NCAA Academic Progress Rate: APR Football Rankings By Conference

Academic Progress Rate 2020-2021 football rankings by conference.

The Academic Progress Rate 2020-2021 report has been released. Where to all the schools rank in each of the conferences?


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The NCAA released its annual report of the Academic Progress Rate, or APR, measuring the improvements and academic success for the 2020-2021 school year.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

  • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
  • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
  • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

So which teams got the job done in the classroom? Here’s everyone’s APR ranking by conference …

APR Rankings By Conference
ACC | AAC | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Ind | MAC | MW | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
APR Rankings overall 1-130

ACC APR Rankings

1 Clemson 999

2 Wake Forest 990

3 Louisville 988

4 Boston College 986

5 Duke 985

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6 Pitt 984

7 Virginia 983

8 Miami 982

9 Georgia Tech 979

10 North Carolina 977

11 NC State 974

12 Virginia Tech 964

13 Florida State 958

14 Syracuse 957

APR Rankings By Conference
ACC | AAC | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Ind | MAC | MW | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
APR Rankings overall 1-130

NEXT: AAC APR Rankings

2020 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis: APR Rankings 1-130

How good are the teams and programs in the classroom? In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) is a factor.

How good are the teams and programs in the classroom? As a part of the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) is a factor.


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This is supposed to be about the college in college football, at least at times.

How good have the football programs been in the classroom? The Academic Progress Rate is a factor in the overall reputation of a school and how an athletic department is run, and it matters in the bowl picture, too.

The schools have to reach a certain threshold to avoid penalties, and the higher the rating, the better the chance to go bowling if a football team doesn’t get to six wins.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

    • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
    • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
    • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

When it comes to the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, it factors into the mix just like the big wins and the attendance.

So which schools did the best job in the classroom? Here’s the ranking of all 130 teams based on APR, averaged out over the last five seasons.

130 Massachusetts

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 128
2020: 938
2019: 937
2018: 939
2017: 939
2016: 939
5-Year APR Average: 938.4

129 Florida State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 125
2020: 942
2019: 936
2018: 939
2017: 939
2016: 945
5-Year APR Average: 940.2

128 Georgia Southern

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 129
2020: 949
2019: 948
2018: 933
2017: 933
2016: 940
5-Year APR Average: 940.6

T126 Texas State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 126
2020: 932
2019: 937
2018: 940
2017: 940
2016: 961
5-Year APR Average: 942

T126 UAB

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: NA
2020: 942
2019: NA
2018: 0
2017: 0
2016: 0
5-Year APR Average: 942

125 East Carolina

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 111
2020: 938
2019: 937
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 943
5-Year APR Average: 942.4

124 Tulsa

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 121
2020: 945
2019: 943
2018: 942
2017: 942
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 943.2

123 Louisiana Tech

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 112
2020: 964
2019: 954
2018: 937
2017: 937
2016: 934
5-Year APR Average: 945.2

122 Texas Tech

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 117
2020: 949
2019: 944
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 941
5-Year APR Average: 945.6

121 Akron

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 124
2020: 945
2019: 946
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 947
5-Year APR Average: 946.4

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120 Bowling Green

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 127
2020: 947
2019: 944
2018: 946
2017: 946
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 947.2

119 FIU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 118
2020: 968
2019: 959
2018: 936
2017: 936
2016: 938
5-Year APR Average: 947.4

T117 UNLV

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 123
2020: 964
2019: 952
2018: 943
2017: 943
2016: 936
5-Year APR Average: 947.6

T117 West Virginia

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 109
2020: 960
2019: 953
2018: 940
2017: 940
2016: 945
5-Year APR Average: 947.6

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116 Houston

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 108
2020: 961
2019: 950
2018: 942
2017: 942
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 947.8

115 Kansas

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 119
2020: 960
2019: 959
2018: 943
2017: 943
2016: 936
5-Year APR Average: 948.2

T113 Fresno State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 114
2020: 954
2019: 951
2018: 944
2017: 944
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 949.2

T113 Liberty

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 122
2020: 957
2019: 955
2018: 945
2017: 945
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 949.2

T110 BYU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 110
2020: 946
2019: 946
2018: 951
2017: 951
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T110 New Mexico

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 116
2020: 943
2019: 937
2018: 958
2017: 958
2016: 951
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T110 New Mexico State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 105
2020: 956
2019: 956
2018: 950
2017: 950
2016: 935
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T108 Georgia State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 107
2020: 958
2019: 961
2018: 946
2017: 946
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 951

