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