Men's College Basketball

2013 NCAA APR scores update, as compiled for you by Brett McMurphy

Brett McMurphy has looked at the latest four-year APR scores for you.

By Jason Kirk Jun 11, 2013, 3:40pm EDT

The NCAA has published its latest Academic Progress Rate findings, by which it aims to log how well each athletic program in the country is doing at book-learning. Here is APR as explained by the NCAA:

Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year, based on the eligibility, graduation and retention of each scholarship student-athlete. Teams scoring below certain thresholds can face consequences, such as practice restrictions and restrictions on postseason competition. Rates are based on the past four years' performance.

Clear as a bell!

Sometimes programs get punished for having low APR scores. This year, as is often the case, HBCUs with lesser resources suffer the far majority of postseason bans and other penalties, including playoff bans for Savannah State and likely Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State in football. This is one of several reasons why many criticize APR as a flawed metric to begin with.

However, as for the scores produced by larger football schools, ESPN's Brett McMurphy has already gone to all the trouble of collating and collecting these things for you, breaking them down by BCS league and everything. You should already follow him on Twitter, because he does nice things like this for people all the time. Nice fella.

First, the overall FBS lists:

Top FBS APRs: Nwern 996, Boise 993, Duke 989, Clem & Wis 985, GT 983, BC, Mizzou & OhioSt 982, Rice 979, Bama, Rutgers, Stan 978, Miami 977
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Bottom FBS APRs: NM St 916, UTEP 917, Idaho 919, Troy 921, UL & Tenn 924, OkSt 926, IowaSt 928, Tulsa 929, FIU 930, BYU 931
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

These schools are all in perilous territory, as the NCAA explains:

In order to compete in the 2013-14 postseason, teams must achieve a 900 multi-year APR or a 930 average over the most recent two years. The same standard was in place for the 2012-13 academic year. This standard will increase to a multi-year 930, which predicts to a Graduation Success Rate of approximately 50 percent, or a 940 two-year average APR for the 2014-15 postseason

Then, the BCS-conference lists:

2011-12 Top 10 BCS fball APR: N'western 996, Duke 989, Clem & Wisc 985, Ga Tech 983, BC, Mizzou & Ohio St 982, Bama, Rutgers & Stan 978
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Bottom 10 BCS football APR: UL & Tenn 924, OkSt 926, ISU 928, UNC 934, Cal 935, Texas 936, ArizSt & Md 937, Ark 938
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

And then the conference-specific lists:

Football APR ACC: Duke 989, Clem 985, GT 983, BC 982, UM 977, Wake & VT 970, Va 959, FSU 954, NCSt 947, Md 937, UNC 934
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Football APR Big 12: Bay & TCU 962, OU 960, KU 958, WVU 950, KSU 948, TT 941, UT 936, ISU 928, OSU 926
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Football APR Big East: RU 978, USF 970, Temple 963, Pitt 962, UConn & SU 958, Cincy 943, UL 924
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Football APR B1G: N'wern 996, Wisc 985, OSU 982, Neb 972, Ind 963, Iowa & PSU 961, Illini 960, Minn 955, MSU 955, Purd 953, Mich 951
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Football APR Pac 12: Stan 978, UCLA 966, Utah 963, OSU 957, Az 956, UW 954, Ore 951, Colo 946, USC 945, WSU 942, ASU 937, Cal 935
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Football APR SEC: Mizzou 982, Bama 978, Vandy 973, UF & Ga 968, MSU 967, USC 966, TA&M 954,Aub 950, LSU & Miss 944, Ky 943, Ark 938, UT 924
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 11, 2013

Thanks again to Brett McMurphy for all he does.