OKLAHOMA CITY – The Sooner Athletic Conference highlighted academic accomplishments throughout the league by naming 73 squads SAC scholar teams sponsored by Barnes & Noble College.
SAC scholar team awards go to those teams competing in conference-sponsored sports which combine for a 3.0 grade-point average over the previous year.
Mid-America Christian's women's soccer team boasted of the top GPA of any SAC team (3.78). Nine softball and volleyball teams took the honor to pace the league.
Oklahoma City University reeled in a league-high 13 SAC scholar team accolades, while Wayland Baptist landed 12. Oklahoma City had five teams who had the best GPA among their respective sports.
2020-21 Sooner Athletic Conference
Scholar Teams
Presented by Barnes & Noble College |
By the Numbers |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
13 |
WAYLAND BAPTIST |
12 |
JOHN BROWN |
8 |
SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN |
8 |
TEXAS WESLEYAN |
8 |
SCIENCE & ARTS |
7 |
MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN |
6 |
PANHANDLE STATE |
4 |
LANGSTON |
3 |
SW ASSEMBLIES OF GOD |
2 |
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN |
1 |
MISSOURI BAPTIST |
1 |
BASEBALL |
TEAM |
GPA |
Southwestern Christian |
3.44 |
Oklahoma City |
3.24 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.09 |
Mid-America Christian |
3.08 |
Panhandle State |
3 |
MEN'S BASKETBALL |
Wayland Baptist |
3.27 |
John Brown |
3.22 |
Langston |
3.08 |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |
Oklahoma City |
3.66 |
Mid-America Christian |
3.6 |
John Brown |
3.53 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.53 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.5 |
Science & Arts |
3.15 |
Panhandle State |
3.09 |
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
John Brown |
3.45 |
Oklahoma City |
3.2 |
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY |
John Brown |
3.71 |
Oklahoma City |
3.46 |
MEN'S GOLF |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.57 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.52 |
Oklahoma City |
3.41 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.1 |
WOMEN'S GOLF |
Oklahoma City |
3.66 |
Science & Arts |
3.54 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.5 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.01 |
MEN'S SOCCER |
Mid-America Christian |
3.72 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.53 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.47 |
Oklahoma City |
3.4 |
John Brown |
3.12 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.01 |
WOMEN'S SOCCER |
Mid-America Christian |
3.78 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.58 |
Oklahoma City |
3.56 |
John Brown |
3.53 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.4 |
Science & Arts |
3.33 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.09 |
SOFTBALL |
Mid-America Christian |
3.67 |
Oklahoma City |
3.54 |
Science & Arts |
3.41 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.38 |
Panhandle State |
3.37 |
SW Assemblies of God |
3.21 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.18 |
Central Christian |
3.09 |
Langston |
3.09 |
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD |
Oklahoma City |
3.2 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.2 |
Science & Arts |
3.04 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.01 |
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.48 |
Oklahoma City |
3.46 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.43 |
John Brown |
3.39 |
Wayland Baptist |
3.07 |
Science & Arts |
3 |
VOLLEYBALL |
Oklahoma City |
3.6 |
Mid-America Christian |
3.59 |
John Brown |
3.52 |
Southwestern Christian |
3.49 |
Science & Arts |
3.3 |
Panhandle State |
3.21 |
SW Assemblies of God |
3.11 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3.11 |
Langston |
3.09 |
WOMEN'S WRESTLING |
Oklahoma City |
3.22 |
Missouri Baptist |
3.05 |