DESTIN, Fla. - The Georgia football team’s Academic Progress Rate took a dip this year, almost certainly hurt by the rash of transfers and dismissals in previous years.
Georgia’s APR score this year is 960, which ranks ninth among the SEC’s 14 football programs. But the program is still well clear of any potential penalties, which begin only when a team’s score is 930 and below.
The APR formula measures a team’s ability to retain student-athletes and their progress towards graduation. A team’s score is hurt when a player leaves early, particularly during a semester, so last year’s departures (such as Josh Harvey-Clemons, Tray Matthews and Shaq Wiggins) did not help.
The scores were released by the NCAA and the school on Wednesday, and are based on the academic years from 2010-14.
Georgia’s other sports are also well clear of any penalties, with several ranking very high: Mark Fox’s men’s basketball program has the third-best APR score in the conference, as did Manny Diaz’s men’s tennis program. The gymnastics and women’s swimmning and diving program are first in the conference.
And while the baseball program was seventh in the SEC, it’s APR score of 971 was an improvement over last year.
