Debbie Ryan had better make sure her team is on its game this exam season: All UVA sports teams made the academic cut this year, though women’s basketball didn’t have much room to spare—it beat the buzzer, so to speak, to avoid scholarship reductions or other penalties by the NCAA, college sports’ governing body.
 Debbie Ryan, head coach of the UVA women’s basketball team, took her squad to the NCAA tournament this year, but she will need to make sure her players are visiting the library as well in order to stay above the academic cut off. |
Last week, the NCAA released its annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) reports, designed to measure whether “student-athletes” are fulfilling the student part and passing enough classes each semester to remain eligible. APRs are averaged over four years, with 925 out of 1,000 as the cut-off for sanctions. More than 200 of the 6,300 Division I college sports teams face penalties for failing to meet the mark.
All of UVA’s teams have a multiyear APR above 925. Women’s basketball has the lowest, with 928, and men’s basketball was second lowest, with 941. Among ACC schools, only N.C. State will face scholarship losses for its men’s wrestling program.
Several Cavalier teams were recognized for finishing in the top 10 percent academically, including women’s soccer, women’s softball and women’s volleyball. The most laudatory men’s teams, with APRs above 990, are golf and swimming. Juking stereotypes, the football team managed a 951 (two points better than the men’s soccer team), putting the squad in the top 30 percent nationally for the sport.
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