Awards by Institution I Awards by Sport
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The University of Portland women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s indoor and outdoor track programs were honored with the NCAA's APR Public Recognition Award, the NCAA office announced on Wednesday. Awards were given to teams that posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. It marks the fifth consecutive year that the women’s soccer and volleyball teams earned APR Public Recognition.
Full APR scores for all Division I sports teams, including penalties for low-performing teams, will be released later this spring.
High-performing teams receiving public recognition awards this year posted APR scores ranging from 978 to a perfect 1,000. The number of teams in some sports may exceed 10 percent depending on how many achieved perfect scores. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic years.
“Most Division I student-athletes and teams take seriously their dual responsibilities in the classroom and on the court or field of play, but every year there is a special category of teams that perform exceptionally well and deserve this noteworthy recognition,” NCAA Interim President Jim Isch said.
A total of 841 teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards, up from 767 teams last year.
The APR provides a real-time view of a team’s academic success by tracking the progress of each student-athlete during the school year. By measuring eligibility and retention each semester or quarter, the APR provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.
An APR score of 925 is the minimum level of academic success; teams scoring below 925 can lose scholarships and face other sanctions over time, including bans on postseason play.
The 841 teams publicly recognized this year for high achievement represent 13.4 percent of the 6,297 eligible Division I teams. The list includes 492 women’s teams and 349 men’s or mixed squads.
A total of 228 of the 331 Division I colleges and universities placed at least one team on the top APR list. Another six of the 50 schools that offer athletics in more than one division placed Division I teams on the list.