BRIDGEPORT. Pa. — Bucknell University, Fordham University, George Washington University, Mount St. Mary’s University, the United States Naval Academy and Wagner College of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) along with Brown University, Harvard University, Iona University, Princeton University and St. Francis College Brooklyn of the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) are among the leaders as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) releases the 2021-22 Division I Men’s Water Polo Academic Progress Report (APR) for the 2021-22 academic year.
Additional information on the Academic Progress Report (APR) is available by CLICKING HERE.
Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference
Bucknell, Fordham, George Washington and Mount St. Mary’s posted perfect 1000 scores to lead the way as the MAWPC averaged a 998 conference APR score. The score outdistances the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) (987.75), the NWPC (985.6), the Golden Coast Conference (984) and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) (982.8) as the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference reigns as the best academic conference in men’s water polo for the 2021-22 academic year.
Overall, the quartet account for four of the seven perfect scores reported in men’s water polo for the 2021-22 academic year as the Bison, Rams, Colonials and Mountaineers are joined by Loyola Marymount University and Santa Clara University of the WWPA along with the University of California of the MPSF.
Navy (995) – which is tied with the University of Southern California for the 10th best APR score – and Wagner (993) complete the six MAWPC Division I institutions in the rankings.
Northeast Water Polo Conference
Brown (996) is tied with the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) for the No. 8 spot in the APR list as the Bears lead the NWPC. Harvard (994), Princeton (988), Iona (984) and St. Francis Brooklyn (966) complete the league’s Division I institutions as the quintet claim the third best conference APR score behind the MAWPC and the MPSF.
Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term.
The APR emerged when Division I presidents and chancellors sought a more timely assessment of academic success at colleges and universities. At the time, the best measure was the graduation rate calculated under the federally mandated methodology that was based on a six-year window and did not take transfers into account.
In addition to developing the APR, the presidents also adopted a new graduation rate methodology that more accurately reflects student-athlete transfer patterns and other factors affecting graduation (the new rate is called the Graduation Success Rate).
The APR system includes rewards for superior academic performance and penalties for teams that do not achieve certain academic benchmarks. Data are collected annually, and results are announced in the spring.
The Division I Committee on Academics (CoA) oversees the Academic Progress Rate as part of its responsibilities with the Academic Performance Program. The CoA sets policies and recommends legislative changes to the Division I Board of Directors which has the final say on changes in Division I.
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