VERMILLION, S.D.—The University of South Dakota had three teams earn a perfect multi-year Academic Progress Rate following the 2022-23 academic year in data released by the NCAA national office.
 
South Dakota women's basketball, men's golf and volleyball all recorded perfect rates of 1000.
 
Each academic year, every Division I sports team across the country calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. For schools that do not offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked. The most recent NCAA APR includes data from the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.
 
USD's 2022-23 APR Scores
Football: 967
Men's Basketball: 950
Men's Cross Country: 980
Men's Golf: 1,000
Men's Swimming & Diving: 989
Men's Track & Field: 989
Softball: 985
Women's Basketball: 1,000
Women's Cross Country: 994
Women's Golf: 984
Women's Soccer: 994
Women's Swimming & Diving: 994
Women's Tennis: 976
Women's Track & Field: 995
Women's Volleyball: 1,000