GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s high marks in all sports again for Florida athletics in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), announced Tuesday by the NCAA.
The NCAA recognized the APR of five Florida teams last week as they ranked in the top 10 percent of their sport – men’s basketball, women’s golf, gymnastics, lacrosse and volleyball.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_5_12_general-2Dfive-2Dgator-2Dteams-2Dreceive-2Dncaa-2Dapr-2Dpublic-2Drecognition.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=EhVoyEtozlR87q0YnpKNfzCUWPFaI4iSAtT8eCkCZoA&s=PVj74l0vUkB4d-H6o_HyA4Gmrg-8Hh8eM1AOs5wqJt8&e= >
“Last week, we announced an overall student-athlete GPA of 3.40 for the spring semester – the highest in program history,” Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said. “Now today’s APR is another example of the Gator student-athletes’ commitment to their academic performance.”
Fourteen Florida teams exceeded or equaled its sport’s national average. This includes Florida football team’s 974, which is above the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national average of 968, while men’s basketball’s 995 is among the sport’s top 10 percent.
Beginning this year, a portion of NCAA revenue is distributed to members based on student-athletes’ academic achievement, including APR scores. Schools earn one academic achievement unit per year if its student-athletes meet at least one of these requirements:
* Earn an overall single-year all-sport APR of 985 or higher
* Earn an overall all-sport Graduation Success Rate of 90% or higher
* Earn a federal graduation rate that is at least 13 percentage points higher than the federal graduation rate of the student-body at that school
Florida qualifies for the NCAA revenue distribution as it meets the first two points.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success by tracking eligibility and progress toward graduation of each student-athlete on scholarship. The current report contains multi-year rates based on the four years from the 2015-16 academic year through the 2018-19 academic year.
To compete in 2020-21 postseason action, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR in this report. This is the 16th year of the APR.
Florida Team-by-Team APR
Sport
2018-19 APR
DI Average
Baseball
976
977
Basketball (Men’s)
995
966
Basketball (Women’s)
981
983
Cross Country (Men’s)
992
982
Cross Country (Women’s)
990
989
Football (FBS)
974
968
Golf (Men’s)
993
987
Golf (Women’s)
1000
992
Gymnastics
1000
994
Lacrosse
1000
994
Soccer
996
990
Softball
991
986
Swimming & Diving (Men’s)
977
983
Swimming & Diving (Women’s)
981
993
Tennis (Men’s)
988
983
Tennis (Women’s)
991
991
Track & Field (Men’s)
979
974
Track & Field (Women’s)
963
984
Volleyball
1000
988
End of report
