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Six Sun Devil Programs Record Top-10 Percent NCAA APR Scores

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Six Sun Devil Programs Record Top-10 Percent NCAA APR ScoresSix Sun Devil Programs Record Top-10 Percent NCAA APR Scores
Charlie Leight/ASU Now
TEMPE, Ariz. – For the fourth consecutive year, the Arizona State University athletics department is second in the Pac-12 Conference for most teams recognized by the NCAA for their high 2016-17 Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
 
Six ASU teams earned APR scores in the top-10 percent, all of which recorded a perfect 1000, as announced by the NCAA Wednesday. 
 
Men's golf, women's golf, gymnastics, beach volleyball, women's tennis, and volleyball earned a perfect 1000. Volleyball earns its fifth consecutive top-10 recognition while men's golf earns it's fourth.
 
The Sun Devil women's tennis team has the honor of earning a perfect 1000 for all 13 years of the program, the only team in the sport among the Division I Power Five conferences to do so.

Sun Devils rank 2nd with 6?? teams in the top 10% of APR!https://t.co/c59eQRmR98 pic.twitter.com/R9QoE1fjcU

— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) May 16, 2018
 
"We are proud that for the fourth consecutive year, we are second in the Pac-12 Conference for most teams recognized by the NCAA with Academic Progress Rates in the top-10 percentile in the country," said Jean Boyd, Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director. "In a conference noted for academic excellence, to compete in such an elite fashion speaks to our collective commitment to student-athlete academic performance."

1,284 Division I teams from 312 schools earned APR awards this year. More https://t.co/Z9mUSwzjfi pic.twitter.com/3PvDnDuCnZ

— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) May 16, 2018
 
For the past 13 years, NCAA APR has been used to measure academic achievement for all Division I sports teams. APR tracks academic progress each semester for each student-athlete on scholarship, accounting for eligibility, retention, and graduation, and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
 
Scores required to be in the top-10 percent this year ranged from 985 to a perfect 1000 this year. A total of 1,284 teams from 312 schools have been recognized.
 
Multi-year APR's for all Division I sports will be announced by the NCAA on Wednesday, May 23.

Division I APR public recognition lists out later today. What is APR? How is it calculated? https://t.co/4VBzeCKl7o pic.twitter.com/AvV0mRIxED

— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) May 16, 2018
 
APR NCAA Recognition for Top 10% in Pac-12 Conference
12        Stanford
6          Arizona State
5          Cal
4          UCLA
4          USC
4          Utah
3          Oregon
3          Washington
2          Arizona
1          Oregon State
1          Colorado
1          Washington State