Graduation rates

[Bullchip]

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/12_04_06_graduation_rates/

It will be funny to hear a UCF fan about this.   " Oh well USF players get degrees in basket weaving"

We are so much better then that school in every way.   ;D

[BigShoop]

How are those numbers calculated?

[Guest BasketBull.]

[highlight]Top 25 Graduation Rates[/highlight]

Team  Players' graduation %

1. Navy  98

2. Boston College  96

3. Notre Dame  95

4. Wake Forest  93

5. Nebraska  88

6. Florida  80

7. Penn State  80

8. Texas Christian  78

9. Virginia Tech  74

10. Michigan  71

[highlight]11. South Florida  66 [/highlight]

12. Boise State  65

13. Maryland  64

14. South Carolina  64

15. Auburn  63

16. Texas A&M  63

17. West Virginia  63

18. Wisconsin  62

19. Oregon State  60

20. UCLA  59

21. Rutgers  58

22. Tennessee  58

23. Arkansas  55

24. Georgia Tech  55

25. OSU and USC  55

Barely passing graduation rates in the AP rankings: Brigham Young 53, Louisville 53, Oklahoma 52, Houston 51.

Teams that should be dropped from bowls on overall graduation success rates: Hawaii 49, LSU 49, California 44, Georgia 41, Texas 40.  

GO BULLS!!!

[windbane]

I'd prefer a lits of all the 1-A teams, but it's nice to be 11th out of teams receiving votes.

[Bull Martin]

Graduation rates are missleading.  If a player goes early to the NFL it doesn't mean they failed out it means they simply put school in thier rearview mirror.

Put it this way finishing the degree isn't that big a deal once you're in the NFL.  If they get injured or cut early they will have made far more money than doing anything else and can return to finish classes.

[bulls96go]

nice, hope it gets better

[smazza]

great honor

good job leavitt

leavitt earned some smazza points

[79 Bull]

That list is based on 1996-1999 incoming freshman and if they graduated by summer 2006.  The link is below to view any school and see all their sports rates.  (UCF is 42% for Football).

NCAAGradRates

[Bull Dozer]

Graduation rates are missleading.  If a player goes early to the NFL it doesn't mean they failed out it means they simply put school in thier rearview mirror.

Put it this way finishing the degree isn't that big a deal once you're in the NFL.  If they get injured or cut early they will have made far more money than doing anything else and can return to finish classes.

Dont see where the problem is with that he leaves EARLY ( to persue a more proftiable career choice in most cases) its not like he was there during his whole tenure and didnt get a degree.  

[USF_Grouper]

Graduation rates are missleading.  If a player goes early to the NFL it doesn't mean they failed out it means they simply put school in thier rearview mirror.

Put it this way finishing the degree isn't that big a deal once you're in the NFL.  If they get injured or cut early they will have made far more money than doing anything else and can return to finish classes.

I thought if you left early to pusue a professional career in your sport that you did not count against the graduation rate, is that not true?  It really doesn't matter that much, the number of kids going pro before their senior year is only a handful.