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The NCAA announced the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, rankings of all teams for 2019.

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The NCAA released its annual report of the Academic Progress Rate, or APR, measuring the improvements and academic success for the 2017-2018 school year.

And why do you care about this? Besides merely being interested in knowing how each football school is doing and progressing in the classroom, it could mean a great deal when it comes to filling out the bowl matchups.

If there aren’t enough teams that finish with a bowl-eligible six wins, the teams that finish 5-7 are allowed to be taken based on the APR ranking below. This should matter more as more bowl games get added to the mix over the years.

Which football schools are doing the best job and lead the rankings where it supposedly really matters?

Taken from the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

• Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
• A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
• In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

2019 (actually, 2017-2018) NCAA APR Rankings

NA UAB (program wasn’t operating)

Last Season APR Rank: NA
Last Season APR: NA

129 Florida State 936

Last Season APR Rank: T124
Last Season APR: 941

T125 UMass 937

Last Season APR Rank: 128
Last Season APR: 939

T125 Texas State 937

Last Season APR Rank: T124
Last Season APR: 941

T125 New Mexico 937

Last Season APR Rank: T115
Last Season APR: 946

T125 East Carolina 937

Last Season APR Rank: T110
Last Season APR: 949

124 Southern Miss 941

Last Season APR Rank: T110
Last Season APR: 949

123 Tulsa 943

Last Season APR Rank: 121
Last Season APR: 944

T120 Bowling Green 944

Last Season APR Rank: 127
Last Season APR: 940

T120 Texas Tech 944

Last Season APR Rank: T115
Last Season APR: 946

T120 San Jose State 944

Last Season APR Rank: 103
Last Season APR: 955

119 Charlotte 945

Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953

T117 Akron 946

Last Season APR Rank: T124
Last Season APR: 941

T117 BYU 946

Last Season APR Rank: T110
Last Season APR: 949

T114 Georgia Southern 948

Last Season APR Rank: 129
Last Season APR: 931

T114 Michigan State 948

Last Season APR Rank: 106
Last Season APR: 952

T114 UCLA 948

Last Season APR Rank: T71
Last Season APR: 967

113 Houston 950

Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 951

T111 Fresno State 951

Last Season APR Rank: 114
Last Season APR: 947

T111 LSU 951

Last Season APR Rank: T96
Last Season APR: 956

T107 UNLV 952

Last Season APR Rank: T122
Last Season APR: 943

T107 Arizona 952

Last Season APR Rank: T115
Last Season APR: 946

T107 Louisiana 952

Last Season APR Rank: T96
Last Season APR: 957

T107 Hawaii 952

Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 964

T104 West Virginia 953

Last Season APR Rank: 109
Last Season APR: 950

T104 South Alabama 953

Last Season APR Rank: 95
Last Season APR: 958

T104 Virginia Tech 953

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T102 Louisiana Tech 954

Last Season APR Rank: T110
Last Season APR: 949

T102 Marshall 954

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T100 Liberty 955

Last Season APR Rank: T122
Last Season APR: 943

T100 Appalachian State 955

Last Season APR Rank: T82
Last Season APR: 962

T97 New Mexico State 956

Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953

T97 Purdue 956

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T97 Tulane 956

Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968

T95 UTSA 957

Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968

T95 UTEP 957

Last Season APR Rank: T57
Last Season APR: 970

T92 Kansas 959

Last Season APR Rank: T118
Last Season APR: 945

T92 FIU 959

Last Season APR Rank: T118
Last Season APR: 945

T92 Ball State 959

Last Season APR Rank: T96
Last Season APR: 957

91 Washington State 960

Last Season APR Rank: T61
Last Season APR: 969

T86 Georgia State 961

Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 951

T86 Old Dominion 961

Last Season APR Rank: T99
Last Season APR: 956

T86 Troy 961

Last Season APR Rank: T96
Last Season APR: 957

T86 Wyoming 961

Last Season APR Rank: T92
Last Season APR: 959

T86 Western MIchigan 961

Last Season APR Rank: T79
Last Season APR: 963

T84 Georgia 963

Last Season APR Rank: T79
Last Season APR: 963

T84 Utah State 963

Last Season APR Rank: T74
Last Season APR: 965

T80 San Diego State 964

Last Season APR Rank: T96
Last Season APR: 956

T80 North Carolina 964

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T80 Arkansas State 964

Last Season APR Rank: T82
Last Season APR: 962

T80 Northern Illinois 964

Last Season APR Rank: T55
Last Season APR: 971

T76 WKU 965

Last Season APR Rank: T92
Last Season APR: 959

T76 Colorado 965

Last Season APR Rank: T57
Last Season APR: 970

T76 Coastal Carolina 965

Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 976

T76 Maryland 965

Last Season APR Rank: T25
Last Season APR: 981

T73 Oklahoma 966

Last Season APR Rank: T96
