In the spirit of academic reform, the NCAA has honored 1,048 Division I teams for their achievement in the classroom.

The effort is part of a public-recognition program the Division I Board of Directors approved in January whereby the top 10 percent of teams in each Division I sport based on the Academic Progress Rate will be honored every year. The list includes all teams that posted perfect 1000 APRs and all ties. This year, that results in some sports including more than 10 percent of sponsorship, given the high number of unblemished APRs in the first relatively small data set.

The March 1 announcement was made in conjunction with the release of two-year APR data that included contemporaneous penalties for teams that did not meet APR standards. Only 99 teams incurred penalties.

NCAA President Myles Brand said the low number of penalized teams and the high number of academically achieving teams signals that academic reform is gaining traction.

“The point of the public-recognition component of the academic-reform structure is to reward academic success at the top levels of performance in addition to prompting behavior change at the lower end,” said Brand. “The point of reform is not to punish, but to encourage behavior change. Among ways to do that is to hold up as examples those teams who are successful.

“Not surprisingly, we have plenty of examples.”

University of Hartford President Walter Harrison predicts the list of top performers will become a competitive target for presidents, athletics administrators and student-athletes. Harrison chairs the Division I Committee on Academic Performance, the group that developed the public-recognition plan.

“We cannot underestimate the effect of public recognition,” Harrison said. “One way to prompt reform is to publicize underachievers, but another is to recognize those teams that have achieved notable success. As universities and athletics departments compete to be ranked in the top 25 in football, basketball and other sports, so, too, will they want their teams to be on the top APR list every year.”

The 1,048 teams recognized this year represents 17.1 percent of the 6,112 Division I teams. The list includes 595 women’s teams and 453 men’s squads. A total of 262 Division I institutions (80 percent of division membership) had at least one team on the top APR list.

Yale University had the most teams (26) recognized. Twenty-three schools had at least 11 teams on the list. Four others had more than 10. By conference, the Ivy Group had by far the most number of teams honored (147), followed by the Patriot League (93).

By sport, women’s tennis featured the most teams (93), followed by women’s cross country (90). The men’s sport with the highest number of teams was cross country (75).

The NCAA currently is exploring relationships with corporate partners that would increase publicity efforts for top-performing teams in subsequent years of the program.

Eight institutions as of March 8 had not completed the APR reporting and appeals process; thus, teams from those schools that would have been among the top 10 percent are not included in the following list.

APR data available online

The two-year APR data reports released March 1 are available at www.ncaa.org. In addition to announcing the top 10 percent of teams per sport, the NCAA also released a list of the 99 teams from 65 institutions that incurred contemporaneous penalties for not meeting APR standards. That represents fewer than 2 percent of the 6,112 Division I teams.

For the two-year APR data, a list of top-performing teams by sport and by institution, and other information, see the academic reform page at www.ncaa.org (click the “Academics and Athletes” tab on the home page, then the “Academic Progress Rates” link under “Education and Research”).

2005-06 Public Recognition Awards

Men’s sports

Baseball

Belmont University

Birmingham-Southern College

Brown University

College of William and Mary

Columbia University

Cornell University

Creighton University

Davidson College

Duquesne University

Eastern Kentucky University

Fordham University

Harvard University

University of Illinois, Champaign

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

University of Michigan

Niagara University

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Northeastern University

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton University

Quinnipiac University

University of Rhode Island

University of Toledo

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

Villanova University

Western Michigan University

Yale University

Basketball

Appalachian State University

Ball State University

Belmont University

Brigham Young University

Brown University

Coastal Carolina University

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Detroit Mercy

Harvard University

University of Illinois, Champaign

Loyola Marymount University

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Northwestern State University

Old Dominion University

Oral Roberts University

University of Oregon

University of the Pacific

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton University

Rider University

Sacred Heart University

Saint Louis University

Samford University

Southern Methodist University

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

University of Toledo

Villanova University

Yale University

Cross Country

University of Akron

Arkansas State University

Auburn University

Baylor University

State University of New York at Binghamton

Bradley University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Butler University

University of California, Los Angeles

California State University, Sacramento

Colgate University

College of Charleston (South Carolina)

College of William and Mary

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

Drake University

Duke University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Washington University

Fairfield University

Gonzaga University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Jacksonville University

James Madison University

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Loyola College (Maryland)

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University (Illinois)

Manhattan College

Marist College

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Miami (Florida)

Miami University (Ohio)

University of New Hampshire

New Mexico State University

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

University of Notre Dame

Oakland University

Ohio University

University of Oklahoma

Oral Roberts University

Prairie View A&M University

Purdue University

Radford University

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

Rider University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

St. Bonaventure University

St. Francis College (New York)

