Sports Teams Receive High Marks

Students aren't the only ones getting graded nowadays.
The NCAA released its own report card this week, grading the academic progress of student-athletes at every university. Of the 328 Division I schools, about half have at least one team that could risk losing scholarships next season.

Under the NCAA's guidelines, teams are graded on a 1,000-point scale. All teams are expected to score a 925 or better and can lose points when athletes transfer, drop out, leave early for the professional ranks, or become academically ineligible.

UNC-CH's overall score was relatively high at 970, and it had seven teams with perfect scores, including men's basketball, field hockey and volleyball. The only Tar Heel squads with grades lower than 925 were the Wrestling and men's golf teams, but those teams won't be penalized as their scores are expected to rise.