9/15/2008 11:27:00 AM
The National Wrestling Coaches Association has released the Academic Progress Rating leaders for the 2006-2007 season. Northwestern University is the overall APR leader with a score of 992. Binghamton University improved 29 points to lead the Most Improved category, while 10 other teams made the list as conference leaders. “We are proud of the teams on this list for showing a strong commitment to academic excellence. The NWCA would like to the thank the coaches, administrators, athletes, and the academic supports staffs of these programs for their efforts in maintaining or striving towards a high academic performance rating,” NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer said. The APR was put in place by the NCAA in an effort to improve the academic success of NCAA Division I student-athletes. Moyer added, “These numbers are a great step in the right direction, but the there is still a lot of work to be done. The NWCA will not be satisfied until wrestling is among the top sports in APR rating.” For a full listing of leaders in each category, see the table below. APR Rankings: Based on latest NCAA public data Top 10 Overall SCHOOL CONFERENCE SCORE 1 Northwestern University Big 10 992 2 Penn State University Big 10 988 3 University of Pennsylvania IVY/EIWA 984 4 Duguesne University East Regional 984 4 US Naval Academy EIWA 983 6 Stanford University Pac 10 982 7 Lehigh University EIWA 981 7 US Airforce Academy West WC 981 9 Iowa State University Big 12 979 10 Harvard University IVY/EIWA 978 Hon Men: US Military Academy EIWA 976 TOP TEAM / Conference Conference Score Duke University ACC 964 Northwestern University Big 10 992 Iowa State University Big 12 979 George Mason University Colonial AA 970 University of Pennsylvania EIWA 984 Duquesne University East Regional 984 University of Pittsburgh Eastern WL 961 Northern Illinois University Mid-Atlantic C 950 Stanford University Pac 10 982 Davidson College Southern Conf 971 US Air Force Academy Western WC 981 Most Improved (Improved by at least 15 points in past year) Team Improvement 1 Binghamton University 29 2 Arizona State University 27 3Campbell University 22 4Rutgers University 21 4University at Buffalo 21 4George Mason University 21 7 University of Maryland 20 9University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 18 9 South Dakota State 18 11CSU Fullerton 17 11 University of Minnesota 17 12Hoftsra University 15 12 UNC Greensboro 15
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