Jackson State avoids APR sanctions

JACKSON, Mississippi  --  No Jackson State athletic program faces a postseason ban, despite two sports falling below the 900 APR four-year benchmark.

The Jackson State men’s basketball (898) and baseball (899) programs both fell below the NCAA’s academic progress report benchmark, but weren’t subject to a postseason ban because of a two-year APR average above 930.

As a whole, however, 94 percent of Jackson State’s athletic programs had single-year scores of 930 or better. The school’s football program had a 53-point single-year increase from 918 last year to 971.

JSU men’s basketball avoided any major penalties, but not all of its Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) brethren were as lucky. Four of the 10 men’s basketball SWAC teams will be ineligible for the NCAA Tournament in 2013-14, barring a successful waiver appeal.

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