Arizona State's high-profile sports are at or near the bottom of the Pac-10 in new Graduation Success Rate scores.
The NCAA scores track the graduation rates for athletes entering college from 1995-98.
Unlike federal graduate rates, GSR scores include data from players who transfer, in order to more accurately reflect mobility.
Most GSR scores, including those at ASU in each sport but volleyball, are higher than the federal rate.
Still, ASU is eighth among Pac-10 schools in football, 10th in men's basketball, ninth (of nine) in baseball and seventh in women's basketball. Arizona also is low: 10th in football, eighth in men's basketball, sixth in baseball, and 10th in women's basketball.
"Those are not where we want to be," said Sandy Hatfield Clubb, ASU's senior associate athletic director. "We'll start to see a marked improvement over the next few years."
Hatfield Clubb said ASU began making a "greater investment in student-athlete development" in 1998 and '99 that will be reflected in future GSR and Academic Progress Rate scores. She said coaching changes in the past decade have academically strengthened ASU teams.
The NCAA will announce a second set of APR results, which reflect current academic performance, in February, along with so-called contemporaneous penalties - including loss of scholarships - for low scores.
"APR tells you what teams are doing now," said Walter Harrison, NCAA Executive Committee chair. "GSR tells you how you've done over a period of years. What we've done is provide accountability on a real-time basis (APR) and an historical basis (GSR)."
Hatfield Clubb expects a significant improvement in ASU's overall APR score. Football, men's basketball and baseball were in danger of losing scholarships based on the initial APR scores.
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The NCAA scores track the graduation rates for athletes entering college from 1995-98.
Unlike federal graduate rates, GSR scores include data from players who transfer, in order to more accurately reflect mobility.
Most GSR scores, including those at ASU in each sport but volleyball, are higher than the federal rate.
Still, ASU is eighth among Pac-10 schools in football, 10th in men's basketball, ninth (of nine) in baseball and seventh in women's basketball. Arizona also is low: 10th in football, eighth in men's basketball, sixth in baseball, and 10th in women's basketball.
"Those are not where we want to be," said Sandy Hatfield Clubb, ASU's senior associate athletic director. "We'll start to see a marked improvement over the next few years."
Hatfield Clubb said ASU began making a "greater investment in student-athlete development" in 1998 and '99 that will be reflected in future GSR and Academic Progress Rate scores. She said coaching changes in the past decade have academically strengthened ASU teams.
The NCAA will announce a second set of APR results, which reflect current academic performance, in February, along with so-called contemporaneous penalties - including loss of scholarships - for low scores.
"APR tells you what teams are doing now," said Walter Harrison, NCAA Executive Committee chair. "GSR tells you how you've done over a period of years. What we've done is provide accountability on a real-time basis (APR) and an historical basis (GSR)."
Hatfield Clubb expects a significant improvement in ASU's overall APR score. Football, men's basketball and baseball were in danger of losing scholarships based on the initial APR scores.
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