Ranking USC Teams -- By Academics
Stat geeks have had plenty of fun since the NCAA issued an Academic Progress Report this week. Check out this list of USC sports in order of APR (based on an average of the last four years). Remember that a perfect score is 1,000 and a 50% graduation rate equates to a 925. USC had two perfect scores and one that was, well, dismal.
| SPORT | APR | |
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| W-Cross Country | 1000 | |
| W-Golf | 1000 | |
| W-Soccer | 997 | |
| M-Tennis | 992 | |
| W-Water Polo | 988 | |
| M-Water Polo | 979 | |
| W-Volleyball | 979 | |
| M-Golf | 977 | |
| W-Rowing | 975 | |
| M-Swimming | 973 | |
| W-Indoor Track | 973 | |
| W-Tennis | 966 | |
| W-Basketball | 965 | |
| Baseball | 964 | |
| W-Outdoor Track | 960 | |
| W-Swimming | 955 | |
| M-Volleyball | 954 | |
| Football | 948 | |
| M-Indoor Track | 941 | |
| M-Outdoor Track | 938 | |
| M-Basketball | 863 | |
06:00 AM PT, May 8 2008 | Permalink
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There are just too many things wrong with the NCAA's process by which they measure "Academic Progress", for us to cull anything meaningful from their report.
It's just busy work. What's the point of the NCAA; was it to protect athletes or punish athletes?
Posted by: gerrrg | May 08, 2008 at 10:29 AM
ummm...I have a 3.9 gpa in grad school and I don't get this???? What does it mean???
Posted by: char | May 09, 2008 at 06:36 AM
dumnamics = NCAA we have nothing to do but since we are getting paid might as well do something daaaaa.
Posted by: pk-in-the-mesa | May 09, 2008 at 07:35 AM
Char- Good question! Spencer Hall has an good writeup here:
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=409491
Obviously this just creates a lot of debate ... like the BCS!
Posted by: Adam Rose | May 09, 2008 at 10:58 AM
948 for Professor Petey's team? What a humanitarian!
Posted by: Edward Sorin | May 10, 2008 at 02:17 AM