IRVING, Texas – Commissioner Tim Pernetti has announced the winners of the 2025-26 American Conference Team Academic Excellence Awards.
 
The Team Academic Excellence Award winners were chosen based on the 2025-26 grade-point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution’s roster at the end of the academic year.
 
Rice had eight teams earn Team Academic Excellence Awards in 2025-26 to lead all American Conference institutions. East Carolina’s baseball team won a Team Academic Excellence Award for a conference-record 11th consecutive year.
 
2025-26 American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Awards
 

Baseball	East Carolina
Men’s Basketball	UAB
Women’s Basketball	Rice
Men’s Cross Country	Rice
Women’s Cross Country	Rice
Football	Memphis
Men’s Golf	East Carolina
Women’s Golf	North Texas
Women’s Lacrosse	Temple
Men’s Soccer	UAB
Women’s Soccer	Memphis
Softball	Wichita State
Women’s Swimming and Diving	Rice
Men’s Tennis	UAB
Women’s Tennis	UAB
Men’s Indoor Track and Field	Rice
Women’s Indoor Track and Field	Rice
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field	Rice
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field	Rice
Women’s Volleyball	Tulsa

 
 
Team Academic Excellence Awards
The American Conference annually recognizes in the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest grade-point average from the preceding academic year. Calculations are based on all student-athletes on the team roster as of the last contest of the championship segment.

Baseball
2013-14         Cincinnati
2014-15         Cincinnati
2015-16         East Carolina
2016-17         East Carolina
2017-18         East Carolina
2018-19        East Carolina
2019-20        East Carolina
2020-21        East Carolina
2021-22        East Carolina
2022-23        East Carolina
2023-24        East Carolina
2024-25        East Carolina
2025-26        East Carolina
 
Men’s Basketball
2013-14         Louisville
2014-15         UCF
2015-16         Temple
2016-17         Temple
2017-18         Tulane
2018-19        East Carolina
2019-20        Tulane
2020-21        Tulane
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Cincinnati
2023-24        Wichita State
2024-25        Charlotte
2025-26        UAB
 
Women’s Basketball
2013-14         UCF
2014-15         UConn
2015-16         UConn
2016-17         USF
2017-18         USF
2018-19        SMU
2019-20        Cincinnati
2020-21        Tulsa
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Cincinnati
2023-24        Charlotte
2024-25        South Florida
2025-26        Rice
 
Men’s Cross Country
2013-14         Rutgers
2014-15         Memphis
2015-16         Tulsa
2016-17         Cincinnati
2017-18         Cincinnati
2018-19        Temple
2019-20        Cincinnati, USF
2020-21        Temple
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Cincinnati
2023-24        Temple
2024-25        Tulsa
2025-26        Rice
 
Women’s Cross Country
2013-14         Memphis
2014-15         Memphis
2015-16         Memphis
2016-17         Temple
2017-18         Memphis
2018-19        Temple
2019-20        Memphis, SMU
2020-21        SMU
2021-22        SMU
2022-23        SMU
2023-24        SMU
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Rice
 
Football
2013-14         UCF
2014-15         UCF
2015-16         Cincinnati
2016-17         Cincinnati
2017-18         Cincinnati
2018-19        Cincinnati
2019-20        Cincinnati
2020-21        Houston
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Cincinnati
2023-24        Rice
2024-25        Memphis
2025-26        Memphis
 
Men’s Golf
2013-14         Memphis
2014-15         Memphis
2015-16         UCF
2016-17         Memphis
2017-18         Memphis
2018-19        Memphis
2019-20        Wichita State
2020-21        Wichita State
2021-22        Wichita State
2022-23        Wichita State
2023-24        Rice
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        East Carolina
 
Women’s Golf
2013-14         Louisville
2014-15         Memphis
2015-16         East Carolina
2016-17         East Carolina
2017-18         East Carolina
2018-19        East Carolina
2019-20        Cincinnati
2020-21        Cincinnati
2021-22        South Florida
2022-23        East Carolina
2023-24        East Carolina
2024-25        North Texas
2025-26        North Texas
 
