The NCAA released the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, for all college football programs. Here are the rankings of all teams for 2020.
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The Academic Progress Rate, or APR, has once again been released by the NCAA – it measures the improvements and academic success for each school for the 2018-2019 school year.
And why do you care about the APR? It shows the commitment by each school to improving the academic side of the football programs. It also matters to the bowl world.
If there aren’t enough teams that finish with a bowl-eligible six wins, the teams that finish 5-7 are allowed to be taken based on their respective APR rankings below.
Which football schools are doing the best job at putting the college in college football?
From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:
- Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
- A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
- In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.
2020 (2018-2019) NCAA APR Rankings
130 Texas State 932
Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937
T128 East Carolina 938
Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937
T128 UMass 938
Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937
127 UTEP 941
Last Season APR Rank: T95
Last Season APR: 957
T125 Florida State 942
Last Season APR Rank: 129
Last Season APR: 936
T125 UAB 942
Last Season APR Rank: NA
Last Season APR: NA
124 New Mexico 943
Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937
123 UCLA 944
Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948
T119 Akron 945
Last Season APR Rank: T117
Last Season APR: 946
T119 Charlotte 945
Last Season APR Rank: 119
Last Season APR: 945
T119 Southern Miss 945
Last Season APR Rank: 124
Last Season APR: 941
T119 Tulsa 945
Last Season APR Rank: 123
Last Season APR: 943
118 BYU 946
Last Season APR Rank: T117
Last Season APR: 946
117 Bowling Green 947
Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944
116 Western Michigan 948
Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961
T113 Georgia Southern 949
Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948
T113 Hawaii 949
Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 952
T113 Texas Tech 949
Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944
112 Marshall 951
Last Season APR Rank: T102
Last Season APR: 954
T109 LSU 952
Last Season APR Rank: T111
Last Season APR: 951
T109 Michigan State 952
Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948
T109 San Jose State 952
Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944
T106 Colorado State 954
Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967
T106 Fresno State 954
Last Season APR Rank: T111
Last Season APR: 951
T106 Purdue 954
Last Season APR Rank: T97
Last Season APR: 956
T103 Appalachian State 955
Last Season APR Rank: T100
Last Season APR: 955
T103 Colorado 955
Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 965
T103 South Alabama 955
Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953
NEXT: 2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 100
2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 100
T99 Coastal Carolina 956
Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 965
T99 Louisiana 956
Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 952
T99 Maryland 956
Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 965
T99 New Mexico State 956
Last Season APR Rank: T97
Last Season APR: 956
98 Liberty 957
Last Season APR Rank: T100
Last Season APR: 955
T95 Georgia State 958
Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961
T95 Tulane 958
Last Season APR Rank: T97
Last Season APR: 956
T95 Virginia Tech 958
Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953
T92 Buffalo 959
Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968
T92 North Carolina 959
Last Season APR Rank: T80
Last Season APR: 964
T92 TCU 959
Last Season APR Rank: T73
Last Season APR: 966
T90 Kansas 960
Last Season APR Rank: T92
Last Season APR: 959
T90 West Virginia 960
Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953
T85 Houston 961
Last Season APR Rank: 113
Last Season APR: 950
T85 North Texas 961
Last Season APR Rank: T63
Last Season APR: 969
T85 Old Dominion 961
Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961
T85 Troy 961
Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961
T85 UTSA 961
Last Season APR Rank: T95
Last Season APR: 957
T81 Arkansas 962
Last Season APR Rank: T22
Last Season APR: 982
T81 NC State 962
Last Season APR Rank: T58
Last Season APR: 970
T81 Northern Illinois 962
Last Season APR Rank: T80
Last Season APR: 964
T81 WKU 962
Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 965
80 Washington State 963
Last Season APR Rank: 91
Last Season APR: 960
T75 Arizona 964
Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 952
T75 Louisiana Tech 964
Last Season APR Rank: T102
Last Season APR: 954
T75 Nevada 964
Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 989
T75 UNLV 964
Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 952
T75 Utah State 964
Last Season APR Rank: T84
Last Season APR: 963
T71 Florida Atlantic 965
