[PAmedic]

: 8 teams fall below standard

Associated Press | March 17, 2014

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An annual study of the schools in the men's NCAA tournament shows a slight increase in teams that fall below graduation rate standards.

The University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport said in its report Monday that eight teams that made the 2014 men's bracket fall below the NCAA-mandated Academic Progress Rate score of 930, equivalent to a 50 percent graduation rate. Last year six teams didn't reach that benchmark.

Teams in this year's field that would be subject to NCAA-imposed sanctions that could keep them from postseason play are: Cal Poly (925), Coastal Carolina (921), North Carolina Central (903), Oklahoma State (928), Providence (915), Texas Southern (900), Connecticut (897) and Oregon (918)

[PAmedic]

I think transfers can affect this depending on the academic status of the player when they leave, no?

we may have issues of our own. hopefully not

[olldflame]

I think transfers can affect this depending on the academic status of the player when they leave, no?

we may have issues of our own. hopefully not

Correct, but to the best of my knowledge every player who has transferred under Layer (and I believe McKay as well) has left in good academic standing. We're fine.

[jcmanson]

This year's transfers - Ogukwe and Donley - will graduate in May. So they don't hurt, at all.

[olldflame]

And coming in dead last....................... Your national champions!!!!!!

[olldflame]

From the time we had a scholarship reduction in 07, our scores have gone steadily up. Most recent available on the NCAA site is 11-12 when we were at 980, which happened to be the highest in the BSC.

https://web1.ncaa.org/maps/tiwitytilamvmaprRelease.jsp

[JakeP50]

From the time we had a scholarship reduction in 07, our scores have gone steadily up. Most recent available on the NCAA site is 11-12 when we were at 980, which happened to be the highest in the BSC.

https://web1.ncaa.org/maps/tiwitytilamvmaprRelease.jsp

One of JB's better accomplishments

[olldflame]

Here's an interesting article that relates last night's finalists to this subject.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014 ... final.html

[olldflame]

From the time we had a scholarship reduction in 07, our scores have gone steadily up. Most recent available on the NCAA site is 11-12 when we were at 980, which happened to be the highest in the BSC.

https://web1.ncaa.org/maps/tiwitytilamvmaprRelease.jsp

One of JB's better accomplishments

JB deserves credit in that he has insisted it be a priority. The execution has been all DL and his staff.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Connecticut is back on the list, and the worst offender at that? Thought they would have learned their lesson after last year. Maybe they figure being banned will just lead to a championship the next year.