Your Conference's APR

[DFW HOYA]

From the Patriot...

Bucknell 984
Colgate 980
Holy Cross 975
Lafayette 972
Georgetown 961
Lehigh 957
Fordham 942
Average: 967

[FargoBison]

Gateway

NDSU 954
SIU 950
SDSU 945
ISU 944
Indiana State 938
Northern Iowa 934
YSU 931
MSU 926
WIU 926

Average: 938.67

[terrierbob]

Average Percentage Rate? I haven't looked at the fine print on the SoCon website!

[UAalum72]

Northeast Conference

Albany 929
Central Conn. St. 901
Duquesne 960
Monmouth 964
Robert Morris 926
Sacred Heart 914
St. Francis U, PA 939
Wagner 956

Average 936

[I-AA Fan]

Average Percentage Rate? I haven't looked at the fine print on the SoCon website!

Being a finance person, I can side with you ...APR is average percentage rate ...and nothing else. Kind of like USA. It can only mean one thing.

[andy7171]

What exactly is APR? As it pertains to this thread not what it really means.

[asucrutch23]

Being a finance person, I can side with you ...APR is average percentage rate ...and nothing else. Kind of like USA. It can only mean one thing.

I'm with the finance folks as well. But here's a little info on APR as it pertains to the NCAA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Progress_Rate

[asucrutch23]

Also, here's a list of SoCon teams within each school that have multi-year APR's in the top 10 percent of their respective sports:

http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=1447094&SPID=2231&SPSID=52988

Wofford and Furman were the only football squads in the top 10 percent among SoCon football schools.

[asucrutch23]

SoCon:

Wofford 984
Furman 983
Samford 963
Elon 953
The Citadel 951
Appalachian State 938
Western Carolina 928
Georgia Southern 905
UT-Chattanooga 855

[Saint3333]

Also, here's a list of SoCon teams within each school that have multi-year APR's in the top 10 percent of their respective sports:

http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=1447094&SPID=2231&SPSID=52988

Wofford and Furman were the only football squads in the top 10 percent among SoCon football schools.

The SoCon couldn't even get this rightxoopsx, ASU Men's Basketball was also in the top 10 percent.

[KiddBrewer]

SoCon:

Wofford 984
Furman 983
Samford 963
Elon 953
The Citadel 951
Appalachian State 938
Western Carolina 928
Georgia Southern 905
UT-Chattanooga 855

good job wofford/furman

[OL FU]

The SoCon couldn't even get this rightxoopsx, ASU Men's Basketball was also in the top 10 percent.

As much as I hate the bastards, kudos to Davidson's top 10% ranking in the following sports:

Davidson College -
Men's Baseball
Men's Basketball
Men's Cross Country
Men's Football
Men's Golf
Men's Soccer
Men's Swimming
Men's Track, Indoor
Men's Track, Outdoor
Women's Basketball
Women's Cross Country
Women's Soccer
Women's Tennis
Women's Track, Indoor

[Tribe4SF]

What exactly is APR? As it pertains to this thread not what it really means.

APR is the Academic Progress Rate. Measures progress towards degree, and does away with transfer issues that plagued the graduation index.

CAA

W&M 979
Villanova 978
Richmond 976
UNH 975
Towson 965
Northeastern 960
Hofstra 959
Maine 958
UD 949
JMU 946
URI 930
UMass 925

CAA average 958.33

[Khan4Cats]

Being a finance person, I can side with you ...APR is average percentage rate ...and nothing else. Kind of like USA. It can only mean one thing.

Isn't APR, Annual Percentage Rate not Average?

Anyways, the NCAA uses the acronym to show whether or not schools are actually getting scholar athletes and not merely athletes that play for a school. I think 925 or 92.5% is considered minimum.

[Tribe4SF]

Isn't APR, Annual Percentage Rate not Average?

Anyways, the NCAA uses the acronym to show whether or not schools are actually getting scholar athletes and not merely athletes that play for a school. I think 925 or 92.5% is considered minimum.

925 is the target cutoff (it is not a percentage), and equates to a 60% graduation rate. Schools with lower ratings avoid sanctions if their rate exceeds the general student body.

