NFHCA 2025 Division II National Academic Squad

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The NFHCA recognizes more than 440 outstanding undergraduate student-athletes from 34 institutions named to the 2025 Division II National Academic Squad.

Sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, the NFHCA National Academic Squad program honors undergraduate student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher through the fall semester, nominated by their NFHCA member coaches.

The 2025 honorees are listed below alphabetically by school and then by last name. The table is designed for easy reference and allows users to search and filter results as needed.

Three NFHCA collegiate academic awards are still to be announced.  The NFHCA Scholars of Distinction will be unveiled on February 13, followed  by the NFHCA National Academic Team awards on February 17, and culminating with the announcement of the National Scholar-Athlete on February 19.

Email any spelling spelling or name corrections to awards@nfhca.org no later than February 27. No corrections will be accepted after this deadline. Individualized digital certificates will be generated and emailed to the nominating coaches at each member institution by March 9, 2026.

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