The CACC Top XVI Award is modeled after the NCAA Elite 90 Award and is a direct product of the CACC Strategic Plan. The Top XVI Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the CACC championships. In order to be considered, the student-athlete must have earned at least 48 college credits toward their GPA (at their current institution), as well as a member of the active roster. In the event of a tie, it is broken by the total number of credit hours earned. The award debuted in the 2013-14 season, and was named the Top XIV Award after the 14 championship sports the CACC offered. The award changed to the Top XV in 2014-15, as the conference expanded its championship offerings to 15 sports with the addition of men's track & field. And beginning with the 2017-18 year, the honor was changed to the Top XVI Award to recognize the 16 league championships as men's lacrosse was added as a title sport this spring. Prior to the 2016-17 season, the CACC commissioned Royal Rooster Design to create a logo specific to the Top XV Award. The new logo appears to the right of the article. The logo appears on all promotional materials and the glass award presented to each winner at the respective CACC Championship banquets.

2013-14 Top XIV Award Winners
2014-15 Top XV Award Winners
2015-16 Top XV Award Winners
2016-17 Top XV Award Winners
2017-18 Top XVI Award Winners
2018-19 Top XVI Award Winners
2019-20 Top XVI Award Winners

2020-21 CACC Top XVI Honorees (Presented by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers)

Men's Basketball - Alexander Shevchenko, Georgian Court University (3.80 GPA, Digital Design)

Women's Basketball - Hanna Thrainsdottir, Georgian Court University (4.00 GPA, Digital Communication/Psychology)

Women's Volleyball - Trilby Kite, Georgian Court University (3.88 GPA, Exercise Science)

Men's Soccer - Bruno Garcia (3.92 GPA, International Management)

Women's Soccer - Payton Cole, Thomas Jefferson University (3.98 GPA, Health Sciences)

Men's Golf - Nick Franchi, Thomas Jefferson University (3.98 GPA, Law & Society)

Women's Tennis - Angelica Karlsson Hantzis, Concordia College (3.70 GPA, International Business Management)

Men's Tennis - Tobias Lentz, Concordia College (4.0 GPA, English and Media)

Men's Lacrosse - P.J. Spernal, Chestnut Hill College (3.82 GPA, Early/Special Education)

Women's Lacrosse - Jessica Rogers (3.97 GPA, Exercise Science)

Softball - Jerae Keli'ikoa, Bloomfield College (3.74 GPA, Psychology)

Men's Track & Field - Tyler Savage, Thomas Jefferson University (4.0 GPA, Biology)

Baseball - Bryce Herman, Thomas Jefferson University (3.99 GPA, Finance)

Women's Track & Field - Rachel Pausz, Georgian Court University (4.0 GPA, Accounting)