Women’s Lacrosse
2018-19        Cincinnati
2019-20        Temple
2020-21        Cincinnati, Temple
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Cincinnati
2023-24        Temple
2024-25        South Florida
2025-26        Temple
 
Men’s Soccer
2013-14         Temple
2014-15         SMU
2015-16         SMU
2016-17         Memphis
2017-18         Memphis
2018-19        Memphis
2019-20        SMU
2020-21        Tulsa
2021-22        Tulsa
2022-23        UCF
2023-24        Tulsa
2024-25        UAB
2025-26        UAB
 
Women’s Soccer
2013-14         Memphis
2014-15         Memphis
2015-16         Memphis
2016-17         Memphis
2017-18         Memphis
2018-19        Cincinnati
2019-20        Memphis
2020-21        Cincinnati
2021-22        Memphis
2022-23        Memphis
2023-24        Charlotte
2024-25        Memphis
2025-26        Memphis
 
Softball
2013-14         Houston
2014-15         UCF
2015-16         USF
2016-17         Houston
2017-18         Houston
2018-19        USF
2019-20        UCF
2020-21        UCF, Houston, Tulsa
2021-22        UCF
2022-23        Wichita State
2023-24        Charlotte
2024-25        Florida Atlantic
2025-26        Wichita State
 
Women’s Swimming and Diving
2013-14         SMU
2014-15         Tulane
2015-16         Cincinnati
2016-17         SMU
2017-18         SMU
2018-19        Cincinnati
2019-20        Tulane
2020-21        Cincinnati
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Houston
2023-24        North Texas
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Rice
 
Men’s Tennis
2013-14         Temple
2014-15         USF
2015-16         Memphis
2016-17         Temple
2017-18         UCF
2018-19        East Carolina
2019-20        East Carolina
2020-21        Tulsa
2021-22        Tulsa
2022-23        South Florida
2023-24        UAB
2024-25        UAB
2025-26        UAB
 
Women’s Tennis
2013-14         Memphis
2014-15         Cincinnati
2015-16         UCF
2016-17         Memphis
2017-18         East Carolina
2018-19        Cincinnati
2019-20        Cincinnati
2020-21        Cincinnati
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Cincinnati
2023-24        East Carolina
2024-25        East Carolina
2025-26        Rice
 
Men’s Indoor Track and Field
2013-14         Louisville
2014-15         Tulsa
2015-16         Cincinnati, Tulsa
2016-17         Tulsa
2017-18         Memphis
2018-19        Tulsa
2019-20        Wichita State
2020-21        Tulsa
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Tulsa
2023-24        Rice
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Rice
 
Women’s Indoor Track and Field
2013-14         Memphis
2014-15         USF
2015-16         Memphis
2016-17         Tulsa
2017-18         Tulane
2018-19        Tulane
2019-20        Tulane
2020-21        Tulane
2021-22        Tulsa
2022-23        Tulsa
2023-24        Rice
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Rice
 
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field
2013-14         Rutgers
2014-15         Tulsa
2015-16         Cincinnati, Tulsa
2016-17         Tulsa
2017-18         Memphis
2018-19        Tulsa
2019-20        Wichita State
2020-21        Tulsa
2021-22        Cincinnati
2022-23        Tulsa
2023-24        North Texas
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Rice
 
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field
2013-14         Memphis
2014-15         Tulane
2015-16         Memphis
2016-17         Tulane
2017-18         Tulane
2018-19        Tulane
2019-20        Tulane
2020-21        Tulane
2021-22        Tulsa
2022-23        Tulsa
2023-24        Rice
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Rice
 
Women’s Volleyball
2013-14         Louisville
2014-15         Temple
2015-16         Temple
2016-17         UCF
2017-18         Wichita State
2018-19        UCF
2019-20        UCF
2020-21        Tulsa
2021-22        Memphis
2022-23        Memphis
2023-24        Charlotte
2024-25        Rice
2025-26        Tulsa