Grade Woes Could Lead to Postseason Bans at Some Schools

[MrMustang1965]

INDIANAPOLIS – NCAA president Myles Brand wants college teams concerned as much about academic scores as final scores. If they aren't, they might be barred from NCAA tournaments.

Brand warned the underachievers Tuesday they could get hit with the NCAA's harshest sanctions – fewer scholarships, reductions in practice and even a postseason ban. Nearly 150 teams face potential scholarship losses and another 26 are on the brink of a postseason ban because of poor academics.

Schools already facing possible postseason bans include football teams at San Jose State, Southern and Temple, and men's basketball teams at New Mexico, Centenary and East Carolina.

Thirty-six teams were assessed two penalties and three schools had more than one team hit twice – Alabama-Birmingham in men's basketball, football and men's golf; San Diego State in baseball and football; and San Jose State in baseball and men's basketball.

Florida International had five teams – baseball, football, men's basketball, men's outdoor track and field and women's swimming – receive one sanction each.

The numbers show large Division I schools, like those in the Bowl Championship Series conferences, performed relatively well.

Eighteen BCS teams were penalized, eight in men's and women's basketball and two in football. Of those, only four teams – Kansas State, Purdue, Southern California and Tennessee – made the NCAA men's basketball tournament. All four could lose up to two scholarships next season but only if a player leaves school while academically ineligible.

Also making the list were traditional powers like LSU baseball and Tennessee men's swimming.

Tennessee and West Virginia, with three teams each on the list, were the only BCS schools with more than one team sanctioned. Each school had three teams make it – West Virginia in men's soccer, wrestling and women's rowing and Tennessee in men's basketball, men's swimming and baseball.

link to SMU Academic Progress - Public Report: http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/apr2007/663_2007_apr.pdf

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[Stallion]

the condensed version as realated to Football is that somehow Washington St. managed to lose 8 scholarships next year-a pretty darn big blow. Kansas lost 2 scholarships in football and North Texas JC lost a pretty significant 5 scholarships. Several more big name teams lost BB scholarships.

For all you Orangeblood graduation hounds-UT lead the Big 12 in Football APR with a 942 within points of SMU's 945. Both schools once again have recruited from the same general academic pool.

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content ... 07apr.html

[mr. pony]

For all you Orangeblood graduation hounds-UT lead the Big 12 in Football APR with a 942 within points of SMU's 945. Both schools once again have recruited from the same general academic pool.

Not really. I don't think SMU offers Basketweaving classes.