The NCAA released its sixth annual Academic Progress Rates report today and four WAC schools had all of their teams in WAC-sponsored sports at or above the 925 standard: Fresno State, Hawai‘i, Nevada and Utah State.
For Nevada, it is the second year in a row as they were the only school last year in the WAC to have all of its teams meet the standard.
"We are pleased that our APR numbers continue to improve, and it is a tribute to the dedication of our student-athletes, coaches and staff as well as all of the professors and staff on the University of Nevada campus," Nevada Director of Athletics Cary Groth said. "We still have plenty of room to improve and are committed to providing all student-athletes with all of the academic support and resources they need to reach their academic goals and leave the University of Nevada with their degrees."
Nearly 93 percent of all teams in the WAC met the minimum this year
as 137 of the 148 teams in all WAC-sponsored sports were at or above
the 925 standard. Seven teams earned perfect scores of 1000: Boise State-Men's Cross Country; Hawai‘i-Volleyball; Idaho-Women's Golf; New Mexico State-Men's Golf; San Jose State-Gymnastics and Women's Tennis; and Utah State-Women's Cross Country.
The APR is a real-time “snapshot” of a team’s academic success and
is used by the NCAA and universities to measure current academic
success by looking at the academic progress of each current
student-athlete. It includes eligibility, retention, and graduation as
factors in the rate calculation. Each student-athlete can add two
points to the team’s overall score per semester, including one for
academic eligibility and one for returning to school the next semester.
The 925 threshold set by the NCAA equals roughly a 60 percent
Graduation Success Rate. Teams that score below 925 and have a
student-athlete who failed academically and left school can lose
scholarships. Teams can lose up to 10 percent of their scholarships
each year for poor academic performance under the immediate penalty
structure and also face a historical penalty structure.