April 24, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Naval Academy had 12 athletic teams publicly recognized by the NCAA for a high academic progress report according to NCAA data released this afternoon. Navy's 12 teams tied with Duke for the most in the Football Bowl Subdivision (former IA). Notre Dame was third with 11 teams.

The NCAA is honoring sports teams with public recognition awards for their latest multi-year 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 APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention, and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. High-performing teams receiving awards posted APR scores ranging from 965 to a perfect 1,000.

Multi-year APR scores for all 6,110 Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition awards, will be announced May 6. The announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams.

Naval Academy athletic teams recognized by the NCAA include: baseball, men's basketball, football, men's gymnastics, men's lacrosse, men's tennis, men's indoor track & field, men's outdoor track & field, wrestling, rifle, women's basketball and women's crew.

For the full report by sport and by institution go to: http://tinyurl.com/3q3ksg

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