Five Teams Earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards
5/12/2020 2:11:00 PM | General, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball
HOUSTON - Rice's men's cross country and women's cross country, soccer, women's tennis and volleyball teams have been honored for their continued graduation progress excellence by the NCAA which released its annual Public Recognition Awards on Tuesday.
The NCAA recognized nearly 1,400 Division I programs from 326 schools for academic excellence after they scored in the top 10% of their sports in the most recent Academic Progress Rate results.
The Owls' women's cross country team is one of 62 across the nation to be honored in all 15 years of the program while the women's tennis team was honored for the ninth consecutive year.
With five of the Owls' 14 teams being honored (35.7%), Rice is tops among FBS schools in Texas by percentage of sports and is second in Conference USA.
The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams.
Teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,380, up by 52 from the previous academic year, largely due to an increase in squads with perfect scores. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000. The number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,266, an increase of 52 teams from last year.
Of the teams recognized, 499 competed in men's or mixed sports and 881 competed in women's sports. Every women's team earning a Public Recognition Award this year also earned a perfect score.
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 19. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the 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 most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
The NCAA recognized nearly 1,400 Division I programs from 326 schools for academic excellence after they scored in the top 10% of their sports in the most recent Academic Progress Rate results.
The Owls' women's cross country team is one of 62 across the nation to be honored in all 15 years of the program while the women's tennis team was honored for the ninth consecutive year.
With five of the Owls' 14 teams being honored (35.7%), Rice is tops among FBS schools in Texas by percentage of sports and is second in Conference USA.
The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams.
Teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,380, up by 52 from the previous academic year, largely due to an increase in squads with perfect scores. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000. The number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,266, an increase of 52 teams from last year.
Of the teams recognized, 499 competed in men's or mixed sports and 881 competed in women's sports. Every women's team earning a Public Recognition Award this year also earned a perfect score.
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 19. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the 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 most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
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