Last Season APR Rank: T54
Last Season APR: 971
T71 Oklahoma 965
Last Season APR Rank: T73
Last Season APR: 966
T71 Syracuse 965
Last Season APR Rank: T66
Last Season APR: 968
T71 Texas A&M 965
Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967
70 ULM 966
Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967
T68 South Carolina 967
Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967
T68 Tennessee 967
Last Season APR Rank: T58
Last Season APR: 970
T66 FIU 968
Last Season APR Rank: T92
Last Season APR: 959
T66 Oregon 968
Last Season APR Rank: T54
Last Season APR: 971
T61 Ball State 969
Last Season APR Rank: T92
Last Season APR: 959
T61 Georgia 969
Last Season APR Rank: T84
Last Season APR: 963
T61 Indiana 969
Last Season APR Rank: T50
Last Season APR: 972
T61 San Diego State 969
Last Season APR Rank: T80
Last Season APR: 964
T61 Wyoming 969
Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961
T58 Illinois 970
Last Season APR Rank: T22
Last Season APR: 982
T58 Notre Dame 970
Last Season APR Rank: T73
Last Season APR: 966
T58 USC 970
Last Season APR Rank: T50
Last Season APR: 972
T56 Iowa 971
Last Season APR Rank: 49
Last Season APR: 973
T56 Kentucky 971
Last Season APR Rank: T63
Last Season APR: 969
T52 Arkansas State 972
Last Season APR Rank: T80
Last Season APR: 964
T52 Central Michigan 972
Last Season APR Rank: T33
Last Season APR: 979
T52 Ohio 972
Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 981
T52 Virginia 972
Last Season APR Rank: T63
Last Season APR: 969
NEXT: 2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 50
2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 50
T49 Miami 973
Last Season APR Rank: T58
Last Season APR: 970
T49 Miami Univ. 973
Last Season APR Rank: 48
Last Season APR: 974
T49 Missouri 973
Last Season APR Rank: T50
Last Season APR: 972
T43 Baylor 974
Last Season APR Rank: T43
Last Season APR: 976
T43 Florida 974
Last Season APR Rank: 47
Last Season APR: 975
T43 Kent State 974
Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 977
T43 Nebraska 974
Last Season APR Rank: T41
Last Season APR: 977
T43 SMU 974
Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967
T43 Texas 974
Last Season APR Rank: T50
Last Season APR: 972
T41 Army 975
Last Season APR Rank: T43
Last Season APR: 976
T41 Oregon State 975
Last Season APR Rank: T54
Last Season APR: 971
T39 Connecticut 976
Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 981
T39 Eastern Michigan 976
Last Season APR Rank: T58
Last Season APR: 970
38 California 977
Last Season APR Rank: T33
Last Season APR: 979
T35 Arizona State 978
Last Season APR Rank: T31
Last Season APR: 980
T35 Georgia Tech 978
Last Season APR Rank: T31
Last Season APR: 980
T35 Kansas State 978
Last Season APR Rank: 16
Last Season APR: 985
T31 Iowa State 979
Last Season APR Rank: T38
Last Season APR: 978
T31 Oklahoma State 979
Last Season APR Rank: T22
Last Season APR: 982
T31 Rutgers 979
Last Season APR Rank: T54
Last Season APR: 971
T31 USF 979
Last Season APR Rank: T58
Last Season APR: 970
T27 Auburn 980
Last Season APR Rank: T22
Last Season APR: 982
T27 Memphis 980
Last Season APR Rank: T43
Last Season APR: 976
T27 Michigan 980
Last Season APR Rank: T22
Last Season APR: 982
T27 Minnesota 980
Last Season APR Rank: T38
Last Season APR: 978
NEXT: 2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 25
2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 25
T25 Boise State 981
Last Season APR Rank: T33
Last Season APR: 979
T25 UCF 981
Last Season APR Rank: T12
Last Season APR: 987
24 Penn State 982
Last Season APR Rank: T33
Last Season APR: 979
23 Toledo 983
Last Season APR Rank: T28
Last Season APR: 981
T20 Louisville 984
Last Season APR Rank: T17
Last Season APR: 984
T20 Mississippi State 984
Last Season APR Rank: T43
Last Season APR: 976
T20 Vanderbilt 984
Last Season APR Rank: T5
Last Season APR: 991
T18 Middle Tennessee 985
Last Season APR Rank: T22
Last Season APR: 982
T18 Ohio State 985
Last Season APR Rank: T12
Last Season APR: 987
T15 Duke 986
Last Season APR Rank: T3
Last Season APR: 992
T15 Rice 986
Last Season APR Rank: T12
Last Season APR: 987
T15 Wisconsin 986
Last Season APR Rank: T33
Last Season APR: 979
14 Temple 987
Last Season APR Rank: T20
Last Season APR: 983
T11 Navy 988
Last Season APR Rank: T5
Last Season APR: 991
T11 Pitt 988
Last Season APR Rank: T17
Last Season APR: 984
T11 Utah 988
Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 989
10 Boston College 989
Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 989
T6 Alabama 990
Last Season APR Rank: T17
Last Season APR: 984
T6 Cincinnati 990
Last Season APR Rank: T20
Last Season APR: 983
T6 Stanford 990
Last Season APR Rank: 15
Last Season APR: 986
T6 Wake Forest 990
Last Season APR Rank: T8
Last Season APR: 989
5 Clemson 993
Last Season APR Rank: T3
Last Season APR: 992
T3 Air Force 995
Last Season APR Rank: 1
Last Season APR: 997
T3 Northwestern 995
Last Season APR Rank: 2
Last Season APR: 996
2 Ole Miss 997
Last Season APR Rank: T38
Last Season APR: 978
1 Washington 999
Last Season APR Rank: T5
Last Season APR: 991
Photo Credits: Jennifer Buchanan (Washington); John Glaser (Clemson); Mark Zerof (Ole Miss)-USA TODAY Sports
