Bucknell University Athletics
12 Bucknell Programs Receive NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards
5/1/2019 3:17:00 PM | General
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Twelve Bucknell varsity athletics teams received NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Awards on Wednesday. The NCAA recognizes teams that fall in the top 10 percent in APR scores within their respective sports, and Bucknell has ranked among the national leaders in number of honored teams in each of the program's 14 years.
Of note, the Bison men's and women's cross country teams, women's golf team and women's tennis team are four of the 73 Division I programs that have received the honor in all 14 years. Also recognized this year from Bucknell: field hockey, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, wrestling, women's lacrosse, women's track & field and volleyball.
Bucknell's total of 12 APR Public Recognition Awards is tied for 13th-highest nationally. Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth and Holy Cross had 18 teams honored, followed by Villanova with 17. Stanford and Boston College joined Bucknell with 12.
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 987 to a perfect 1,000.
Specific multi-year APR scores for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving Public Recognition Awards, will be announced on May 8.
This year a total of 1,328 Division I programs received Public Recognition Awards, up 44 from last year. Of those, 1,214 teams earned perfect scores of 1,000.
The Ivy League was the top-scoring conference in both number of teams and percentage of teams honored, with 105 (or 47.3 percent), followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with 95 and the Patriot League with 94. By percentage of teams, the Patriot League ranked second with 44.3 percent.
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 – including a No. 5 national ranking in the most recent survey in Nov. 2018 -- and the Bison remain among the national leaders 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 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years. Teams that do not meet a baseline score of 930 could face sanctions such as loss of scholarships and/or ineligibility for postseason play.
Bucknell is a highly-selective, privately endowed liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,600 undergraduate students. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League and has full membership along with American, Army West Point, Boston University, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy. Bucknell has won the Presidents' Cup, signifying the Patriot League's all-sports champion, in 18 of 28 years.
Of note, the Bison men's and women's cross country teams, women's golf team and women's tennis team are four of the 73 Division I programs that have received the honor in all 14 years. Also recognized this year from Bucknell: field hockey, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, wrestling, women's lacrosse, women's track & field and volleyball.
Bucknell's total of 12 APR Public Recognition Awards is tied for 13th-highest nationally. Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth and Holy Cross had 18 teams honored, followed by Villanova with 17. Stanford and Boston College joined Bucknell with 12.
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 987 to a perfect 1,000.
Specific multi-year APR scores for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving Public Recognition Awards, will be announced on May 8.
This year a total of 1,328 Division I programs received Public Recognition Awards, up 44 from last year. Of those, 1,214 teams earned perfect scores of 1,000.
The Ivy League was the top-scoring conference in both number of teams and percentage of teams honored, with 105 (or 47.3 percent), followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with 95 and the Patriot League with 94. By percentage of teams, the Patriot League ranked second with 44.3 percent.
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 – including a No. 5 national ranking in the most recent survey in Nov. 2018 -- and the Bison remain among the national leaders 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 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years. Teams that do not meet a baseline score of 930 could face sanctions such as loss of scholarships and/or ineligibility for postseason play.
Bucknell is a highly-selective, privately endowed liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,600 undergraduate students. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League and has full membership along with American, Army West Point, Boston University, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy. Bucknell has won the Presidents' Cup, signifying the Patriot League's all-sports champion, in 18 of 28 years.
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