Graduation rate in the top 25 football teams

[El Supremo]

The following is a list of the NCAA's four-year Graduation Success Rate statistics for the AP Top 25 football teams on 10/25/2012:

Rank, School Rate

1. Alabama 75 percent
2. Oregon 64 percent
3. Florida 75 percent
4. Kansas State 58 percent
5. Notre Dame 97 percent
6. LSU 77 percent
7. Oregon State 60 percent
8. Oklahoma 47 percent
9. Ohio State 74 percent
10. USC 57 percent
11. Florida State 55 percent
12. Georgia 69 percent
13. Mississippi State 60 percent
14. Clemson 75 percent
15. Texas Tech 66 percent
16. Louisville 63 percent
17. South Carolina 55 percent
18. Rutgers 91 percent
19. Stanford 90 percent
20. Michigan 69 percent
21. Boise State 81 percent
22. Texas A&M 69 percent
23. Ohio 74 percent
24. Louisiana Tech 73 percent
25. West Virginia 79 percent

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8551210/ncaa-graduation-rates-improving-football-basketball

[joeybee12]

1. I guess Trumad's "80%" was pulled out of his a**

I'm willing to be one of the worst offenders is UCONN. But they stink so they probably didn't even check what their rate was.

[trumad]

8. You have a hard time with reading comprehension don't you.

I said the average is 70 percent for football. Tell me where I'm wrong.

Athletes in men's basketball graduated at a rate of 74 percent, a 6 percentage-point jump over the 2004-05 freshman class. Football Bowl Subdivision athletes improved their scores by 1 percentage point over the previous year, hitting 70 percent.

The records aren't confined to football and basketball.

Numbers compiled over four years, from the freshmen classes of 2002-03 through 2005-06, matched last year's record-high of 80 percent. The federal graduation rate also remained steady, matching the one-year record-high of 65 percent last year. That was also 2 percentage points above the overall student body, the same disparity the government reported last year.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8551210/ncaa-graduation-rates-improving-football-basketball

[bluedigger]

2. I still wouldn't trade a used piece of string for an Ohio State grad.

Based on personal experiences, not all degrees are equal.

[TZ]

5. Hey I almost went to OSU

Believe it or not its a respectable school for the life sciences and some other stuff like poli sci. I have lots of family members that went there and they are smart and successful ...

[bluedigger]

6. I'm glad it has been satisfactory for your family.

My personal experiences with OSU's alumni have been less satisfactory, but I admittedly draw from a small sample. Of such, are prejudices born - we've all got them. No personal affront was intended.

[charlie and algernon]

3. This is the first time ever that a football team is ranked #1 in the polls AND graduation rates

http://espn.go.com/espn/playbook/story/_/id/8680122/ncaa-celebrate-notre-dame-top-athletic-academic-rankings

[El Supremo]

4. BTW, Miami (of FL) is at 88% - not bad:

http://stanford.scout.com/2/1183346.html

[joeybee12]

7. Probably why they now stink...when Asshat Jimmy Johnson was there

the grauation rate was about 1%...and it was only that high because they included the managers.

[trumad]

9. Really---is that your smack?

Again---you're bordering on some racist bullshit here.