The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of
student-athletes over a four-year period. The NCAA uses the APR as an
assessment of real-time academic success.
WVU’s average APR score of 964 is up eight points from last
year’s average. WVU’s score of 964 is equal to the NCAA’s overall
four-year APR average score.
For the 2007-08 academic year, West Virginia had six teams with
perfect 1,000 scores: men’s basketball, cross country, gymnastics,
women’s soccer, volleyball and rifle.
Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn
up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining
enrolled in the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned
of the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points,
multiplied by 1,000. Penalties for teams falling below the specified
mark may include the loss of scholarships up to a cap of 10% of the
team’s total NCAA scholarship aid available. Loss of aid will
generally be in one-year increments to those sports.
An APR score of 925 or higher is what teams first look to meet
to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible loss of
grants-in-aid). The current four-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity
teams (2004-05 to 2007-08): baseball 939; men’s basketball 960;
women’s basketball 930; cross country 1,000; football 939;
gymnastics 995; rifle 989; rowing 918; men’s soccer 904; women’s
soccer 997; men’s swimming 952; women’s swimming 977; tennis 986;
indoor track 990; outdoor track 990; volleyball 985; and wrestling 943.
All teams exceeded or met the 925 score or did not have any
circumstances that warranted an immediate penalty. No WVU varsity team
will receive APR academic penalties from the NCAA.
“I’m extremely pleased with our strong APR scores for the
year, jumping eight points from our average of last year,” says
Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong. “I want to congratulate the cross
country team for its perfect score as well as our six teams that
received a perfect score in 2007-08.
“Our teams continue to make good academic progress as
evidenced by more than 450 individuals being named to the Athletic
Director’s Academic Honor Roll. The majority of our athletic teams
increased their APR score from a year ago, and our overall 964 APR score
is strong.”