MAAC Schools Recognized for Classroom Performance
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ - Nine 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 (APR) scores.
Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly
recognizing their latest multiyear APR. This announcement is part of the
overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams
who demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of
student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports.
Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all
squads in each sport.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester
by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The
APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure
of each team's academic performance. An APR score of
925 is the minimum level of academic success; teams scoring below 925 can lose
scholarships and face other sanctions over time, including bans on postseason
play.
Based on their most recent multi-year Academic
Progress Rates, 841 teams have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards. Last
year, a total of 767 teams were recognized.
The 841 teams publicly recognized this year for
high achievement represent 13.4 percent of the 6,297 eligible Division I teams.
The list includes 492 women's teams and 349 men's or mixed squads.
The public recognition awards for the MAAC by
institution and sport are as follows:
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MAAC Institution
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Sport
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Canisius College
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Women's Volleyball
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Fairfield University
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Men's Cross Country
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Softball
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Women's Tennis
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Iona College
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Men's Swimming
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Women's Basketball
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Women's Rowing
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Women's Water Polo
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Loyola University Maryland
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Men's Cross Country
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Men's Swimming
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Men's Tennis
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Women's Rowing
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Women's Swimming
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Women's Tennis
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Women's Track, Indoor
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Women's Track, Outdoor
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Manhattan College
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Women's Tennis
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Marist College
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Men's Soccer
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Women's Cross Country
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Women's Track, Indoor
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Women's Track, Outdoor
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Rider University
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Men's Basketball
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Women's Tennis
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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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Men's Tennis
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Women's Golf
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Women's Tennis
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Also recognized were MAAC associate members in two sports - Boston University in women's golf and St. Francis College (NY) in women's water polo.