Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Athletics Exceeds NCAA APR Standards
6/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
June 20, 2012
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - With seven teams earning a perfect 1,000 APR for the 2010-11 academic year, Indiana University's 24 sports comfortably exceed NCAA required standards according to the NCAA's most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate report.
The seven programs to earn a perfect score for 2010-11 were men's basketball, men's cross country, men's golf, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's water polo. Men's golf, women's tennis, men's track and field and women's track and field (tied) all have the top multiyear mark among their peers in the Big Ten conference.
"I want to congratulate our student-athletes, coaches and staff for embracing this high priority for our department," said IU Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass. "These are successes of which all of Hoosier Nation should be proud of."
Last week, the NCAA also recognized the IU baseball, men's golf, and women's tennis programs with an APR Public Recognition Award which is given to high-performing teams who rank among the top ten percent in the country in their particular sport.
The Academic Progress Rate is a real-time measure of eligibility and retention of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team.
Noting The APR • The most recent APR scores are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years.
• Under the revised penalty structure, the Division I Board of Directors has set a cut score of 900 (out of 1,000) as a threshold for teams to meet or face possible sanctions. That cut score will increase to 930 in a few years. An APR of 930 projects a 50 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
• The goal of the NCAA's academic performance program is improvement, not punishment. Not only does the program ensure accountability for student-athletes, teams and institutions, but also it provides fairness by considering individual circumstances per team and school.
• This year marks the ninth year of APR data for most teams. The APR is a multi-year rate based on the most recent four years of data.
IU Athletics Multiyear APR
Baseball - 992
Field Hockey - 994
Football - 964
Men's Basketball - 952
Men's Cross Country - 993
Men's Golf - 1,000
Men's Soccer - 989
Men's Swimming - 974
Men's Tennis - 953
Men's Track - 992 (Indoor and Outdoor)
Wrestling - 970
Softball - 979
Volleyball - 985
Women's Basketball - 981
Women's Cross Country - 987
Women's Golf - 992
Rowing - 983
Women's Soccer - 995
Women's Swimming - 997
Women's Tennis - 1,000
Women's Track - 991 (Indoor and Outdoor)
Water Polo - 986
