Malibu, Calif. –  The Pepperdine men's volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for the second year in a row, the AVCA announced Monday. 
 
Pepperdine is one of 58 men's volleyball programs to receive the award, and one of 38 to do so in back-to-back years.
 
To be recognized, a team has to maintain a 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale for the entire school year. In addition, the Waves secured a spot on the Honor Roll, representing the top 20 percent of the team GPA in the division, one of four division-one schools to earn the distinction.
 
The list for AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll for men's volleyball is below:

American University NCAA I
Aurora University NCAA III
Carthage College NCAA III
Harvard University NCAA I
Lincoln Memorial University NCAA II
Massachusetts Institute of Technology NCAA III
New Jersey Institute of Technology NCAA I
New York University NCAA III
Pepperdine University NCAA I
Springfield College NCAA III
Stevens Institute of Technology NCAA III
Vassar College NCAA III