STANFORD, Calif. - Seventeen Stanford varsity athletic programs have received Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Awards, as announced Wednesday by the NCAA.
The seventeen teams (10 women, seven men) posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The Pac-12 was well represented with all 12 programs earning recognition.
Among the 17 programs receiving Public Recognition Awards: field hockey, football, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's fencing, women's fencing, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's track and field, men's water polo, women's water polo, wrestling, softball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, beach volleyball and women's volleyball.
Stanford was fifth nationally with 17 Public Recognition Awards, the most of any Power 5 program, trailing Brown (20), Holy Cross (19), Dartmouth (18) and Villanova (18). No other Pac-12 program earned double-digit awards.
In football, Stanford was one of just 13 FBS schools to earn an APR Public Recognition Award. The Cardinal, which has made a school-record nine consecutive bowl appearances, joined Washington as the Pac-12's only football representatives.
For men's basketball, Stanford was one of 35 programs to earn recognition and the only Pac-12 selection. In women's basketball, the Cardinal joined Oregon State as the two Pac-12 representatives amidst 53 programs nationwide.
Three years ago, 19 programs received recognition, the highest total for Cardinal teams since the NCAA began tracking the data in 2004-05.
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 23.
The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.
The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years.