MAAC Schools Earn NCAA Division I Honors High Academic Achievement
MAAC Sports
INDIANAPOLIS ?” All 10 member schools of the MAAC were honored by the NCAA as their Division I sports teams earned public recognition awards for their latest Academic Progress Rate scores.
These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The public recognition awards are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort.
The 839 teams receiving awards this year represent 217 Division I colleges and universities, or two-thirds of the 326 institutions that compete in NCAA Division I athletics. High-performing teams receiving awards posted APR scores ranging from 975 to a perfect 1,000, said NCAA President Myles Brand.
?These teams prove once again that student-athletes are students first, and many of them are excellent students,? Brand said. ?I want to personally congratulate these teams and their student-athletes who are working hard in their sport and in the classroom and setting a great example for all students.?
Of the teams receiving awards for their latest academic performance are 366 men??s and mixed teams and 473 women??s teams. The men??s sports with the highest number of teams garnering public recognition are golf (51), cross country (49) and tennis (40). The women??s sports with the highest number of teams receiving awards are tennis (64), volleyball (54) and golf (52).
Last year, a total of 1,048 teams were recognized. There are fewer awards this year than last year because there are fewer teams with perfect scores. The number of teams in some sports may exceed 10 percent depending on how many achieved perfect 1,000 APR scores.
Multi-year APR scores for all 6,110 Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition awards, will be announced Wednesday (May 2). The announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams.
The public recognition awards for the MAAC by sport and institution can be found below.
| Canisius College |
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Women's Basketball |
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Women's Volleyball |
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| Fairfield University |
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Men's Baseball |
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Men's Cross Country |
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Men's Tennis |
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Women's Crew |
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Women's Golf |
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Women's Soccer |
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Women's Softball |
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Women's Swimming |
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| Iona College |
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Women's Cross Country |
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Women's Swimming |
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| Loyola College (Md.) |
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Men's Cross Country |
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Men's Swimming |
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Women's Indoor Track |
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Women's Outdoor Track |
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Women's Swimming |
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Women's Tennis |
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| Manhattan College |
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Men's Tennis |
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| Marist College |
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Men's Basketball |
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Men's Soccer |
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Women's Cross Country |
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Women's Indoor Track |
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Women's Outdoor Track |
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Women's Water Polo |
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| Niagara University |
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Men's Baseball |
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| Rider University |
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Men's Basketball |
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Men's Cross Country |
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| Saint Peter's College |
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Women's Tennis |
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| Siena College |
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Women's Basketball |
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Women's Golf |