Stupid question, but I'm confused...

[ecompt]

How do one-and-dones affect the rate the NCAA uses for graduating players? It seems vague that a team could lose a one-and-done but not have its rate affected if the student "is in good academic standing." What exactly does that mean, and couldn't a school find a way around it?

[Silkk the Shaka]

How do one-and-dones affect the rate the NCAA uses for graduating players? It seems vague that a team could lose a one-and-done but not have its rate affected if the student "is in good academic standing." What exactly does that mean, and couldn't a school find a way around it?

Pretty sure it means had they stayed, they would have been academically eligible to play the next semester.  I guess a school could get around it by falsifying grades?  Probably not worth it.

[boyonthedock]

you need your one and done to finish up his second semester and pass finals and such.

[Skitch]

I could be wrong but I believe that as long as you would have had sophomore standing academically the next fall you don't negatively affect the graduation rate.

[Windyplayer]

you need your one and done to finish up his second semester and pass finals and such.

Conclusion?

[bilsu]

A player that transfers does not count against you, if he leaves in good academic standing That is why you see MU refusing to release players until they have completed the semester.

[NCAARules]

OK - you've got a couple of different things working here...

First - the "Graduation Rate" aka the IPEDS rate, looks at graduation rate for athletics as this: Of those first-time, full-time freshmen who received athletic aid in their first year, how many graduated from that institution within 6 years? This rate means you get no credit (or 0/1) for a student who transfers out, regardless of standing when they leave. It also means you get no boost for bringing a transfer in and having them graduate. Walk-ons are also excluded (no athletic aid).

Because the IPEDS rate was so misunderstood, the NCAA developed its own metrics to better describe how student-athletes are performing. At the Division I level, that metric is the APR. The APR asks these questions: of all the student-athletes on the team, how many were academically eligible to return and compete the next semester, and how many chose to return? (each athlete can earn two points per term, for a total of four per year). So it looks at eligibility and retention, which are two key indicators for academic success of student-athletes. The NCAA does allow for adjustments for transfer-outs and departing pros, as long as they leave with a sufficiently high GPA (not sure what the exact number is).

I don't know if that answers your question, but it was fun putting on my compliance hat for a little while.