Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Water Polo Claims NCAA APR Public Recognition Award
6/19/2012 8:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
June 19, 2012
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The men's water polo program at Bucknell was one of just three teams from the sport to earn NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Awards for the 2010-11 academic year. The Bison were joined by St. Francis (N.Y.) and Stanford, forming the trio of water polo programs honored.
This is the third consecutive year Bucknell has been recognized with an APR Public Recognition Award. The awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10 percent in each sport.
According to the NCAA, the APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. High-performing teams receiving awards this year posted APR scores ranging from 978 to a perfect 1,000.
This recognition represents a continuation of widespread national acknowledgement of Bucknell's scholar-athlete success. Bucknell annually ranks among the national leaders in graduation rates, and the Bison rank fifth nationally among all Division I programs in total number of Academic All-Americans.
Under the APR system, a student-athlete can be awarded two points per semester -- one for remaining academically eligible throughout the semester and another for being retained for the next term. Team percentages are then calculated to determine its APR. The upcoming APR report will represent a four-year average based on institutional reporting for the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years. Teams that do not meet a baseline score of 925 could face sanctions such as loss of scholarships.
