Jul 17, 2012
Northland College, with a division-best 3.706 GPA, is making its fourth appearance on the NCAA Division III honor roll; its first at No. 1. Coached by Bill Wilson, the Lumberjills finished the season with a 12-13 record.
Case Western Reserve, which was No. 1 in last year's rankings, finished second at 3.641.
Here is the complete 2012 WBCA Academic Top 25 for NCAA Division III:
| Rank | School | 2011-12 coach | Team GPA |
| 1 | Northland | Bill Wilson | 3.706 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve | Jennifer Reimer | 3.641 |
| 3 | Hope | Brian Morehouse | 3.62 |
| 4 | Messiah | Michael Miller | 3.589 |
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus | Mickey Haller | 3.577 |
| 6 | Ithaca | Dan Raymond | 3.568 |
| 7 | St. Lawrence | Dan Roiger | 3.549 |
| 8 | Simpson | Brian Niemuth | 3.539 |
| 9 | Emerson | Bill Gould | 3.531 |
| 10 | Centenary (N.J.) | Justin Phoenix | 3.522 |
| 11 | Calvin | John Ross | 3.518 |
| 12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Stephany Dunmyer | 3.513 |
| 13 | Westminster (Mo.) | Tracey Braden | 3.503 |
| T14 | Northwestern (Minn.) | Aaron Kahl | 3.487 |
| T14 | Westminster (Pa.) | Rosanne Scott | 3.487 |
| 16 | Luther | Amanda Bailey | 3.485 |
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon | Jacquie Hullah | 3.479 |
| 18 | Grinnell | Kate Gluckman | 3.473 |
| 19 | St. Mary's (Ind.) | Jennifer Henley | 3.464 |
| 20 | Central |
Michael Jacobsma | 3.463 |
| 21 | Gallaudet | Brendan Stern | 3.461 |
| 22 | Elms | Laura Habacker | 3.452 |
| 23 | UW-Stevens Point | Shirley Egner | 3.45 |
| 24 | Immaculata | Patricia Canterino | 3.44 |
| 25 | King's | Brian Donoghue | 3.418 |