Ball State University Athletics
Women’s Volleyball Named AVCA Team Academic Champion
July 23, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. - - The Ball State women's volleyball team was crowned a 2026 Team Academic Champion for NCAA Division I on Thursday (July 23), when the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its annual Team Academic Awards.
The Cardinals finished the 2025-26 academic year with a 3.86 grade-point average to lead all 231 NCAA Division I programs to earn the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award. Overall, 1,432 collegiate and high school teams were honored this season.
Along with its national-leading team GPA, 11 of Ball State's 13 countable student-athletes maintained at least a 3.50 GPA while on the team's roster in 2025-26, with Gwen Crull, Lindsey Green, Sophie Ledbetter, Carson Tyler and Noelle VanOort all bosting perfect 4.00 GPAs.
The AVCA Team Academic Award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs which display excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
Ball State, which will be looking for its sixth postseason bid in nine seasons, opens its 2026 home slate Thursday, Aug. 20 with a 7 p.m. exhibition match versus UIndy.
In addition, the Cardinals will play 10 regular season matches in Worthen Arena during the upcoming season, looking to build upon its 332-104 (.761) all-time record in the venue.
Both season and single match tickets will go on sale soon. Women's volleyball season tickets will cost $54 for Adults and $30 for Youth (18-and-under). Fans can also purchase Men's and Women's Volleyball combined season tickets for $89 for Adults and $40 for Youth (18-and-under).
The Cardinals finished the 2025-26 academic year with a 3.86 grade-point average to lead all 231 NCAA Division I programs to earn the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award. Overall, 1,432 collegiate and high school teams were honored this season.
Along with its national-leading team GPA, 11 of Ball State's 13 countable student-athletes maintained at least a 3.50 GPA while on the team's roster in 2025-26, with Gwen Crull, Lindsey Green, Sophie Ledbetter, Carson Tyler and Noelle VanOort all bosting perfect 4.00 GPAs.
The AVCA Team Academic Award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs which display excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
Ball State, which will be looking for its sixth postseason bid in nine seasons, opens its 2026 home slate Thursday, Aug. 20 with a 7 p.m. exhibition match versus UIndy.
In addition, the Cardinals will play 10 regular season matches in Worthen Arena during the upcoming season, looking to build upon its 332-104 (.761) all-time record in the venue.
Both season and single match tickets will go on sale soon. Women's volleyball season tickets will cost $54 for Adults and $30 for Youth (18-and-under). Fans can also purchase Men's and Women's Volleyball combined season tickets for $89 for Adults and $40 for Youth (18-and-under).
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