MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — For a second consecutive year, WVU matched its highest score in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR).
The school’s combined score of 985, announced Tuesday, is the same as last year and is two points higher than the NCAA’s average.
The APR is calculated for each sport based upon each individual athlete’s ability to stay eligible and enrolled on a semester-by-semester basis.
The scores are a cumulative look from the 2015-19 academic years.
All 17 of WVU’s varsity sports were at least 30 points higher than the NCAA’s minimum of 930.
Falling below that mark could bring immediate penalties from the NCAA, including postseason bans.
The rifle and golf teams earned perfect scores of 1,000.
“Once again, our record-high score is a testament to our student-athletes, our coaching staffs and our academic support unit,” WVU Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said in a statement. “We continue to be proud of the high level of academic success with our student-athletes and to consistently be above the national average.
“I would like to congratulate the golf and rifle programs for their perfect four-year APR scores of 1,000. We are thrilled to have golf, rifle and men’s basketball being publicly recognized by the NCAA for the top APR scores in their respective sports.”
The men’s basketball (995), women’s basketball (996) and golf (1,000) teams had the highest scores in their sports among the Big 12 Conference.
The men’s soccer (993) team had the highest score in its sport in the Mid-American Conference.
According to WVU men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins’ contract, he earned a $30,000 incentive with his team’s team APR score.
The volleyball (977) team saw a 17-point increase, the biggest improvement at the school, yet it was still the lowest score among Big 12 volleyball schools.
The wrestling (960) team dropped 27 points, the largest decrease at WVU, and it was 10th out of 11 schools in the Big 12.
The WVU football (960) team saw its score improve by seven points and it was tied for seventh overall in the Big 12.
WVU’s other scores included: Women’s soccer (994), rowing (989), tennis (992), men’s swimming & diving (979), women’s swimming & diving (975), track (985), gymnastics (982), baseball (971), and cross-country (996).
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