Colorado Springs, CO - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 713 teams from 460 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2018 semester.  The teams were selected by the CSCAA's Scholar All-America committee on the basis of their Fall grade point averages and represent 16,502 student-athletes.  

Thirty-three teams achieved Scholar All-America status for the first time, reflecting the continued growth of swimming and diving.  "The narrative is that swimming and diving is on the decline, but in reality, colleges and universities have added 100 teams since 2015," according to CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart.  "Presidents and athletic directors recognize that swimmers and divers are excellent students and ambassadors for their institutions."

Liberty University (Division I) had the highest GPA of all women's teams. The Flames earned an average GPA of 3.79. Among men's programs, MIT (Division III) took the top spot with a 3.78. 

Women's divisional leaders included Biola (3.72) and Saint Catherine's (3.75) in Division II and III respectively. SCAD-Savannah (3.61) and Indian River (3.45) were tops among NAIA and NJCAA women's programs. 

For the men, Grand Canyon (3.68) repeated last Fall's ranking as the top Division I men's program.  In Division II Bridgeport led the way with a 3.72.  Like the women, SCAD-Savannah's men (3.48) were number one among NAIA programs.  Iowa Lakes (3.58) topped the NJCAA.