GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference teams continue to stand out among those from Division I colleges and universities that meet standards and excel academically, as evidenced by the annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) team data released by the NCAA on Wednesday.
Each Division I institution is held accountable for the academic progress of its student-athletes through the APR, a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each scholarship student-athlete, each term.
Current ACC Highlights include:
- All 58 ACC football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball programs exceed the required 930 APR average
- Men’s Basketball: 10 ACC teams have an APR above the Division I average 967 (most among peer conferences and three more than the next-closest Power 5 league)
- Football: 11 ACC teams have an APR above the Division I average 968 (ties for most among peer conferences)
- Women’s Basketball: 10 teams have an APR above the Division I average (most among peer conferences)
- Baseball: 13 of 14 ACC teams have an APR above the average (most among peer conferences, and four more than the next-closest Power 5 league)
In the sports of women’s and men’s basketball, a combined six ACC teams recorded an APR score of 1000, again leading all peer conferences:
- Boston College Women’s Basketball
- Louisville Women’s Basketball
- Notre Dame Women’s Basketball
- Pitt Women’s Basketball
- Virginia Women’s Basketball
- Syracuse Men’s Basketball
Clemson and Notre Dame Baseball also posted 1000 APR scores.
The ACC’s strong showing comes one week after 95 teams from member schools received APR recognition awards, the most of any of its peer conferences.