SWAC member institutions
and programs penalized with postseason ineligibility include: Alabama State University
(Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Volleyball) - Grambling State University (Men's
Basketball) - Mississippi Valley
State University (Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball) - Southern University (Men's Outdoor
and Indoor Track & Field) - University of Arkansas at Pine
Bluff (Men's Basketball).
Alabama A&M University
men's golf, Alabama State softball, Alcorn State University men's basketball and
Arkansas-Pine Bluff men's golf were each handed a level-one penalty but
maintained its postseason eligibility.
“The Southwestern Athletic
Conference remains committed to assisting our member institutions in meeting
academic progress and the metric for a successful Academic Progress Rate,” said
SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp. “The SWAC will continue to work closely with the
NCAA, President Mark Emmert, Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) chair
Walter Harrison and the Limited Resource Institutions advisory group. We are
also proud of our student-athletes who have achieved academic success by
graduating and performing at the highest level during competition.”
Along with the postseason
ban, the programs received a level-one penalty which includes practice
reduction.
Alabama State (Football
and Men's Basketball), Grambling State (Men's Basketball), Mississippi Valley
State (Men's Basketball), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Men's Basketball), Southern
(Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field) also received a level-two penalty -
in season and out of season restrictions. In addition to the reduction of four
practice time replaced with academic activities, level-two penalty includes the
elimination of non-championship season or spring football. Teams without a
non-championship season face a reduced number of contests.
MVSU and GSU men's
basketball teams were also tagged with a level-three penalty which includes
various restrictions. This can include financial aid reductions, additional
practice and contest restrictions; and potential multiyear bans on postseason
competitions.
ASU, UAPB, and MVSU have
filed penalty waivers which are currently under review.
Beginning with 2012-13
championships, teams must earn a minimum 900 four-year APR or a 930 average over
the most recent two years to be eligible to participate.
SWAC APR leaders for
2011-2012 include:
Alabama A&M | Football | 939 |
Women's Basketball | 990 | |
Alabama State | Women's Cross Country | 990 |
Women's Indoor Track | 970 | |
Women's Outdoor Track | 970 | |
Alcorn State | Women's Soccer | 991 |
Grambling State | Baseball | 960 |
Softball | 971 | |
Women's Bowling | 991 | |
Jackson State | Men's Golf | 991 |
Men's Tennis | 988 | |
Women's Golf | 989 | |
Women's Tennis | 100 | |
Women's Volleyball | 973 | |
Mississippi Valley State | Men's Cross Country | 992 |
Men's Indoor Track | 988 | |
Men's Outdoor Track | 988 | |
Softball | 971 | |
Prairie View A&M | Men's Basketball | 944 |
Jackson State women's
tennis received the NCAA Public Recognition Award scoring 1,000 which is the
highest any team can achieve.
The APR was implemented in
2005 to hold athletic programs accountable for their athletes working toward
earning a degree. Points are awarded for retention and graduation of scholarship
athletes.
COURTESY SWAC.org
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