TAMPA, Fla. – Kiki Rice is the recipient of the NCAA ELITE 90 award for the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.
Rice, majoring in Communications with a minor in Education, was presented with the award on Wednesday evening in Tampa.
The Elite 90 award honors the exceptional achievements of student-athletes. This prestigious accolade is given to those who have not only excelled at a national championship level in their sport but have also achieved the highest academic standards among their peers. The Elite 90 is proudly awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 90 championships.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.