Does anyone understand the APR reports?

[jmbeck]

South Carolina, Tennessee, and Auburn lose a basketball scholarship.

Arkansas' APR is 888, and their penalty is N/A? I don't understand that.

Also, Ole Miss loses three football, and Auburn loses some swimming and track schollies.

 

[newsdog]

I thought it was interesting to note that all the SEC teams were below 925 for men's basketball except UF and UK. What are they doing differently in terms of graduation rate, transfers, etc.?

 

[99jc]

910youlose

 

[BlindDawg]

I don't fully understand it, but this is my best summary of it with the limited knowledge I have. Basically every school is assigned a number (not sure what formula is used to get to that number) based on players graduating, transferring, or dropping out. That number has to be over some threshold (around 900 I think) or the school is subject to penalties. The first year you are under the threshold, you get no penalties, basically a warning, but every year after that one year, you lose scholarships and I believe the school is also fined.

That could all be totally off base, but that's my best understanding of it. I'm sure someone will correct whatever errors I made.

 

[Dawgpile]

If this was UArk's 1st year under the cutoff, they get only a warning.

If this score showed improvement over last year's average there wouldn't be a penalty.

Or they could have self-imposed penalties last year (like we did).

I don't fully understand the APR either, but I think that's right.

 

[Henry Kissinger]

three football scholarships hurts, but even losing one in basketball can be a big deal. especially with a team like tennessee.

 

[Porkchop.sixpack]

So...what happened to us?

 

[RebelBruiser]

The penalty line is actually 925, and I have no clue how they come up with the number.

All I know is that if a player leaves your program for any reason before his eligibility is up, it's a -1. That includes transfers, players being kicked off, anything. If the player is in poor academic standing when he leaves, or if he's flunking out, it's a -2.

Basically every player on your team counts for 2 points, 1 for remaining on the team and 1 for being in good academic standing. Not sure how they do the five year averages or how it equates to a 925.