47 percent of basketball programs didnt 'pass' ?

[Michael Ryan]

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, 47 percent of the nation's basketball
programs fell under the magical 925 number in the NCAA's recent list of
college basketball programs.

I find that number hard to believe, but even if it is wrong and the correct
number is, say, half of that, 23% is still a surprising number.
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_3211178

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Mike Ryan

Meanwhile -

Written: November 10, 2005
For Immediate Release
UC Passes First APR Test

CINCINNATI , Ohio – University of Cincinnati athletic teams have all
received passing grades in data compiled for the first NCAA Academic
Progress Report.

Based upon data filed with the NCAA, every one of UC's sports have achieved
the minimum APR score of 925. No teams will be subject to
loss-of-scholarship penalties, imposed this year for the first time on teams
that fail to achieve the APR minimum.

"We are tremendously pleased that we have met and exceeded the NCAA's new
APR requirements," stated UC Director of Athletics Bob Goin. "This is
further evidence of the results of our commitment to academic as well as
athletic success. This success will also be seen in our rising graduation
rates."

UC is expected to report a Graduation Rate Success Rate of 65 percent, when
the NCAA releases those figures, for the entering class of 1998-99. That
figure zooms to 78 percent when only those student-athletes who have
completed their eligibility at UC are counted. UC has had graduation rates
of at least 60 percent in each of the past three years, meeting or exceeding
the national average.

The Academic Progress Rate, or APR, is a new system implemented by the NCAA
that measures academic progress and retention. Each member of a team who is
on athletic grant-in-aid receives points each academic term for maintaining
eligibility and remaining in school or leaving in good standing. The team's
point total, divided by the number of possible points, results in the team's
APR.

The APR was initiated last year in a trial run with no penalties imposed on
teams that failed to meet the requirements as the schools and the NCAA fine
tuned the data. This year, teams that fall below the 925 APR standard are
subject to the loss of scholarships.

— UC —

Tom Hathaway
Assistant AD/Sports Communications
University of Cincinnati

To repeat - Hathaway's press release discusses all teams, noit just
basketball.