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Inside the Sooners' APR performance

By GUERIN EMIG Sports Writer on Jun 21, 2012, at 8:51 AM  Updated on 6/21 at 8:51 AM



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Very good news for OU athletics Wednesday: Generally, they're going above and beyond the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate standard.

(A refresher: The APR measues a school's average academic rating over a four-year period, based on athletes' eligibility and programs' retention. Fall below the 900 benchmark, schools run the risk of penalties. The latest figures released Wednesday covered 2007-11.)

OU football and men's basketball are well clear of the benchmark, with football trending upward to a current score of 970. The Sooners ranked third in the Big 12 Conference with their 970 football number, barely trailing Misouri's 972 and Kansas' 971.

Women's basketball and women's cross country scored a perfect 1000.

Here's the OU breakdown by sport, with the current rating compared to the one released one year ago:

Football
Score: 970 (up from 960)
Big 12 rank: third
NCAA avg: 948

Men's basketball
Score: 956 (down from 959)
Big 12 rank: sixth
NCAA avg: 950

Women's basketball
Score: 1000 (no change)
Big 12 rank: first
NCAA avg: 970

Baseball
Score: 970 (up from 953)
Big 12 rank: sixth
NCAA avg: 965

Softball
Score: 968 (up from 966)
Big 12 rank: ninth

Wrestling
Score: 964 (down from 976)
Big 12 rank: second

Women's soccer
Score: 986 (up from 971)
Big 12 rank: fifth

Women's volleyball
Score: 983 (up from 978)
Big 12 rank: fifth

Men's golf
Score: 971 (up from 963)
Big 12 rank: eighth

Women's golf
Score: 968 (down from 969)
Big 12 rank: 11th

Men's tennis
Score: 935 (down from 950)
Big 12 rank: sixth

Women's tennis
Score: 992 (up from 969)
Big 12 rank: fifth

Men's gymnastics
Score: 992 (down from 1000)
Big 12 rank: n/a

Women's gymnastics
Score: 990 (up from 977)
Big 12 rank: second

Men's outdoor track
Score: 958 (down from 962)
Big 12 rank: sixth

Women's outdoor track
Score: 987 (up from 973)
Big 12 rank: fifth

Men's indoor track
Score: 963 (no change)
Big 12 rank: fifth

Women's indoor track
Score: 990 (up from 972)
Big 12 rank: third

Men's cross country
Score: 981 (up from 970)
Big 12 rank: seventh

Women's cross country
Score: 1000 (down from 992)
Big 12 rank: first

Rowing
Score: 985 (up from 963)
Big 12 rank: n/a
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CONTACT THE BLOGGER

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918-581-8355
Email

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