Sixteen Brown Teams Earn NCAA Multi-Year APR Public Recognition Awards
5/13/2020 11:21:00 AM | General
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sixteen Brown athletic teams earned Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Awards, the NCAA announced. Based on the most recent multiyear APR scores, the 16 teams were among the top 10 percent in their sport.
NCAA.org: "Top academic squads earn Public Recognition Awards"
The 16 Bear teams that earned NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards were:
baseball, football, men's basketball, men's fencing, men's hockey, men's swimming, men's tennis, men's water polo, women's basketball, women's fencing, women's golf, women's hockey, skiing, women's tennis, volleyball and women's water polo.
Of the 62 teams that have earned Public Recognition Awards in all 15 years of the program, Brown has two programs who have earned the distinction, baseball and women's fencing.
The NCAA recognized nearly 1,400 Division I teams for outstanding academic achievements. With an overall score of 993 on a 1,000-point scale, the Ivy League led the nation in APR for the 15th-consecutive season. The Ivy League outpaced 31 other NCAA Division I conferences to retain the honor.
The Ivy League was the top-scoring conference in both number of teams and percentage of teams honored, with 113 teams and 51 percent. The Patriot League ranked second in total number of teams earning Public Recognition Awards with 95, followed by the Big Ten with 84.
Teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,380, up by 52 from the previous academic year, largely due to an increase in squads with perfect scores. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000. The number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,266, an increase of 52 teams from last year.
Of the teams recognized, 499 competed in men's or mixed sports and 881 competed in women's sports. Every women's team earning a Public Recognition Award this year also earned a perfect score.
"The number of teams earning Public Recognition Awards - including those earning perfect scores - has increased again, demonstrating the commitment member schools and college athletes have made to high academic achievement," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "Congratulations to these teams for their continued academic success."
The APR holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes for each academic term. All teams must earn a four-year average APR of 930 to qualify for NCAA postseason and can face progressive penalties for academic under-performance over time.
APR scores for all NCAA Division I teams will be released on May 19. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
NCAA.org: "Top academic squads earn Public Recognition Awards"
The 16 Bear teams that earned NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards were:
baseball, football, men's basketball, men's fencing, men's hockey, men's swimming, men's tennis, men's water polo, women's basketball, women's fencing, women's golf, women's hockey, skiing, women's tennis, volleyball and women's water polo.
Of the 62 teams that have earned Public Recognition Awards in all 15 years of the program, Brown has two programs who have earned the distinction, baseball and women's fencing.
The NCAA recognized nearly 1,400 Division I teams for outstanding academic achievements. With an overall score of 993 on a 1,000-point scale, the Ivy League led the nation in APR for the 15th-consecutive season. The Ivy League outpaced 31 other NCAA Division I conferences to retain the honor.
The Ivy League was the top-scoring conference in both number of teams and percentage of teams honored, with 113 teams and 51 percent. The Patriot League ranked second in total number of teams earning Public Recognition Awards with 95, followed by the Big Ten with 84.
Teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,380, up by 52 from the previous academic year, largely due to an increase in squads with perfect scores. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000. The number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,266, an increase of 52 teams from last year.
Of the teams recognized, 499 competed in men's or mixed sports and 881 competed in women's sports. Every women's team earning a Public Recognition Award this year also earned a perfect score.
"The number of teams earning Public Recognition Awards - including those earning perfect scores - has increased again, demonstrating the commitment member schools and college athletes have made to high academic achievement," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "Congratulations to these teams for their continued academic success."
The APR holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes for each academic term. All teams must earn a four-year average APR of 930 to qualify for NCAA postseason and can face progressive penalties for academic under-performance over time.
APR scores for all NCAA Division I teams will be released on May 19. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
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