…in Academics.

The NCAA recently released its Academic Progress Report, and the results are available by school heeyah.   There’s a bunch of ratings and math that goes into the APR score, and feel free to read about it on the site.  It’s not a perfect metric, but at least it’s A metric that can be used across programs.

Taking a look at this upcoming season’s schedule, ND’s squad performs well on the 4 year average vs our competition.   Overall, ND grades out at a scaled score of 974, which is in the “80th-90th percentile” (guess they don’t want to get too specific).  The overall average for BCS teams is 941, so ND comes out well above average.    

ND’s 974 is a good score, and matches up well against the 2009 schedule, giving ND a 10-2 finish.

Nevada:   945.   Those pistols aren’t worth much in the classroom.  ND in a blowout.

Michigan: SUCKS! 947.  Despite Brian Cook claiming that ‘the academics’ are a selling point for the skunkbears, this squad is average off the field as well as on.  ND in a blowout.

MSU:  931.  Any school with “Packaging” as a major can’t have a great APR.  MSU is below average, and ND whoops them.

Purdue:  926.  Their classes are no more exciting than their football program, apparently.  A woeful score, and ND romps.

Washington:  954.  Ty brought them down on the field, but not quite as much in the classroom.  The Huskies aren’t a tough match for ND, but at least they’re an above-average squad.  ND still wins easily.

USC:  956.  A powerhouse on the field, U$C is sharp when it comes to paying its players, but not up to ND standards in the classroom.  But, the toughest competition thus far in the season.  ND lays down the hammer (for once).

BC :  970.  Fredo is a legit contender here, and props to them for it.  Despite my deep hatred for them, they do emphasize the academic side as well.  ND wins a squeaker here on a last-second guess answer of “C” (always guess C).

Washington  State: 918.  Ugh.  Terrible matchup on the field.  Not a matchup off.  Disgraceful.  99999-0 is the final score.

Navy: 978.   ND’s first loss of the season comes to Navy, God bless these kids.   They kill themselves in training, they get awesome grades, they play D1 football and they save our @$$es from terrorists.  I just love these guys, and don’t mind a tough loss to them here.

Pitt:   944.  Average on the field, average off.  ND walks away.  No 4 OT’s this time.  Genac this.

UCONN:  951.  Slightly above average, but not by much.  UCONN goes down.   Irish go into the season finale 10-1 with the BCS on the horizon.

Stanford:  984.   OUCH.  Stanford brings the house.   The team may be on the uptick on the field, but they’re already on the top of the heap off it.  This is the one school that can really go head to head with ND on academics without just lying about it (see:  Michigan, which sucks).  ND drops one here, to finish 10-2.

A solid season, but there’s always room for improvement boys!  This is, and should be, a huge selling point for Charlie and Company when on the road recruiting.  Play at the most legendary school in CFB, with the most NC’s, most Heisman winners, etc.  Play in a program on the rise, and the only traditional power with a top-tier edumacation.   I’m glad we do things the right way.  And hopefully the on-field record reflects the academic record shortly.

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