[terry]

The Academic Progress Rate is based on players staying eligible and staying in school. It's not based on graduation. As long as a school can keep players eligible, its APR should be OK. The Oklahomas of the world are pretty good at doing whatever they need to do to keep players eligible, so they usually have decent APRs. The schools that get into trouble with APRs and are hit with penalties usually are the "have nots" -- schools such as Savannah State, Alabama State, Mississippi Valley State, etc. I'm not a fan of the APR as an academic metric because it's based on the ability of the school to keep players eligible, even if they aren't really making meaningful progress. I prefer to focus on graduation. But the NCAA uses the APR to impose penalties, so it's relevant for that reason.

The top APRs among major conference football programs are:

992  Duke
991  Northwestern
989  Wisconsin
984  Stanford
983  Georgia Tech
983  Clemson
981  Boston College

The worst APRs among major football programs are:

929  Oklahoma St.
932  Texas Tech
932  Tennessee
935  Arkansas
937  Kentucky
938  C'al
938  North Carolina

Oklahoma St. was the only major conference school to be penalized. It was hit with a reduction of practice time, but not with a bowl ban.

The only FBS school hit with a bowl ban was UNLV. The rest of the post-season bans were imposed on FCS schools.

[terry]

The Academic Progress Rate is based on players staying eligible and staying in school. It's not based on graduation. As long as a school can keep players eligible, its APR should be OK. The Oklahomas of the world are pretty good at doing whatever they need to do to keep players eligible, so they usually have decent APRs. The schools that get into trouble with APRs and are hit with penalties usually are the "have nots" -- schools such as Savannah State, Alabama State, Mississippi Valley State, etc. I'm not a fan of the APR as an academic metric because it's based on the ability of the school to keep players eligible, even if they aren't really making meaningful progress. I prefer to focus on graduation. But the NCAA uses the APR to impose penalties, so it's relevant for that reason.

The top APRs among major conference football programs are:

992  Duke
991  Northwestern
989  Wisconsin
984  Stanford
983  Georgia Tech
983  Clemson
981  Boston College

The worst APRs among major football programs are:

929  Oklahoma St.
932  Texas Tech
932  Tennessee
935  Arkansas
937  Kentucky
938  C'al
938  North Carolina

Oklahoma St. was the only major conference school to be penalized. It was hit with a reduction of practice time, but not with a bowl ban.

The only FBS school hit with a bowl ban was UNLV. The rest of the post-season bans were imposed on FCS schools.