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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Tomasky

Not that it matters, but interesting anyway

The folks at Higher Ed Watch have compiled their third annual Academic Sweet Sixteen, ranking the remaining March Madness teams based on the graduation percentage among basketball team members.
 
Result? By this metric the Purdue Boilmakers, who graduate 80% of their players, would win hands down. Villanova would be second at 67%. Half the schools have respectable graduation rates (above 50%). Bottom of the barrel? Arizona, at 13%. What? That's like Dick Cheney's approval rating. A school has to go out of its way to graduate only 13%.
 
Of course, I'm not saying we should all cheer for Purdue. Any school graduating about half of their hoopsters is probably at least trying. But this is certainly another strike against Arizona.

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