Saint Louis University

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

Santa Clara University

University of South Alabama

University of South Florida

Southeast Missouri State University

Syracuse University

U.S. Naval Academy

Valparaiso University

Vanderbilt University

Wake Forest University

Western Kentucky University

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Wright State University

Xavier University

Yale University

Fencing

Boston College

Brown University

University of Detroit Mercy

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame

Ohio State University

Yale University

Football

Auburn University

Boston College

Brown University

Bucknell University

Colgate University

College of William and Mary

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Dayton

Duke University

Eastern Kentucky University

Furman University

Harvard University

Lafayette College

University of New Hampshire

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton University

Samford University

Stanford University

U.S. Naval Academy

Villanova University

Wofford College

Yale University

Golf

American University

Auburn University

Ball State University

Birmingham-Southern College

Bradley University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Butler University

University of California, Los Angeles

Clemson University

Colgate University

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Columbia University

University of Connecticut

Cornell University

Creighton University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

DePaul University

Duke University

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Michigan University

University of Evansville

Florida State University

Furman University

George Mason University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Harvard University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Jacksonville University

James Madison University

Kent State University

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Long Beach State University

Marquette University

Miami University (Ohio)

University of Michigan

University of Missouri, Columbia

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Northwestern University

University of Notre Dame

Ohio University

Oklahoma State University

University of Pennsylvania

Pepperdine University

Princeton University

Rice University

Robert Morris University

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)

Saint Louis University

University of San Francisco

Siena College

University of South Florida

U.S. Naval Academy

Vanderbilt University

Villanova University

University of Virginia

Wagner College

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Wofford College

Yale University

Gymnastics

College of William and Mary

University of Illinois, Champaign

James Madison University

Pennsylvania State University

Stanford University

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

Ice Hockey

American International College

College of the Holy Cross

Harvard University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Sacred Heart University

University of Notre Dame

Yale University

Lacrosse

Brown University

Colgate University

Dartmouth College

Lafayette College

Princeton University

Yale University

Rifle

Birmingham-Southern College

University of Memphis

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Military Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

Virginia Military Institute

Xavier University

Skiing

Boston College

Dartmouth College

Harvard University

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of New Hampshire

Soccer

Belmont University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Colgate University

College of William and Mary

Columbia University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Duke University

James Madison University

Loyola College (Maryland)

Marist College

Marquette University

Michigan State University

Northwestern University

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton University

University of Richmond

Saint Joseph’s University

Yale University

Swimming and Diving

American University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Butler University

Colgate University

College of the Holy Cross

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Duquesne University

George Mason University

Lafayette College

Loyola College (Maryland)

University of Miami (Florida)

University of New Hampshire

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

Providence College

Southern Methodist University

Valparaiso University

Xavier University

Yale University

Tennis

American University

University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

Ball State University

Belmont University

Bucknell University

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York

Butler University

University of California, Los Angeles

Cleveland State University

Colgate University

College of Charleston (South Carolina)

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Columbia University

Cornell University

Creighton University

Dartmouth College

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

Delaware State University

University of Denver

Drake University

East Tennessee State University

Fairfield University

Fordham University

Gardner-Webb University

Gonzaga University

Hampton University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Louisiana State University

Manhattan College

Marist College

Mercer University

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Missouri State University

Murray State University

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Northwestern University

Oklahoma State University

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

Prairie View A&M University

Princeton University

Purdue University

Rice University

University of Richmond

Robert Morris University

Sacred Heart University

Samford University

University of Southern California

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

St. Bonaventure University

Stanford University

U.S. Naval Academy

University of Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University

Wake Forest University

Western Illinois University

Western Kentucky University

Winthrop University

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Wofford College

Yale University

Indoor Track and Field

Brown University

Butler University

College of William and Mary

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

DePaul University

Duke University

Eastern Washington University

Georgetown University

University of Hartford

Harvard University

James Madison University

Lafayette College

Marquette University

University of Maryland, College Park

University of New Hampshire

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

Quinnipiac University

Rice University

University of Richmond

U.S. Naval Academy

Valparaiso University

Wake Forest University

Outdoor Track and Field

Boston College

Brown University

Butler University

College of William and Mary

Columbia University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

DePaul University

Duke University

Georgetown University

Gonzaga University

University of Hartford

Harvard University

James Madison University

Lafayette College

Marquette University

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Miami (Florida)

University of New Hampshire

University of Notre Dame

Quinnipiac University

Rice University

University of Richmond

U.S. Naval Academy

Valparaiso University

Wake Forest University

Volleyball

Harvard University

Long Beach State University

University of the Pacific

Pepperdine University

Princeton University

Sacred Heart University

Stanford University

Water Polo

Brown University

Harvard University

Long Beach State University

Pepperdine University

Princeton University

Wrestling

Boston University

Duquesne University

Lehigh University

Northwestern University

Pennsylvania State University

Stanford University

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Military Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

Women’s sports

Basketball

Bradley University

Brown University

Colgate University

College of William and Mary

Creighton University

Dartmouth College

DePaul University

Fairfield University

Florida Atlantic University

Fordham University

Furman University

Georgia State University

Gonzaga University

Harvard University

Lipscomb University

Miami University (Ohio)

