LEXINGTON, Ky. | The Alabama State University volleyball program maintained a 3.36 cumulative team GPA during the 2022-23 year to earn the The United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) team academic award announced by the organization on Friday. 

Alabama State posted a 20-15 record and a 15-1 SWAC mark, claiming the regular season conference crown The Lady Hornets finished runner-up in SWAC Tournament and earned a berth to the National Invitation Volleyball Tournament. 

An all-time record 1,333 collegiate and high school programs were honored were honored for their academic achievements by the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award this season. This marks an all-time record number of programs honored for their academic achievements. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.

"The commitment our coaches make to help their student-athletes pursue the best versions of themselves is evident in the academic accomplishments highlighted today." said AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. "Achievement on the court has always been closely tied to success in the classroom which is reflected by the number of championship programs honored."

Teams with winning streaks of 15 years or longer are highlighted on the list of honorees for their consistent commitment to academics. Two programs hold the extraordinary record of receiving the award for 31 consecutive seasons: girls teams at Jonesboro High School (Jonesboro, Arkansas) and Ross S. Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas).

The additional distinction of Team Academic Honor Roll celebrates programs in the top 20% of GPAs for their division.

Stanford University (Division I) and Corona del Sol High School (Tempe, AZ) hit the trifecta, as their women's, men's, and beach teams are all being honored. Girls high school has the most winners by division category, with 487 teams making the grade. For the second consecutive year, women's collegiate beach set a record with 66 teams receiving the honor this season. The high school boys, collegiate men, and two-year college women's divisions also set new marks for highest participation to date.

The 2023 award was earned by several teams that also won national collegiate championships on the court and in the sand during the 2022–23 season:

2023 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll Representing the top 20% of team GPAs in each division.

NCAA Division I Women Abilene Christian University Ball State University Bowling Green State University Brown University Bryant University California Baptist University Davidson College DePaul University East Tennessee State University Grand Canyon University Harvard University Illinois State University Liberty University Lipscomb University Marist College Marquette University North Dakota State University Northeastern University Old Dominion University Queens University of Charlotte Robert Morris University Saint Francis University Southern Utah University St. John's University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Troy University University of Central Florida University of Kansas University of Memphis University of New Mexico University of North Alabama University of North Carolina-Charlotte University of North Carolina-Wilmington University of North Florida University of Northern Iowa University of Pittsburgh University of South Dakota University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Utah State University Valparaiso University Weber State University Western Carolina University Winthrop University