The NCAA released new Academic Progress Rates on Tuesday and, once again, the University of Kentucky’s 22 teams surpassed requirements and avoided any penalties. This release has more information on the news and the APR – which the NCAA uses to measure academic eligibility and student-athlete retention – but here are some additional notes.

• As you can see in the chart below, 14 of UK’s 22 teams exceeded the national average APR score for their respective sports, led by men’s and women’s golf with perfect scores of 1,000. Additionally, 15 UK teams exceeded the average public school APR for their respective sports.
• The emphasis on APR scores has increased in recent years and UK has responded. Seventeen teams have improved their scores since 2004-05 and 16 improved or received the same score compared to last year.
• APR requirements will become even more stringent next year. To maintain postseason eligibility will require either a 930 four-year APR or a 940 two-year average beginning in 2015. Even though the new threshold is a year away from coming into effect, UK’s scores also exceed those tougher requirements.
• Below is a chart with UK’s four-year APR scores by sport this year, last year and in the first year of the APR, as well as national averages.