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 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA's latest academic progress report shows money pays off in the classroom, not just on the playing field. Athletic programs with the biggest budgets, such as the six BCS conferences, scored well on the latest Academic Progress Report, released Wednesday. Those with less money did not.
Among the hardest-hit schools were those in the Hurricane Katrina region and predominantly black colleges. Teams at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) accounted for about 13 percent of schools facing punishment because of poor classroom performance, and 13-of-49 schools receiving warning letters came from Louisiana.
NCAA President Myles Brand said he believes money supersedes racial or regional divides.
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