OU looks good in latest NCAA APR Report

[SoonerTraveler]

Academic Progress Rate (APR)

The Oklahoman

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-posts-st...sok/sports/ou+(NewsOK.com+RSS+-+sports+>>+ou)

Oklahoma posts strong numbers in latest APR figures released Wednesday
by Jason Kersey Published: May 14, 2014

NORMAN — Oklahoma posted strong numbers across the board in the latest NCAA Academic Progress Rate figures, released Wednesday afternoon. Programs must post an APR of 930 or higher over a four-year period to avoid NCAA penalties, and the lowest of OU’s programs was the wrestling team’s 949. The Sooners’ scores in the biggest four sports — football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball — were all above the national averages. The highest score among OU’s programs was the women’s gymnastics team, which posted a perfect 1000. That squad won its first-ever national championship last month.

Link to NCAA report on OU (PDF file):
https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/apr2013/522_2013_apr.pdf

OU men's basketball has a multi-year APR of 960, and the latest reported single year APR is 981 for academic year 2012-13.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

For the sake of comparison, look at the penalty that the O-State football program has incurred. See link:

http://newsok.com/article/4815744

 

[KBaden145]

Great APR scores, graduates players, athletic program is completely self-sufficient and actually donates money to the university. There's only one.


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[SoonerTraveler]

Great APR scores, graduates players, athletic program is completely self-sufficient and actually donates money to the university. There's only one.

True that!!

The Oklahoman

http://newsok.com/ou-football-joe-c...s-during-sooner-caravan-event/article/4815061

The OU athletic department is one of only seven nationally that was profitable without relying on student fees or other subsidies.

“We don’t receive state appropriations,” Castiglione said. “We don’t receive tax dollars. We don’t receive financial support from the university, nor do we have any student fees that go to the support of intercollegiate athletics.

“Why that’s important is because your university program is making it on its own.”

 

[coolm]

to me this combined with the revenue items you guys list above - those are the true indicators of athletic success. if OU can do that AND be competitive ... simply awesome.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Is the OSU basketball program in the APR danger zone?

 

[Max Power]

Is the OSU basketball program in the APR danger zone?

Not yet, but this year cant help

 

[atlantasooner]

Considering the transfer mess Capel left, I would have thought OU hoops was borderline losing a ship.

Credit Kruger for righting this part of the bball program along with the on court parts.

 

[TheGimper]

Considering the transfer mess Capel left, I would have thought OU hoops was borderline losing a ship.

Credit Kruger for righting this part of the bball program along with the on court parts.

Players can transfer and not have it negatively impact your APR.

 

[Seymore Cox]

Is the OSU basketball program in the APR danger zone?

I think they just lost a practice day due to APR.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

I think they just lost a practice day due to APR.

that was foosball

 

[sperry]

Players can transfer and not have it negatively impact your APR.

Yeah, they just have to finish up school.

The APR is a joke. The standards should be based on support systems put in place, not based on how the students perform. At OU, I know for a fact that athletes are provided every academic resource possible to succeed. If they don't, that's their own fault. If for some reason, a large chunk of kids don't take advantage of that, the school shouldn't be punished. The NCAA already has a vetting process in the qualification system. If the NCAA says a kid has qualified, it should be on that kid to perform once he gets there.

And it's not just academics. If a kid is lazy and wants to quit the sport, but can't afford school without the scholarship, that hurts a team. OUs APR is going to be hurt because Trey Metoyer turned out to be a sicko and is going to be incarcerated rather than attending school. Clearly OU did not know that, and could not know that when they recruited him. But they'll be punished even so.

 

[SuperHoops]

Is the OSU basketball program in the APR danger zone?

According to the OP.com board they think that Stevie Clark is still attending classes, I guess to remain eligible wherever he transfers to. All the guys that have transferred out under Ford have played out their eligiblilty at their new schools. Whether or not they actually graduated is a different question.