IRVINE, Calif. --- The UC Irvine women's volleyball program earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA based on its Academic Progress Rate (APR).

The UCI program's score ranked among the top-10 percent in its sport for 2013-14, the most recent year in the report.

The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally.  The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 980 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport, with the majority of top-10 teams earning a perfect APR, including the Anteater women's cross country program.

More than 1,100 Division I sports teams were recognized this year by the NCAA for top scores in the classroom.  The 1,124 teams publicly recognized for high achievement represent 696 women's teams and 428 men's or mixed squads.  In 2014, 1,049 teams were recognized, marking an increase this year of 75 teams.

The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or quarter, and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in each sport.

"We congratulate each of the teams and individual student-athletes for their dedication to academic success," said NCAA President Mark Emmert in a national press release.  "This achievement demonstrates their hard work and the commitment of NCAA member schools to provide students with an opportunity to succeed academically and athletically."

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