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

North Carolina State University

University of North Texas

University of Northern Iowa

Ohio State University

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton University

Rice University

Samford University

Siena College

St. Mary’s College of California

Texas Tech University

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Military Academy

Wake Forest University

Yale University

Bowling

Alabama A&M University

Hampton University

Howard University

Norfolk State University

St. Peter’s College

Cross Country

University at Albany

American University

Appalachian State University

Ball State University

Birmingham-Southern College

Boston College

Brown University

Bucknell University

Butler University

University of California, Irvine

Campbell University

Canisius College

Centenary College (Louisiana)

Central Michigan University

Cleveland State University

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Creighton University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Delaware

Duquesne University

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Washington University

Elon University

Fairfield University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Georgia State University

Gonzaga University

Harvard University

University of Illinois, Champaign

Illinois State University

Iona College

Jackson State University

Kent State University

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Liberty University

Long Beach State University

Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

Loyola College (Maryland)

University of Maine, Orono

Marist College

Marquette University

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Miami University (Ohio)

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

University of Missouri, Columbia

Mount St. Mary’s University

Niagara University

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

North Carolina A&T State University

University of Northern Iowa

University of Notre Dame

Ohio State University

Oklahoma State University

University of the Pacific

Pennsylvania State University

Princeton University

Purdue University

Quinnipiac University

Rice University

Robert Morris University

Saint Joseph’s University

St. Peter’s College

Samford University

Siena College

South Carolina State University

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

University of Southern California

Stony Brook University

Syracuse University

University of Tennessee at Martin

Valparaiso University

Vanderbilt University

University of Vermont

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Weber State University

West Virginia University

Western Kentucky University

Xavier University

Yale University

Fencing

Boston College

Brown University

Columbia University-Barnard College

University of Detroit Mercy

Duke University

Harvard University

James Madison University

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Northwestern University

University of Notre Dame

Stanford University

Yale University

Field Hockey

Boston College

Boston University

Brown University

Colgate University

College of the Holy Cross

University of Connecticut

Dartmouth College

Georgetown University

Harvard University

James Madison University

Miami University (Ohio)

University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

Quinnipiac University

Radford University

Villanova University

University of Virginia

Yale University

Golf

University at Albany

Alcorn State University

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Boston University

Bowling Green State University

Bucknell University

Butler University

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Riverside

College of Charleston (South Carolina)

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Colorado State University

Columbia University-Barnard College

Dartmouth College

University of Dayton

East Carolina University

Eastern Kentucky University

Elon University

Fairfield University

University of Florida

Georgetown University

Georgia State University

Gonzaga University

University of Illinois, Champaign

Illinois State University

Indiana University, Bloomington

Iowa State University

Jacksonville State University

James Madison University

Kent State University

Lehigh University

Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

Loyola University (Illinois)

University of Maryland, College Park

University of Memphis

University of Miami (Florida)

University of Michigan

Mississippi State University

University of Missouri, Columbia

Monmouth University

Mount St. Mary’s University

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

University of North Texas

Northern Illinois University

Northwestern University

University of Notre Dame

Ohio University

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

Pepperdine University

Princeton University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

St. John’s University (New York)

Samford University

Siena College

University of South Alabama

South Carolina State University

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Southern Methodist University

Southern University, Baton Rouge

Stanford University

University of Texas, Pan American

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

University of Tulsa

University of Virginia

University of Washington

Washington State University

Yale University

Gymnastics

Ball State University

Boise State University

Bowling Green State University

Brown University

College of William and Mary

University of Illinois, Champaign

University of Iowa

Iowa State University

James Madison University

University of Maryland, College Park

Michigan State University

University of Missouri, Columbia

Pennsylvania State University

Stanford University

Yale University

Ice Hockey

Dartmouth College

Niagara University

Yale University

Rowing

Boston College

Bucknell University

College of the Holy Cross

University of Connecticut

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

University of Dayton

Fairfield University

Fordham University

George Mason University

Georgetown University

Lehigh University

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Princeton University

Robert Morris University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

Sacred Heart University

Stetson University

U.S. Naval Academy

Yale University

Indoor Track

American University

Appalachian State University

Boston College

Brown University

Bucknell University

Butler University

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Columbia University-Barnard College

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Dayton

Duke University

Fordham University

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Iowa

Lehigh University

Marist College

University of Michigan

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Oklahoma State University

Princeton University

Quinnipiac University

Rice University

South Carolina State University

University of Southern California

Valparaiso University

Yale University

Lacrosse

Brown University

Bucknell University

Central Connecticut State University

Colgate University

College of the Holy Cross

Dartmouth College

Johns Hopkins University

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Northwestern University

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

Princeton University

Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)

Vanderbilt University

Villanova University

University of Virginia

Outdoor Track

American University

Appalachian State University

Boston College

Brown University

Butler University

College of the Holy Cross

College of William and Mary

Duke University

Fordham University

Gonzaga University

Harvard University

University of Illinois at Chicago

Lehigh University

Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

Loyola College (Maryland)

Marist College

University of Michigan

Morgan State University

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

North Carolina A&T State University

Oklahoma State University

Princeton University

Rice University

South Carolina State University

University of South Florida