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The most hallowed sports in big-time college athletics have glaring academic deficiencies....

Nationally, 30 percent of football teams and 20 percent of men's basketball programs in Division I fell below the minimum standard of academic progress in the 2003-04 academic year. Overall, nearly half (49.5 percent) of Division I schools would have had at least one team subject to penalties under guidelines that will go into effect in 2006....

Penalties begin with a loss of scholarships. Repeat offenders could face postseason bans and, in the extreme, expulsion from the NCAA.

Under the new guidelines, each team in Division I must maintain an APR [academic progress rate] score of 925 out of a possible 1,000. The 925 equates to a graduation rate of 50 percent. Teams lose points for athletes who transfer, drop out or turn pro. A team with a score below 925 is subject to penalties, but only if the departing athletes are academically ineligible.

Locally, Fordham had an overall APR of 977, Manhattan 959, Hofstra 958, LIU 957, St. John's 954, St. Francis 952 and Stony Brook 929.


Key stat will be APR
Newsday


FYI, Fordham's APR of 977 ranks #39 nationally (out of 328 Division I schools).

Click here for the rankings.

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• There's a related article in the March 25 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Click on this message -- full text of the piece inside. -- ramMan, Thu March 24, 2005 11:04:04

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• Interesting but not surprising that Temple is below the line. Unfortunately, so is St. Peter's (NT) -- Jimbo65, Thu March 24, 2005 11:29:54

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• I love St. John's reaction to their shamefully low men's basketball 826 rating. Apparently they feel it's unfair to be penalized for the departure of four players under scandalous circumstances. Shouldn't the focus be on making sure you don't recruit those kind of students or allow that behavior in the first place, instead of discussing waivers because there are now actually consequences? Also, former coach Jarvis says that he's worried these new standards will cause players to take easy courses and major in eligibility - as if that's not already happening, as if most of these big-time coaches actually care about what happens to the players who don't go pro when they leave school. I'm looking forward to seeing some schools and coaches finally brought to heel. (NT) -- DamnRam, Thu March 24, 2005 13:51:15
  • We have our Hill skeletons in our closet too. We looked the other way for a while as Hill talked of the Fordham Drag and brought in "challenged students." (NT) -- Drag-less, Thu March 24, 2005 14:26:24
    • Just remember, those "challenged students" would probably raise St. John's grad rate/academic progress. I'm scared to think what an easy course at St. John's constitutes. Can welding be far behind? Three credits for "Your Camera Phone and You"? (NT) -- Get 'er done, Thu March 24, 2005 14:44:33
    • The players Hill brought in may have been academically "challenged students", but they were not expelled, were never involved in drugs, bribes, a transcript scandal, a strip club/hooker incident, or featured in a tell-all book. And all that drama was in the past what, two years? Fordham doesn't recruit such people, and those kind of incidents don't happen because our AD is actually strict. But even if something did happen at Fordham I'm sure it would be handled appropriately, and you certainly wouldn't see our AD shamelessly trying to get waivers from the consequences. (NT) -- DamnRam, Thu March 24, 2005 18:03:54
      • I wouldn't dwell too much on this. We've had our moments and incidents over time, as every program does. We are far from perfect. I'll just leave it at that. Your assumptions are not fully correct. (NT) -- Rambacker, Thu March 24, 2005 18:24:43
        • Amen, Rambacker. (NT) -- Drag-less, Thu March 24, 2005 22:19:59
        • I wouldn't be so tough on SJU. Let's face it, kids do crazy things, its really a matter sometimes of whether or not you get caught. I do agree FU is on top of things better than most but also, maybe a little bit of luck over the years too. (NT) -- '85, Fri March 25, 2005 07:54:35
        • I disagree. Just because we have had incidents like everybody else doesn't mean our reaction should be one of tolerance for that level of unethical behavior. An occasional incident can be put in some perspective, depending on the facts and resolution. But the number and seriousness of St. Johns' incidents, after having benefitted from questionable practices for so long, and their audacity to suggest it's not fair they be held accountable, that's what I'm really objecting to. Our program should never be allowed to sink so low. (NT) -- DamnRam, Fri March 25, 2005 12:03:07
          • My post was in response to your comments re: the behavior of former players at FU. They are inaccurate - we have not been untouched by these problems - no Div. 1 program is, nor are most Div 2 and 3 programs. (NT) -- Rambacker, Fri March 25, 2005 15:20:49
          • Damn Ram, Fordham has been better at sweeping things under the carpet than most. (NT) -- The Sweeper, Fri March 25, 2005 17:57:47

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• 12 Jesuit schools in the top 41. Ivy League schools notwithstanding, Jesuit institutions make up exactly one-third of the remaining 36 colleges in that group. 6 Jesuits in the top 16 overall, and exactly half of the top 12, if the list is looked at "sans Ivies." Not too shabby... (NT) -- RamRunner12, Fri March 25, 2005 16:58:45