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The CSCAA ranked schools in all three NCAA divisions, as well as the NAIA and junior college divisions.<\/p>\n<p>A team is recognized in the CSCAA list of Scholar All-Americans if the cumulative grade point average is 3.0 or better.<\/p>\n<p>As they did in the fall 2012 semester, Yale beats out Ivy League rival Harvard with a collective grade point average of 3.62 to 3.41. For Yale, it\u2019s a higher GPA than the 3.57 they posted in fall 2012, while Yale drops slightly from the 3.48 GPA in fall 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama was second in the fall 2012 rankings to North Texas, but jumps to the top of the mountain with a 3.60 in the fall 2013 semester, slightly higher than the 3.57 the Crimson Tide averaged in fall 2012. North Texas fell to a three-way tie for second in this recent ranking with a 3.55 GPA.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Canyon University made a strong debut into Division II, placing both of its teams in the top five. The men\u2019s team ranked in a tie for fifth (with Southern Illinois and in-state rival Northern Arizona) with a 3.36 GPA while the women\u2019s team tied for second with Southern Illinois with a 3.55 GPA.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s Division I list, 148 schools made the cut, with reigning NCAA swimming and diving champion Georgia placing 42nd. On the men\u2019s side, reigning champ Michigan sits 17th out of 69 teams<\/p>\n<p><b>Division I Men top 10<\/b><br \/>\n1. Yale. 3.62<br \/>\n2. Harvard: 3.41<br \/>\n3. American: 3.39<br \/>\n4. Gardner-Webb: 3.38<br \/>\n5. Grand Canyon: 3.36<br \/>\n5. Northern Arizona: 3.36<br \/>\n5. Southern Illinois: 3.36<br \/>\n8. Missouri State: 3.35<br \/>\n9. Xavier: 3.33<br \/>\n10. Florida International: 3.32<br \/>\n10. Denver: 3.32<\/p>\n<p><b>Division I Women top 10<\/b><br \/>\n1. Alabama: 3.60<br \/>\n2. Grand Canyon: 3.55<br \/>\n2. Southern Illinois: 3.55<br \/>\n2. North Texas: 3.55<br \/>\n5. Boise State: 3.54<br \/>\n5. Wagner College: 3.54<br \/>\n7. Ball State: 3.52<br \/>\n7. Fresno State: 3.52<br \/>\n9. Drexel: 3.51<br \/>\n9. Illinois State: 3.51<br \/>\n9. Iona College: 3.51<br \/>\n9. Toledo: 3.51<\/p>\n<p>In the NCAA Division II ranking, two schools that were not in the fall 2012 ranking took the top spots in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s lists this past semester. In the men\u2019s ranking, Urbana scored a 3.81 GPA, the highest among all divisions, while Lynn University claimed a team GPA of 3.71 to beat out other Division II schools. Urbana, Bridgeport and Saint Leo each scored teams in the top 10 in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s lists, with Bridgeport ranking both teams in second place. Fifty-eight women\u2019s teams earned grade point averages of 3.0 or better, while just 25 men\u2019s teams made the cut in Division II.<\/p>\n<p><b>Division II Men top 10<\/b><br \/>\n1. Urbana: 3.81<br \/>\n2. Bridgeport: 3.45<br \/>\n3. Lenoir-Rhyne: 3.42<br \/>\n4. Tampa: 3.36<br \/>\n5. Fresno Pacific: 3.35<br \/>\n6. Rollins: 3.32<br \/>\n6. Indianapolis: 3.32<br \/>\n8. Nova Southeastern: 3.28<br \/>\n9. Lindenwood: 3.26<br \/>\n9. Saint Leo: 3.26<\/p>\n<p><b>Division II Women top 10<\/b><br \/>\n1. Lynn: 3.71<br \/>\n2. Bridgeport: 3.69<br \/>\n3. Queens University of Charlotte: 3.60<br \/>\n4. Saint Leo: 3.54<br \/>\n4. College of Saint Rose: 3.54<br \/>\n6. Urbana: 3.53<br \/>\n7. Gannon: 3.52<br \/>\n8. LIU-Post: 3.51<br \/>\n9. Northern State: 3.50<br \/>\n10. Shippensburg 3.49<\/p>\n<p>The two Division III teams that ranked No. 1 for the fall 2013 semester made big strides in one year. Principia College, which was 10th in the men\u2019s fall 2012 with a 3.33 GPA, takes the top spot in fall 2013 with a 3.57 GPA. On the women\u2019s side, Whitworth leapfrogged from 37th in 2012 (3.40 GPA) to first in 2013 (3.69 GPA). Pomona-Pitzer was the only school in Division III to score in the top 10 for its men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams, with 121 women\u2019s teams and 76 men\u2019s teams making the list.<\/p>\n<p><b>Division III Men top 10<\/b><br \/>\n1. Principia College: 3.57<br \/>\n2. Swarthmore College: 3.50<br \/>\n2. Pomona-Pitzer: 3.50<br \/>\n4. Hiram College: 3.44<br \/>\n4. Sewanee: The University of the South: 3.44<br \/>\n6. Colorado College: 3.43<br \/>\n7. Ripon College: 3.42<br \/>\n8. Washington and Lee: 3.41<br \/>\n8. Chicago: 3.41<br \/>\n10. Stevens Institute: 3.40<\/p>\n<p><b>Division III Women top 10<\/b><br \/>\n1. Whitworth: 3.69<br \/>\n2. Emory &#038; Henry College: 3.66<br \/>\n3. Messiah College: 3.62<br \/>\n3. Pomona-Pitzer: 3.62<br \/>\n5. Luther College: 3.61<br \/>\n6. Emory: 3.59<br \/>\n7. King\u2019s College: 3.58<br \/>\n8. New England: 3.57<br \/>\n9. Rochester: 3.56<br \/>\n10. Arcadia: 3.55<\/p>\n<p>Only six women\u2019s teams in the NAIA and NJCAA ranks scored 3.0 or higher:<\/p>\n<p><b>NAIA\/NJCAA Women<\/b><br \/>\n1. College of Saint Mary: 3.61<br \/>\n2. Savannah College of Art and Design: 3.27<br \/>\n3. Morningside College: 3.22<br \/>\n4. Union College: 3.14<br \/>\n5. Concordia University-Irvine: 3.13<br \/>\n6. 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