INDIANAPOLIS - Fourteen WAC programs, including four each from Seattle U and Utah Valley, have been honored by the NCAA with Public Recognition Awards, bestowed on teams with an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates after the 2015-16 academic year.
The WAC teams honored are:
| Men's Basketball |
Seattle U |
| Men's Golf |
Utah Valley |
| Men's Soccer |
Utah Valley |
| Women's Basketball |
Seattle U |
| Women's Cross Country |
Seattle U |
| Women's Golf |
NM State |
| Women's Golf |
Seattle U |
| Women's Golf |
Utah Valley |
| Women's Tennis |
NM State |
| Women's Tennis |
UMKC |
| Women's Volleyball |
CSU Bakersfield |
| Women's Volleyball |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
| Women's Volleyball |
UMKC |
| Women's Volleyball |
Utah Valley |
A total of 1,203 Division I teams from 306 schools received the NCAA Public Recognition Award for the 2015-16 academic year. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.
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.
To search the NCAA Public Recognition Award database, click
here.