[Mick]

It has been pointed out to me on a number of occasions that certain schools would be unwelcome into the Pac 10.  Specifically, most schools don\'t measure up to the exacting academic standards of the Pac 10.

Insofar as the quality of the institutions are concerned, I have no special insight.  But it is simple enough to gauge the quality of the incoming students based upon test scores and grades.

To that score, the top half of the pac 10 seems particularly selective.  Led by Stanford, Cal and UCLA and followed more or less closely by USC and Washington, these five schools appear to have somewhat more rigorous entrance requirements than the bottom five schools.

The rest of the Pac 10 has incoming academic requirements that do not appear to be appreciably different from that of San Jose State.  U of Oregon and Oregon State are very slightly ahead of Arizona, and Washington State which closely approximate San Jose State in terms of entrance requirements.  Arizona State is slightly behind the rest.

So the next time we worry about the academic reputation of the Pac 10 when considering TCU or BYU or SMU or the rest...well, perhaps we....shouldnt...

[Mick]

It has been pointed out to me on a number of occasions that certain schools would be unwelcome into the Pac 10.  Specifically, most schools don\'t measure up to the exacting academic standards of the Pac 10.

Insofar as the quality of the institutions are concerned, I have no special insight.  But it is simple enough to gauge the quality of the incoming students based upon test scores and grades.

To that score, the top half of the pac 10 seems particularly selective.  Led by Stanford, Cal and UCLA and followed more or less closely by USC and Washington, these five schools appear to have somewhat more rigorous entrance requirements than the bottom five schools.

The rest of the Pac 10 has incoming academic requirements that do not appear to be appreciably different from that of San Jose State.  U of Oregon and Oregon State are very slightly ahead of Arizona, and Washington State which closely approximate San Jose State in terms of entrance requirements.  Arizona State is slightly behind the rest.

So the next time we worry about the academic reputation of the Pac 10 when considering TCU or BYU or SMU or the rest...well, perhaps we....shouldnt...