Georgia scores well in NCAA's yearly APR calculation

Georgia's athletic teams fared well when it came to the NCAA's mandated academic progress rate.

Each team recorded an NCAA score between 961 and 1,000, which was plenty of distance from the penalty threshold number of 930. Teams that score below 930 are subjected to NCAA penalties, which can include a postseason ban and a reduction in scholarships.

This is the 10th year the NCAA has calculated its APR, which measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of a college athletic team based on a formula. Perfect 1,000 scores were recorded by the men's and women's cross-country teams, and the women's swimming and diving team.

Georgia's football team scored an academic progress rate of 961, which placed it ninth in the SEC. Vanderbilt had the best APR at 990 and LSU totaled the worst at 941.

The Georgia men's basketball team placed fourth in the SEC with a 985 APR, with Kentucky and Florida tying for the best at a perfect 1,000. Missouri had the worst APR of every SEC men's basketball team at 946.

Here is each of the Georgia APR scores for each sport:

Men's cross-country – 1,000

Women's cross-country – 1,000

Women's swimming and diving – 1,000

Volleyball – 995

Men's tennis – 994

Women's basketball – 991

Gymnastics – 991

Men's golf – 988

Soccer – 988

Women's golf – 987

Men's basketball – 985

Women's tennis – 984

Women's track and field – 982

Men's track and field – 971

Baseball – 968

Men's swimming – 965

Softball – 964

Football – 961

Jason Butt: @JasonHButt

This story was originally published April 20, 2016 at 3:33 PM with the headline "Georgia scores well in NCAA's yearly APR calculation."