GILBERT, Ariz. — The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) is proud to announce that 73 programs have earned the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award.
The Division I National Academic Team Award recognizes programs that earned a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
Virginia Commonwealth University posted the highest team GPA with a mark of 3.81. Tied for second on the top-five list with a 3.67 GPA were three Ivy League competitors; Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Harvard University. The University of Massachusetts rounded out the top-five performers with a team GPA of 3.66.
The full list of National Academic Team Award honorees is below in alphabetical order. A collection of past award winners can be found here.
Three Division I academic awards remain to be announced — the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad will be announced on March 10, the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholars of Distinction on March 23, and the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA National Scholar-Athlete on March 31.
Top Five Performers
| 1. Virginia Commonwealth University | 3.81 |
| 2. Columbia University | 3.67 |
| Dartmouth College | 3.67 |
| Harvard University | 3.67 |
| 5. University of Massachusetts | 3.66 |
2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award
| American University |
| Appalachian State University |
| Ball State University |
| Boston College |
| Boston University |
| Bryant University |
| Bucknell University |
| Central Michigan University |
| Colgate University |
| College of the Holy Cross |
| Columbia University |
| Cornell University |
| Dartmouth College |
| Davidson College |
| Drexel University |
| Duke University |
| Fairfield University |
| Georgetown University |
| Harvard University |
| Hofstra University |
| James Madison University |
| Kent State University |
| La Salle University |
| Lafayette College |
| Lehigh University |
| Liberty University |
| Lock Haven University |
| Long Island University |
| Longwood University |
| Merrimack College |
| Miami University |
| Michigan State University |
| Monmouth University |
| Northeastern University |
| Northwestern University |
| Ohio State University |
| Ohio University |
| Old Dominion University |
| Penn State University |
| Princeton University |
| Providence College |
| Quinnipiac University |
| Rider University |
| Rutgers University |
| Sacred Heart University |
| Saint Francis University |
| Saint Joseph’s University |
| Saint Louis University |
| Stanford University |
| Syracuse University |
| Temple University |
| Towson University |
| University of California, Berkeley |
| University of Connecticut |
| University of Delaware |
| University of Iowa |
| University of Louisville |
| University of Maine |
| University of Maryland |
| University of Massachusetts |
| University of Massachusetts, Lowell |
| University of Michigan |
| University of North Carolina |
| University of Pennsylvania |
| University of Richmond |
| University of Vermont |
| University of Virginia |
| Villanova University |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Wagner College |
| Wake Forest University |
| William & Mary |
| Yale University |