Last Season APR: 956

T73 TCU 966

Last Season APR Rank: T74
Last Season APR: 965

T73 Notre Dame 966

Last Season APR Rank: 73
Last Season APR: 966

T68 SMU 967

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T68 South Carolina 967

Last Season APR Rank: 84
Last Season APR: 961

T68 Texas A&M 967

Last Season APR Rank: T79
Last Season APR: 963

T68 ULM 967

Last Season APR Rank: T61
Last Season APR: 969

T68 Colorado State 967

Last Season APR Rank: T57
Last Season APR: 970

T66 Syracuse 968

Last Season APR Rank: T71
Last Season APR: 967

T66 Buffalo 968

Last Season APR Rank: T49
Last Season APR: 973

T63 Kentucky 969

Last Season APR Rank: T118
Last Season APR: 945

T63 Virginia 969

Last Season APR Rank: T61
Last Season APR: 969

T63 North Texas 969

Last Season APR Rank: T52
Last Season APR: 972

T58 Eastern Michigan 970

Last Season APR Rank: T92
Last Season APR: 959

T58 USF 970

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T58 NC State 970

Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 964

T58 Miami 970

Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 964

T58 Tennessee 970

Last Season APR Rank: T52
Last Season APR: 972

T54 Florida Atlantic 971

Last Season APR Rank: T85
Last Season APR: 960

T54 Oregon State 971

Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968

T54 Oregon 971

Last Season APR Rank: T61
Last Season APR: 969

T54 Rutgers 971

Last Season APR Rank: T49
Last Season APR: 973

T50 Missouri 972

Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968

T50 Texas 972

Last Season APR Rank: T52
Last Season APR: 972

T50 USC 972

Last Season APR Rank: T49
Last Season APR: 973

T50 Indiana 972

Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 976

49 Iowa 973

Last Season APR Rank: T57
Last Season APR: 970

48 Miami Univ. 974

Last Season APR Rank: 37
Last Season APR: 978

47 Florida 975

Last Season APR Rank: T38
Last Season APR: 977

T43 Memphis 976

Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968

T43 Mississippi State 976

Last Season APR Rank: T46
Last Season APR: 975

T43 Baylor 976

Last Season APR Rank: T34
Last Season APR: 979

T43 Army 976

Last Season APR Rank: T21
Last Season APR: 982

T41 Nebraska 977

Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 980

T41 Kent State 977

Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 980

T38 Iowa State 978

Last Season APR Rank: T55
Last Season APR: 971

T38 Ole Miss 978

Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 976

T38 Minnesota 978

Last Season APR Rank: T19
Last Season APR: 983

T33 Boise State 979

Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 976

T33 Cal 979

Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 976

T33 Penn State 979

Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 980

T33 Central Michigan 979

Last Season APR Rank: T25
Last Season APR: 981

T33 Wisconsin 979

Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 986

T31 Arizona State 980

Last Season APR Rank: T46
Last Season APR: 975

T31 Georgia Tech 980

Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 980

T28 Toledo 981

Last Season APR Rank: T46
Last Season APR: 975

T28 Ohio 981

Last Season APR Rank: T34
Last Season APR: 979

T28 Connecticut 981

Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 980

T22 Oklahoma State 982

Last Season APR Rank: T61
Last Season APR: 969

T22 Arkansas 982

Last Season APR Rank: T38
Last Season APR: 977

T22 Auburn 982

Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 980

T22 Middle Tennessee 982

Last Season APR Rank: T14
Last Season APR: 984

T22 Illinois 982

Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 986

T22 Michigan 982

Last Season APR Rank: 6
Last Season APR: 990

T20 Temple 983

Last Season APR Rank: T21
Last Season APR: 982

T20 Cincinnati 983

Last Season APR Rank: T21
Last Season APR: 982

T17 Louisville 984

Last Season APR Rank: T25
Last Season APR: 981

T17 Pitt 984

Last Season APR Rank: T14
Last Season APR: 984

T17 Alabama 984

Last Season APR Rank: T14
Last Season APR: 984

16 Kansas State 985

Last Season APR Rank: T14
Last Season APR: 984

15 Stanford 986

Last Season APR Rank: T12
Last Season APR: 985

T12 Rice 987

Last Season APR Rank: T38
Last Season APR: 977

T12 Ohio State 987

Last Season APR Rank: T21
Last Season APR: 982

T12 UCF 987

Last Season APR Rank: T14
Last Season APR: 984

T8 Wake Forest 989

Last Season APR Rank: T34
Last Season APR: 979

T8 Utah 989

Last Season APR Rank: T19
Last Season APR: 983

T8 Boston College 989

Last Season APR Rank: T12
Last Season APR: 985

T8 Nevada 989

Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 986

T5 Washington 991

Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 986

T5 Navy 991

Last Season APR Rank: T4
Last Season APR: 992

T5 Vanderbilt 991

Last Season APR Rank: T2
Last Season APR: 993

T3 Clemson 992

Last Season APR Rank: 7
Last Season APR: 987

T3 Duke 992

Last Season APR Rank: T4
Last Season APR: 992

2 Northwestern 996

Last Season APR Rank: 1
Last Season APR: 997

1 Air Force 997

Last Season APR Rank: T2
Last Season APR: 993