3.331; UT Martin, Kevin McMillan, 3.330; Vanderbilt, Shea Ralph, 3.328; Akron, Ryan Gensler, 3.323; Southeastern La., Jeffrey Dow, 3.306; Belmont, Bart Brooks, 3.301; Xavier, Billi Chambers, 3.298; Seton Hall, Anthony Bozzella, 3.297; Tennessee, Kim Caldwell, 3.285; Yale, Dalila Eshe, 3.269; Rider, Jackie Hartzell, 3.259; Elon, Charlotte Smith, 3.257; Charlotte, Tomekia Reed, 3.247; California, Charmin Smith, 3.244; Rutgers, Coquese Washington, 3.243; Portland St., Karlie Burris, 3.234; UNC Asheville, Tynesha Lewis, 3.233; Southern California, Lindsay Gottlieb, 3.212; West Virginia, Mark Kellogg, 3.183; Baylor, Nicki Collen, 3.178; Mississippi, Yolett McPhee-McCuin, 3.176; Iowa, Jan Jensen, 3.171; Georgetown, Darnell Haney, 3.039.
