Kudos to both BYU and Utah for making this list....

[U-Ute]

http://higheredwatch.newamerica.net/...rankings-25250

I'm not sure how relevant it is, but at least we both seem to be graduating our athletes.

U-Ute

[Babs]

giggle.

[falafel]

http://higheredwatch.newamerica.net/...rankings-25250

I'm not sure how relevant it is, but at least we both seem to be graduating our athletes.

U-Ute

giggle.

Jeeez, U-Ute, you're embarrassing us in front of the jocks!

[LiveCoug]

Of course they are ON the list. All top 25 teams in the BCS are on that list.

[U-Ute]

Jeeez, U-Ute, you're embarrassing us in front of the jocks!

Just like in high school, they laugh because they're insecure.

[Babs]

Of course they are ON the list. All top 25 teams in the BCS are on that list.

winner winner chicken dinner!

scary that BYU comes in just behind Miami.

[LiveCoug]

winner winner chicken dinner!

And Jeff Lebowski knows what your giggle was for.

[U-Ute]

Ah, I didn't quite catch that it was only the top 25 BCS teams related to each other.

Does this go towards Deseret Duel points?

U-Ute

[Katy Lied]

Im not sure (Indy might know) but I think those stats count graduation rates over 5 years, so BYU players who serve a 2-year mission don't bolster the numbers for BYU. I think that the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate allows BYU to deduct from its calcs missionaries who leave school academically eligible, which increases it's graduation percentage, but BYU (and Utah) still don't get full credit for everyone they graduate.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Wow, good on Joe Pa. By far the best graduation rate, I imagine Solon has some positive influence also.

[Babs]

Wow, good on Joe Pa. By far the best graduation rate, I imagine Solon has some positive influence also.

and his wife!

[Babs]

Im not sure (Indy might know) but I think those stats count graduation rates over 5 years, so BYU players who serve a 2-year mission don't bolster the numbers for BYU. I think that the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate allows BYU to deduct from its calcs missionaries who leave school academically eligible, which increases it's graduation percentage, but BYU (and Utah) still don't get full credit for everyone they graduate.

I think the overall graduation rate of the school, and the overwhelming whiteness of the program may be hurting them, too. If you read the details, the rankings were heavily skewed toward schools whose stats favor black athletes. BYU's black athletes graduate at the same rate as other black students, which sounds good until it's compared to schools that invest so much into their athletic academics that they're (in terms of ratios) graduating twice as many black athletes as black non-athletes.

[CJF]

Wow, good on Joe Pa. By far the best graduation rate, I imagine Solon has some positive influence also.

How easy must it be to get a degree from Penn State?