[appfan2008]

SoCon:

Wofford 984
Furman 983
Samford 963
Elon 953
The Citadel 951
Appalachian State 938
Western Carolina 928
Georgia Southern 905
UT-Chattanooga 855

my lord UTC is pulling us down... thank the lord for our private schools!

[asucrutch23]

Here is the complete list of FCS conferences and their respective average Academic Progress Rates for 2006-2007:
(Numbers reflect member schools for 2008 season-- e.g. Samford and NDSU are reflected in the numbers for the Southern and Gateway Conferences)

1. Ivy League 986
2. Patriot 967.29
3. Colonial 958.33
4. Pioneer 945.38
5. Southern 940
6. Gateway 938.78
7. Great West 937
8. Northeast 936.13
9. Big South 925.83
10. Ohio Valley 916.11
11. Southland 907.13
12. MEAC 904.8
13. Big Sky 899.56
14. SWAC 897.9

Top APR from each conference:
Ivy League- University of Pennsylvania 993
Patriot- Bucknell University 984
Colonial- College of William & Mary 979
Pioneer- Davidson College 981
Southern- Wofford College 984
Gateway- North Dakota State University 954
Great West- California Polytechnic State University 955
Northeast- Monmouth University 964
Big South- Coastal Carolina University 948
Ohio Valley- Eastern Kentucky University 971
Southland- Sam Houston State University 940
MEAC- South Carolina State University 937
Big Sky- University of Montana 946
SWAC- Mississippi Valley State University 931

[Seat16Demon]

Here is the complete list of FCS conferences and their respective average Academic Progress Rates for 2006-2007:
(Numbers reflect member schools for 2008 season-- e.g. Samford and NDSU are reflected in the numbers for the Southern and Gateway Conferences)

1. Ivy League 986
2. Patriot 967.29
3. Colonial 958.33
4. Pioneer 945.38
5. Southern 940
6. Gateway 938.78
7. Great West 937
8. Northeast 936.13
9. Big South 925.83
10. Ohio Valley 916.11
11. Southland 907.13
12. MEAC 904.8
13. Big Sky 899.56
14. SWAC 897.9

Top APR from each conference:
Ivy League- University of Pennsylvania 993
Patriot- Bucknell University 984
Colonial- College of William & Mary 979
Pioneer- Davidson College 981
Southern- Wofford College 984
Gateway- North Dakota State University 954
Great West- California Polytechnic State University 955
Northeast- Monmouth University 964
Big South- Coastal Carolina University 948
Ohio Valley- Eastern Kentucky University 971
Southland- Sam Houston State University 940
MEAC- South Carolina State University 937
Big Sky- University of Montana 946
SWAC- Mississippi Valley State University 931

HOLY SMOKES! The Southland Conference is feeling a little slow about now. Wow, we really need to see about getting the guys and gals to turn off the PlayStation and turn on the computer and books!xsmhx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

From the Patriot...

Bucknell 984
Colgate 980
Holy Cross 975
Lafayette 972
Georgetown 961
Lehigh 957
Fordham 942
Average: 967

Somewhat suprised that Lehigh is that "low". But given the fact the 3 largest football schools in the PL are all at the bottom i think reflects a little more diversity at those institutions.

[Tribe4SF]

But given the fact the 3 largest football schools in the PL are all at the bottom i think reflects a little more diversity at those institutions.

Could you explain that?

[Eyes of Old Main]

As much as I hate the bastards, kudos to Davidson...

Don't back down, OL FU. Good scores or not they are still bastards and if they had to support an equal level of football they wouldn't have scored that highly. Everything Davidson does is open to suspicion as far as I'm concerned.

[carney2]

Before we begin to look like a bunch of dumb jock (watchers), here is what we are talking about:

APR (within the context of this thread): = Academic Progress Rate. It is a calculation intended to "track academic success" by focusing on "eligibility, retention and graduation." Obviously, the higher the number, the better job you theoretically did in providing your athletes with an education.

By the way, financial wizards, within the context that you are used to seeing, APR does not mean Average Percentage Rate. It means ANNUAL Percentage Rate.