Elite 89 Award
| Elite 89 Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Participating student athlete with highest GPA at each of the 89 NCAA Championship sites. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| First awarded | 2009-10 |
| Last awarded | 2012-13 |
| Currently held by | 89 annually |
| Official website | www.ncaa.com/elite89 |
The Elite 89 Award or more formally The Elite 89 Academic Recognition Award Program, originally the Elite 88 Award, is an award by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizing the student athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average who has reached the competition at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 89 men's and women's championships across its three divisions (Division I, Division II, Division III).[1]
Students are eligible if they have achieved at least a sophomore in academic and athletics standing and if he or she is in at least the second year of competition (in any sport) at his or her current institution. The student athlete must be on the active roster and a member of the designated squad size for the championship site.[1] Grade point averages are determined using a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. In the event of a tie, completed credits is the official tiebreaker.[2] In sports such as golf and cross country running an individual who qualifies for the individual championship although his team is not competing will be eligible for the award.[3]
The award was established as the Elite 88 Award during the 2009–10 academic year.[4] It became the Elite 89 during the 2011–12 academic year with the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship. The NCAA owns the trademark to the term "Elite 89".[5]
Two groups of NCAA student-athletes are not eligible for the Elite 89 Award:
- Participants in what the NCAA classifies as "emerging sports" for women, currently equestrianism, rugby union and sand (beach) volleyball. These sports are recognized by the NCAA, but do not yet have fully sanctioned status.
- Players in Division I FBS football. The NCAA has never sponsored an official FBS national championship.
NCAA Elite 89 Eligible Sports[6]
- Notes
- "National Collegiate" is the official NCAA designation for championships that are open to schools from multiple NCAA divisions. In most cases, the National Collegiate Championship is the only championship awarded in that sport. However, two sports—women's ice hockey and men's volleyball—have National Collegiate and Division III championships. By contrast, the men's ice hockey championships are designated as "Division I" and "Division III", although Division II schools can and do compete in that sport's Division I championship as Division I members.
- The list includes only championships in fully sanctioned NCAA sports.
| Season | Division I | Division II | Division III | National Collegiate |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Elite 88 Academic Recognition Award Program". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ↑ "NCAA Salutes Elite 88 Award Winners From Fall Championships". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ↑ "NCAA Elite 88TM Academic Award Nomination Form - Division I". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ↑ Strawley, Jennifer (2010-10-26). "Elite 88TM Academic Recognition Award Program". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ↑ "NCAA Trademarks". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Elite 88™ Deadlines". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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