Women's basketball is seeing increased popularity, evidenced by a 3% rise in viewing figures on ESPN, despite the Big Ten championships not breaking previous records. Inside Higher Ed runs an alternative March Madness bracket based on academic achievements, assessing teams by their NCAA metrics. Factors include the academic progress rate and graduation success rates, pointing to a commitment to educational outcomes among student-athletes. This approach emphasizes the importance of academic success in tandem with athletic performance, fostering discussion about the overall goals of collegiate sports.
Women's basketball has experienced a surge in popularity of late, and this year is no different. The Athletic reported that regular season viewing of women's college basketball was up 3 percent on ESPN...
For every tournament since 2006, we've created a bracket of who would take home the trophy if the winners were selected based on academic, rather than athletic, achievement.
The academic progress rate measures student athlete retention and academic eligibility, though some outside experts have criticized the metric for painting an incomplete picture...
In those cases, we used several different graduation metrics to select winners. First, we used the team's 2023-24 graduation success rate, which shows whether athletes graduated...
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