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Published - Thursday, May 08, 2008

No state Division I schools face NCAA penalties on academics

MILWAUKEE (AP) — None of Wisconsin's four Division I schools face any penalties from the NCAA this year based on the academic performance of their athletes.

But the report released Tuesday showed the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team fell two points short of a standard of 925 out of 1,000, and was thus required to develop a specific academic improvement plan.

A school spokesman said such a plan has already been forwarded to the NCAA.

The report listed the following Academic Progress Rate scores for teams at Wisconsin's Division I schools:

Wisconsin: football, 944; men's basketball, 938; men's hockey, 939; women's basketball, 968; women's hockey, 995.

UW-Green Bay: men's basketball, 959; women's basketball, 984.

UW-Milwaukee: men's basketball, 923; men's baseball, 928; women's basketball, 985.

Marquette University: Men's basketball, 954; women's basketball, 986; women's soccer, 991.

Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com