Five Teams Earn NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards
May 3, 2017 | General, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Bowling, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Volleyball
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane boasted five teams earning Public Recognition Awards for academic excellence based on their most recent multi-year NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR), as released today by the NCAA national office.
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The Green Wave's men's tennis, women's basketball, bowling, women's swimming & diving and volleyball teams were recognized for ranking in the top 10 percent of their respective sport from among the more than 1,200 Division I teams honored. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates are based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-academic years.
This marked the seventh straight year for men's tennis and women's swimming & diving, fourth straight year for women's basketball and bowling and third straight year for volleyball to be recognized as part of the NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic achievements.
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Among the 1,203 teams recognized across 306 schools, 746 were women's teams and 457 were men's teams or co-ed teams. The total number of teams being recognized increased by 132 from a year ago, largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 984 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,090 teams earning a perfect score.
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Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.
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The Green Wave's men's tennis, women's basketball, bowling, women's swimming & diving and volleyball teams were recognized for ranking in the top 10 percent of their respective sport from among the more than 1,200 Division I teams honored. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates are based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-academic years.
This marked the seventh straight year for men's tennis and women's swimming & diving, fourth straight year for women's basketball and bowling and third straight year for volleyball to be recognized as part of the NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic achievements.
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Among the 1,203 teams recognized across 306 schools, 746 were women's teams and 457 were men's teams or co-ed teams. The total number of teams being recognized increased by 132 from a year ago, largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 984 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,090 teams earning a perfect score.
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Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.
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