Seven Teams Honored by NCAA
5/2/2019 8:21:00 PM | Football, General, Men's Cross Country, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis
Graduation Success Public Recognition Awards
Rice's football, men's cross country, soccer, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tennis and volleyball were among over 1,300 teams across the country honored for their continued excellence.
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| School | (Awards/Sports) | Pct. |
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| Northwestern | (13/20) | 65.0% |
| Notre Dame | (14/24) | 58.3% |
| Vanderbilt | (8/15) | 53.3% |
| Rice | (7/14) | 50.0% |
| Boston College | (12/27) | 44.4% |
| Auburn | (8/18) | 44.4% |
| LSU | (9/18) | 42.1% |
| Syracuse | (7/17) | 42.1% |
| Temple | (7/17) | 42.1% |
| Rutgers | (9/22) | 40.9% |
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| Rice | (7/14) | 50.0% |
| UTSA | (4/15) | 26.7% |
| SMU | (3/15) | 20.0% |
| Texas State | (2/14) | 14.3% |
| Texas Tech | (2/15) | 13.3% |
| TCU | (2/17) | 11.8% |
| Texas | (2/18) | 11.1% |
| UTEP | (1/13) | 7.7% |
| North Texas | (1/14) | 7.1% |
| Baylor | (1/15) | 6.7% |
| Houston | 1/15)) | 6.7% |
| Texas A&M | (1/17) | 5.9% |
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| Rice | (7/14) | 50.0% |
| UAB | (5/17) | 29.4% |
| WKU | (3/14) | 28.6% |
| FAU | (5/18) | 27.8% |
| Middle Tennessee | (4/15) | 26.7% |
| UTSA | (4/15) | 26.7% |
| ODU | (3/16) | 18.8% |
| Marshall | (2/15) | 13.3% |
| Charlotte | (2/16) | 12.5% |
| FIU | (2/16) | 12.5% |
| UTEP | (1/13) | 7.7% |
| North Texas | (1/14) | 7.1% |
| Louisiana Tech | (0/14) | 0% |
| Southern Miss | (0/14) | 0% |
Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports.
The women's cross country team is one of 73 teams who have been honored in each of the 14 years of the program, while this marks the eighth consecutive year both women's basketball and women's tennis.
The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. The APRs used were multiyear rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
For these tabulations, the NCAA combines the results of both indoor and outdoor track, allowing Rice to see 50% of its intercollegiate teams honored. That total mark ranks fourth nationally among schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision while both the percentage and the total of seven honored teams led FBS programs in state of Texas and in Conference USA.
Largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores, teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,328, up by 44 from the previous academic year. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, and the number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,214, marking an increase of 26 teams from last year.
While many NCAA championships for the current academic year have yet to take place, seven national championship teams from this year have earned Public Recognition Awards: Clemson football (Football Bowl Subdivision); Columbia fencing; Oklahoma women's gymnastics; and Penn State wrestling.
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 8. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the ongoing academic performance for each team in every sport. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
The Academic Progress Rate (APR) was introduced in 2005 as a more real-time assessment of teams' academic performance than the prior six-year graduation-rate calculation provided. The APR awards two points per semester to student-athletes who meet academic eligibility standards and remain enrolled at an institution. A team's APR is the total points earned by the team at a given time divided by the total points possible. Teams that finished in the top 10 percent of the rankings for their respective sport receive public recognition awards.