Duke football posts high APR score

Cheryl Treworgy – TSN via PrettySporty.com
Cheryl Treworgy – TSN via PrettySporty.com
Cheryl Treworgy – TSN via PrettySporty.com

DURHAM, N.C.- The Duke Blue Devils football team earned the highest Academic Progress Report (APR) score among other Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) gridiron opponents according to data released on Wednesday by the NCAA.

Duke led the way with a score of 992, and ranked first among all FBS schools and second among all Division I – FBS and FCS – programs.

The Blue Devils program was tops in the league followed by Clemson (983), Georgia Tech (983), Boston College (981), Virginia Tech (977), Miami (972), Wake Forest (970), Syracuse (965), Pittsburgh (961), Florida State (958), Virginia (956), Maryland (950), N.C. State (950) and North Carolina (938).

Last week, it was announced that 14 Duke varsity athletics programs, football being among them, were honored by the NCAA for placing among the top 10 percent in their respective sports nationally in the latest multi-year APR report.

Each year, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I team through the annual scorecard of academic achievement, known as APR.

The score measures eligibility and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.

The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2009-10 and 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years.

Beginning with 2012-13 championships, teams were required to post a minimum 900 four-year average APR or a 930 average over the most recent two years to be eligible to participate.

For 2014-15 championships, teams must earn a 930 four-year average APR or a 940 average over the most recent two years to participate in championships.

In 2015-16 and beyond, teams must earn a four-year APR of 930 to compete in championships.