A Follow Up on the APR Data: Football Trends

On Tuesday, I looked at the average APR figures from the 2004-2005 to 2009-2010 seasons across the Pac-12. But, many will point out that averages do not show the whole picture. Perhaps some schools started out low, but perhaps since the implementation of the APR they have put a real emphasis on improving the educational opportunities for their student-athletes and have shown some real growth. Perhaps others started out high, but when they changed coaches no longer put an emphasis on academics and saw it decline.

In education, I know as an educator who looks at this data statistically to draw conclusions, it is often best to examine trends and see who is showing growth, not just who is the highest. There are so many socio-economic factors such as demographics and geographic location that can affect the raw scores. But, if a school is showing growth, then that is better than one who is high, but stagnant or losing ground.

So, because it is best to look at APR trends, rather than average figures, I have plotted the APR trends for the Pac-12 in football for all of the schools. I grouped them into 4-school pods to make the visualizations easier. It also gives you a good idea of how schools compare in geographically similar areas. I’ll leave it to you to make your own judgements. We’d love to see your comments about what you think the data means, if anything.  Below each chart is the raw data that comes directly from the NCAA APR website. Tomorrow I’ll post the trend data for Men’s Basketball.

 Pacific Northwest

California

Desert Southwest 

SchoolYearAPR
Arizona State University2005 – 2006926
Arizona State University2006 – 2007933
Arizona State University2007 – 2008945
Arizona State University2008 – 2009945
Arizona State University2009 – 2010940
Oregon State University2004 – 2005910
Oregon State University2005 – 2006913
Oregon State University2006 – 2007926
Oregon State University2007 – 2008930
Oregon State University2008 – 2009947
Oregon State University2009 – 2010959
Stanford University2004 – 2005995
Stanford University2005 – 2006984
Stanford University2006 – 2007986
Stanford University2007 – 2008984
Stanford University2008 – 2009976
Stanford University2009 – 2010977
University of Arizona2005 – 2006883
University of Arizona2006 – 2007902
University of Arizona2007 – 2008924
University of Arizona2008 – 2009940
University of Arizona2009 – 2010951
UC Berkeley2004 – 2005945
UC Berkeley2005 – 2006965
UC Berkeley2006 – 2007967
UC Berkeley2007 – 2008970
UC Berkeley2008 – 2009969
UC Berkeley2009 – 2010949
UCLA2004 – 2005915
UCLA2005 – 2006931
UCLA2006 – 2007941
UCLA2007 – 2008948
UCLA2008 – 2009953
UCLA2009 – 2010956
University of Oregon2004 – 2005900
University of Oregon2005 – 2006912
University of Oregon2006 – 2007921
University of Oregon2007 – 2008935
University of Oregon2008 – 2009942
University of Oregon2009 – 2010941
University of Southern California2004 – 2005929
University of Southern California2005 – 2006947
University of Southern California2006 – 2007948
University of Southern California2007 – 2008956
University of Southern California2008 – 2009965
University of Southern California2009 – 2010952
University of Washington2004 – 2005935
University of Washington2005 – 2006942
University of Washington2006 – 2007948
University of Washington2007 – 2008954
University of Washington2008 – 2009948
University of Washington2009 – 2010946
Washington State University2004 – 2005935
Washington State University2005 – 2006930
Washington State University2006 – 2007916
Washington State University2007 – 2008918
Washington State University2008 – 2009918
Washington State University2009 – 2010925
University of Utah2004 – 2005954
University of Utah2005 – 2006949
University of Utah2006 – 2007944
University of Utah2007 – 2008954
University of Utah2008 – 2009949
University of Utah2009 – 2010956
University of Colorado2004 – 2005948
University of Colorado2005 – 2006934
University of Colorado2006 – 2007929
University of Colorado2007 – 2008929
University of Colorado2008 – 2009920
University of Colorado2009 – 2010929