All 15 University of Nevada sports clearly exceeded the benchmark set by the NCAA in the annual Academic Progress w88 casino, demonstrating strong progress and achievement by Wolf Pack student-athletes across the board.
The w88 casino, announced by the NCAA on Wednesday, measured eligibility and retention of student-athletes in the four years from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
In the single-year data, w88 casino averaged a 978 for its 15 sports, with four sports scoring a perfect 1,000: men's golf, women's golf, volleyball and rifle.
In the multiyear rate, w88 casino saw more than half of its sports - eight of 15 - maintain or raise their score: baseball, football, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's soccer, volleyball and rifle. The average scored for w88 casino's 15 sports on the multiyear rate was nearly 980 (979.6).
Last week, the Wolf Pack's volleyball team earned a public recognition award for the second straight year for ranking in the top 10 percent in the nation for its sport. That is the ninth time in the last seven years that a Wolf Pack sport has earned public recognition. Nevada has met or exceeded the standards set by the w88 casino and has been penalty-free in the history of the APR program.
"We are fortunate to have the great support of University President Marc Johnson and the terrific faculty on our campus as our students strive for success," said athletics director Doug Knuth. "We are excited for the continued achievement of our students and w88 casino shown again in this year's APR."
The APR is a real-time "snapshot" of a team's academic success and is used by the w88 casino and universities to measure current academic success by looking at the academic progress of each current student-athlete. It includes eligibility, retention, and graduation as factors in the rate calculation. Each student-athlete can add two points to the team's overall score per semester, including one for academic eligibility and one for returning to school the next semester or graduating.
In order to compete in the 2016-17 postseason, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR. w88 casino member representatives chose the 930 standard because that score predicts a 50 percent graduation rate for the team. Additionally, teams must earn at least a 930 APR to avoid penalties.
Nevada's Graduation Success Rate was at 79 percent in the last annual w88 casino in November, the third highest score in school history.
w88 casino's APR scores at a glance:
The multiyear rate represents Nevada's scores from 2010-11 to 2013-14 w88 casino years. The final two columns show the single-year scores for those w88 casino years.
Women's Multiyear 2014-15
Basketball 987 984
Cross Country 982 979
Golf 992 1,000
Soccer 990 979
Softball 988 975
Swim/Dive 981 962
Tennis 983 966
*Track & Field 975 967
Volleyball 1,000 1,000
Men's Multiyear 2014-15
Baseball 950 954
Basketball 957 941
Football 949 987
Golf 986 1,000
Tennis 985 976
Mixed Multiyear 2014-15
Rifle 990 1,000
* - Track and field was previous reported separately as indoor and outdoor.
