NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The NCAA recognized 67 Atlantic 10 Conference athletic teams Tuesday for their academic achievements by the association’s annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition. The league was also ranked among the top five of all 32 Division I conferences in the percentage of teams earning public recognition, marking the fourth straight year the league has earned this distinction.
The 67 recognized teams ties the third highest recognition in A-10 history and just two off the record of 69, set last year.
Each year the NCAA publicly recognizes teams that rank in the top 10 percent of their respective sports in APR scores. The public recognition is based on a multi-year score, compiled through the 2018-19 academic year.
“Once again, Atlantic 10 programs have shown the commitment to the long-term academic success of their student-athletes,” stated Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. “Each year we have a record or near-record number of teams recognized, and that is a direct result of the hard work by those student-athletes in the classroom and the support our member institutions provide.”
Davidson led all A-10 schools with 10 of its teams earning recognition, while Saint Louis had seven teams, the second most in the league. Saint Joseph’s had six teams earn distinction, and six other A-10 institutions had five teams recognized.
Fordham’s women’s tennis team was also honored by the NCAA for earning Public Recognition in all 15 years of the program.
Among individual sports, ten A-10 women’s cross country teams were recognized, the most of any sport. Additionally, eight women’s tennis teams, six men’s tennis, six men’s golf and six women’s swimming and diving teams were honored as well.
Overall, all 14 member schools had at least two teams recognized in the latest APR Public Recognition. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance of each team in every sport. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
2019 A-10 Teams Earning NCAA Public Recognition (by sport)
- Baseball (3) – Davidson, Fordham, Saint Joseph’s
- Men’s Basketball (1) – Davidson
- Men’s Cross Country (4) – Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, VCU
- Women’s Cross Country (10) – Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, VCU
- Field Hockey (1) – Davidson
- Men’s Golf (6) – Davidson, George Mason, George Washington, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s
- Women’s Lacrosse (2) – Duquesne, St. Bonaventure
- Men’s Track and Field (3) – St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
- Women’s Track and Field (3) – George Washington, Richmond, St. Bonaventure
- Women’s Rowing (2) – Dayton, Massachusetts
- Men’s Soccer (1) - Davidson
- Women’s Soccer (2) – Massachusetts, Saint Joseph’s
- Men’s Swimming and Diving (1) – Davidson
- Women’s Swimming and Diving (6) – Davidson, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, Massachusetts, Richmond
- Men’s Tennis (6) – Davidson, Dayton, Fordham, George Washington, La Salle, Saint Louis
- Women’s Tennis (8) – Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
- Softball (4) – Dayton, Fordham, George Washington, Saint Louis
- Volleyball (4) – Duquesne, La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Louis