Bulldogs Continue To Shine In Academic Progress Rates (APR)

STARKVILLE – Following its 10^th consecutive semester with a department GPA of 3.0 or higher, Mississippi State's varsity sports have once again turned in recording-breaking numbers in the NCAA's annual report of Academic Progress Rates, the association announced Tuesday.

MSU exceeded the benchmark APR multiyear rate of 930 in all its intercollegiate sport programs. The Bulldogs averaged a rate of 981.7, and all programs surpassed the benchmark by at least 44 points. The NCAA combines APR scores for indoor and outdoor track and field.

The public announcement of APRs returned after a one-year hiatus. This spring, the Division I Board of Directors approved the continual suspension of APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data.

MSU's APR Superlatives

Baseball, men's basketball, men's golf, women's golf, men's track and field, women's basketball, women's cross country, softball, women's tennis and volleyball each achieved a 1,000 single-year APR rate.
Men's golf earned a program-best perfect 1,000 multi-year rate and made the biggest gain in APR, increasing by 20 points from the previous APR report in 2020 (2018-19 academic year).
In addition, men's track and field (+18), men's basketball (+9), women's golf (+8), baseball (+7), women's track and field (+5), women's basketball (+4), women's cross country (+4) and soccer (+3) also saw improvements in APR multi-year rates.
Women's tennis recorded a 1,000 multi-year rate for the fifth consecutive time.
Softball earned the second-highest score among State's varsity sports at 995, which was the fifth highest in SEC softball. It was the program's seventh-straight year producing a 990 or better.
Women's golf produced a 994 for its third-best mark in program history.
Women's track and field matched its program-best multi-year rate of 991 and tied for fifth in the SEC.
Volleyball logged its second-best mark ever with a multi-year rate of 990.
Soccer posted a multi-year rate of 988 for the third highest in program history.
Men's basketball improved for the third-consecutive year, turning in a 984. It is the program's best multi-year rate ever, which eclipsed its previous record of 975 set in 2020.
Women's cross country's improved multi-year rate of 983 tied for the program's fourth-best APR.
Football registered a solid 982 for the program's second-best multi-year rate on record. It marked the eighth straight year that the program recorded a 970 or better.
Women's basketball also recorded a 982, which is tied for the program's fourth-best multi-year rate all-time.
Men's track and field secured a school-record 981 multi-year rate to rank fifth in the SEC.
Baseball continued to improve, matching a program-best 976 multi-year rate.
Men's tennis posted a 974 multi-year rate for the second-straight time.

MSU's NCAA Multi-Year APR Scores
Baseball – 976
Football – 982
Men's Basketball – 984
Men's Golf – 1000
Men's Tennis – 974
Men's Track – 981
Softball – 995
Women's Basketball – 982
Women's Cross Country – 983
Women's Golf – 994
Women's Soccer – 988
Women's Tennis – 1000
Women's Track – 991
Women's Volleyball – 990

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Bulldogs Continue To Shine In Academic Progress Rates (APR)

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