The latest Academic Progress Rate data is out, and UC Davis finds itself in pretty good standing with NCAA's grade police. Only two of the school's 26 sports fall below the cutoff point of 925, and even in that news, there's a fairly positive trend. Wrestling, which posted 826 in the initial release of the data two years ago, is up to 914. That said, wrestling did lose the equivalent of one scholarship. Men's swimming is at 923, which is not far enough below the line to subject the team to penalties from the NCAA.
Men's Soccer and softball, which both fell below the cutoff point last year saw marked improvements. The men's soccer team went from 894 to 935. Softball went from 841 to 926. The data is for the 2006-07 academic year.
What do these numbers mean? Every scholarship athlete can earn up to two points per semester/quarter, one for remaining eligible and one for remaining enrolled in school. The number of points earned is then divided by the maximum number of points. That quotient is then multiplied by 1000 to eliminate decimal points. According to the NCAA, the number 925 projects to a 60 percent graduation rate. Continuous offenders face the loss of scholarships and eventually will miss out on postseason events.
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