NCAA keeps APR system, penalties the same|UConn runs out of hope for 2013 tourney

NCAA keeps APR system, penalties the same
UConn runs out of hope for 2013 tourney

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? The NCAA is keeping the academic performance procedures it uses to determine postseason eligibility, an issue that has angered Connecticut after the Huskies' men's basketball team was banned from the postseason.

The NCAA said Friday that its Committee on Academic Performance decided the current system uses the most accurate data available and provides the fullest opportunity for appeals.

Under rules implemented last October, the NCAA requires a team to have a 900 APR average over four years or a 930 over two years to qualify for the postseason. The NCAA recently released its annual Academic Progress Rate report for 2010-2011 and UConn received a 978 of a possible 1,000 ? not enough to allow the team to qualify for the 2013 NCAA tournament.

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