NCAA RECOGNIZES All 12 MAC ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR MULTI-YEAR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING 30 TEAMS ACROSS 11 SPORTS
Indianapolis, Ind. – The NCAA announced today the public recognition for outstanding academic performance to all 12 athletic programs from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), which includes a total of 30 different teams recognized across 11 sports. Kent State's women's cross country has received the NCAA Public Recognition for the last 13 consecutive years.
Full NCAA Release.
Based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Report (APR), these 30 MAC teams have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport. The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 985 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport.
Kent State led the way in the MAC and was recognized in five sports (women's softball; women's cross country; women's golf; women's gymnastics; women's volleyball), while Bowling Green (men's cross country; men's golf; women's golf; women's gymnastics) and Toledo (women's basketball; women's golf; women's tennis; men's tennis) were each honored in four sports.
Miami (men's golf; women's basketball; women's volleyball) and Ohio (women's basketball; women's cross country; women's golf) both had three sports recognized, while Akron (women's cross country; women's tennis), Eastern Michigan (men's cross country; women's volleyball) and Northern Illinois (men's tennis; gymnastics) were honored in two sports. Ball State (women's tennis), Buffalo (women's tennis), Central Michigan (women's golf), affiliate Missouri State (men's swimming and diving) and Western Michigan (men's tennis) each received recognition as well.
The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years. The APR provided a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance.
2016-17
By Institution:
Akron (2) - Women's Cross Country; Women's Tennis
Ball State (1) - Women's Tennis
Bowling Green (4) - Men's Cross Country; Men's Golf; Women's Golf; Women's Gymnastics
Buffalo (1) - Women's Tennis
Central Michigan (1) - Women's Golf
Eastern Michigan (2) - Men's Cross Country; Women's Volleyball
Kent State (5) - Women's Softball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Golf; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Volleyball
Miami (3) - Men's Golf; Women's Basketball; Women's Volleyball
*Missouri State (1) - Men's Swimming and Diving (*affiliate MAC member is Men's Swimming and Diving)
Northern Illinois (2) - Men's Tennis; Women's Gymnastics
Ohio (3) - Women's Basketball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Golf
Toledo (4) - Women's Basketball; Women's Golf; Women's Tennis; Men's Tennis
Western Michigan (1) - Men's Tennis
By Sport:
Men's Cross Country (2) - Bowling Green; Eastern Michigan
Men's Golf (2) - Bowling Green; Miami
Men's Swimming and Diving (1) - Missouri State
Men's Tennis (3) - Northern Illinois; Toledo; Western Michigan
Softball (1) - Kent State
Women's Basketball (3) - Miami; Ohio; Toledo
Women's Cross Country (3) - Akron; Kent State; Ohio
Women's Golf (5) - Bowling Green; Central Michigan; Kent State; Ohio; Toledo
Women's Gymnastics (3) - Bowling Green; Kent State; Northern Illinois
Women's Tennis (4): Akron; Ball State; Buffalo; Toledo
Women's Volleyball (3) - Eastern Michigan; Kent State; Northern Illinois