T108 Southern Miss

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 113
2020: 945
2019: 941
2018: 957
2017: 957
2016: 955
5-Year APR Average: 951

107 Charlotte

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 104
2020: 945
2019: 945
2018: 956
2017: 956
2016: 955
5-Year APR Average: 951.4

106 South Alabama

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 94
2020: 955
2019: 953
2018: 952
2017: 952
2016: 947
5-Year APR Average: 951.8

105 LSU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 98
2020: 952
2019: 951
2018: 959
2017: 959
2016: 941
5-Year APR Average: 952.4

104 Louisiana

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 96
2020: 956
2019: 952
2018: 954
2017: 954
2016: 950
5-Year APR Average: 953.2

103 Troy

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 97
2020: 961
2019: 961
2018: 955
2017: 955
2016: 937
5-Year APR Average: 953.8

102 TCU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 75
2020: 959
2019: 966
2018: 955
2017: 955
2016: 935
5-Year APR Average: 954

NEXT: 5-Year College Football APR Rankings Top 100

2020 NCAA Academic Progress Rate: Football APR Rankings By Conference

The NCAA announced the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, rankings by conference for 2020.

The NCAA announced the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, rankings by conference for 2020.


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The NCAA released its annual report of the Academic Progress Rate, or APR, measuring the improvements and academic success for the 2018-2019 school year.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

  • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
  • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
  • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

So which teams got the job done in the classroom? Here’s the APR ranking by conference …

ACC APR Rankings

1 Clemson 993

2 Wake Forest 990

3 Boston College 989

4 Pitt 988

5 Duke 986

6 Louisville 984

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7 Georgia Tech 978

8 Miami 973

9 Virginia 972

10 Syracuse 965

11 NC State 962

12 North Carolina 959

13 Virginia Tech 958

14 Florida State 942

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American Athletic Conference APR Rankings

1 Cincinnati 990

2 Navy 988

3 Temple 987

4 UCF 981

5 Memphis 980

6 USF 979

7 UConn* 976

8 SMU 974

9 Houston 961

10 Tulane 958

11 Tulsa 945

12 East Carolina 938

*UConn is now an independent, but its APR is counted for its time in the American Athletic Conference

NEXT: Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, IND, MAC, MW, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt

2020 NCAA Academic Progress Rate: College Football APR Rankings 1-130

The NCAA released the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, for all college football programs. Here are the rankings of all teams for 2020.

The NCAA released the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, for all college football programs. Here are the rankings of all teams for 2020.


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The Academic Progress Rate, or APR, has once again been released by the NCAA – it measures the improvements and academic success for each school for the 2018-2019 school year.

And why do you care about the APR? It shows the commitment by each school to improving the academic side of the football programs. It also matters to the bowl world.

If there aren’t enough teams that finish with a bowl-eligible six wins, the teams that finish 5-7 are allowed to be taken based on their respective APR rankings below.

Which football schools are doing the best job at putting the college in college football?

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

  • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
  • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
  • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

2020 (2018-2019) NCAA APR Rankings

130 Texas State 932

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

T128 East Carolina 938

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

T128 UMass 938

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

127 UTEP 941

Last Season APR Rank: T95
Last Season APR: 957

T125 Florida State 942

Last Season APR Rank: 129
Last Season APR: 936

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T125 UAB 942

Last Season APR Rank: NA
Last Season APR: NA

124 New Mexico 943

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

123 UCLA 944

Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948

T119 Akron 945

Last Season APR Rank: T117
Last Season APR: 946

T119 Charlotte 945

Last Season APR Rank: 119
Last Season APR: 945

T119 Southern Miss 945

Last Season APR Rank: 124
Last Season APR: 941

T119 Tulsa 945

Last Season APR Rank: 123
Last Season APR: 943

118 BYU 946

Last Season APR Rank: T117
Last Season APR: 946

117 Bowling Green 947

Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944

116 Western Michigan 948

Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961

T113 Georgia Southern 949

Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948

T113 Hawaii 949

Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 952

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T113 Texas Tech 949

Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944

112 Marshall 951

Last Season APR Rank: T102
Last Season APR: 954

T109 LSU 952

Last Season APR Rank: T111
Last Season APR: 951

T109 Michigan State 952

Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948

T109 San Jose State 952

Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944

T106 Colorado State 954

Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967

T106 Fresno State 954

Last Season APR Rank: T111
Last Season APR: 951

T106 Purdue 954

Last Season APR Rank: T97
Last Season APR: 956

T103 Appalachian State 955

Last Season APR Rank: T100
Last Season APR: 955

T103 Colorado 955

Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 965

T103 South Alabama 955

Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953

NEXT: 2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 100