BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Brown University, Bucknell University and Fordham University are among five recipients of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Public Recognition Award for academic success in men’s water polo based on the Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for the 2015-16 school year according to data released by the NCAA.
The Bears, Bison and Rams are joined by Stanford University and the University of California-Berkeley on the prestigious list for posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.
Overall, Brown and Stanford were the only institutions that sponsor men’s and women’s water polo to garner APR awards for both genders.
First implemented in 2003, the APR provides a real-time measurement of a team’s academic success each semester by tracking scholarship student-athletes in the areas of eligibility, retention and graduation. A score of 930 out of 1,000 projects to a 50 percent graduation rate. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.
More than 1,200 NCAA Division I teams from 306 schools earned a 2017 Public Recognition Award. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 10.
| NCAA Public Recognition APR Awards (Men’s Water Polo – 2004-05 to Present) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | School | Academic Year |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2004 – 2005 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2005 – 2006 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2006 – 2007 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2007 – 2008 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2008 – 2009 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2009 – 2010 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2011 – 2012 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2012 – 2013 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2014 – 2015 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Brown University | 2015-2016 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2008 – 2009 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2009 – 2010 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2010 – 2011 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2011 – 2012 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2012 – 2013 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2013 – 2014 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2014 – 2015 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Bucknell University | 2015-2016 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Fordham University | 2005 – 2006 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Fordham University | 2013 – 2014 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Fordham University | 2014 – 2015 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Fordham University | 2015-2016 |
| Men’s Water Polo | George Washington University | 2012 – 2013 |
| Men’s Water Polo | George Washington University | 2013 – 2014 |
| Men’s Water Polo | George Washington University | 2014 – 2015 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Harvard University | 2004 – 2005 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Harvard University | 2005 – 2006 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Harvard University | 2006 – 2007 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Harvard University | 2007 – 2008 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Long Beach State University | 2004 – 2005 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Pepperdine University | 2004 – 2005 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Pepperdine University | 2005 – 2006 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Pepperdine University | 2006 – 2007 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Princeton University | 2004 – 2005 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Princeton University | 2005 – 2006 |
| Men’s Water Polo | St. Francis College Brooklyn | 2010 – 2011 |
| Men’s Water Polo | St. Francis College Brooklyn | 2011 – 2012 |
| Men’s Water Polo | St. Francis College Brooklyn | 2012 – 2013 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2008 – 2009 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2009 – 2010 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2010 – 2011 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2011 – 2012 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2012 – 2013 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2013 – 2014 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2014 – 2015 |
| Men’s Water Polo | Stanford University | 2015-2016 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Berkeley | 2015-2016 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Davis | 2006 – 2007 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Davis | 2007 – 2008 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Davis | 2008 – 2009 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Los Angeles | 2011 – 2012 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Los Angeles | 2013 – 2014 |
| Men’s Water Polo | University of California-Los Angeles | 2014 – 2015 |
