The UCLA men’s basketball team narrowly avoided penalties as a result of low academic progress rate scores released by the NCAA on Wednesday, with the Bruins’ score falling for a fifth consecutive year in the metric that is widely used as a gauge of academic success.
UCLA’s multiyear APR score of 933 was just above the 930 threshold that is required for teams to compete in the 2019-20 postseason, though there are exceptions. The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team did not receive a postseason ban after logging a multiyear score of 888 but must forfeit four hours and one day of practice per week during the season, which will be replaced with academic activities.