Women's Hoops Blog

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

The NCAA writes: "The Academic Performance Program is is creating positive behavioral change among Division I institutions."
The overall APR, which measures student-athlete performance based on eligibility and retention, rose slightly, with increases in both eligibility and retention and a decrease in the number of student-athletes leaving school while academically ineligible.
Of course, who doesn't meet the needed standards and how they are punished is executed in a classically NCAA-speak way because
“We want to change the behaviors of the teams and the institutions and the athletic program so we’re all headed toward the success of student-athletes on the field and in the classroom,” said Dr. Myles Brand, NCAA head honcho.
You can check out individual school's reports here and the teams, as penalized by sport, here (10 women's basketball teams, including Oklahoma State).