Bucknell Student-Athletes Once Again Surpass NCAA APR Standards
6/16/2022 12:03:00 PM | General
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA this week released its annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) report, and once again every Bucknell varsity athletics team easily surpassed the NCAA's benchmark of a 930 score. In fact, six Bison programs have maintained perfect 1,000 scores, and 19 have marks of 980 or higher.
The APR is a formula created 18 years ago, and it is used by the NCAA to measure teams' academic performance in terms of eligibility and retention. Scores under 930 previously result in certain NCAA-imposed penalties, including loss of scholarships and ineligibility for postseason play. This spring, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved the continual suspension of APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data. 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 latest APR data represents a four-year average for the 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 academic years. The NCAA evaluates programs based on a four-year rolling average.
According to the latest round of data, six of 25 Bison teams (indoor and outdoor track & field are considered one sport in the formula) have perfect 1,000 scores in the four-year average. Those programs are field hockey, men's soccer, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tennis, and women's golf.
The national average for all sports is 984, which is one point higher than the last publicly reported rate in May 2020.
The APR is a formula created 18 years ago, and it is used by the NCAA to measure teams' academic performance in terms of eligibility and retention. Scores under 930 previously result in certain NCAA-imposed penalties, including loss of scholarships and ineligibility for postseason play. This spring, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved the continual suspension of APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data. 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 latest APR data represents a four-year average for the 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 academic years. The NCAA evaluates programs based on a four-year rolling average.
According to the latest round of data, six of 25 Bison teams (indoor and outdoor track & field are considered one sport in the formula) have perfect 1,000 scores in the four-year average. Those programs are field hockey, men's soccer, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tennis, and women's golf.
The national average for all sports is 984, which is one point higher than the last publicly reported rate in May 2020.
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