INDIANAPOLIS – The Western Michigan men's tennis team has been recognized for its Academic Progress Rate, posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport, which was announced by the NCAA Wednesday afternoon.

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The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 985 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport.

The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years. The APR provided a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship.  The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 23.

In total, 30 different teams across 10 sports from the 12 Mid-American Conference institutions were recognized.

2016-17
By MAC Institution:
Akron (2) – Women's Cross Country; Women's Tennis
Ball State (1) – Women's Tennis
Bowling Green (4) – Men's Cross Country; Men's Golf; Women's Golf; Women's Gymnastics
Buffalo (1) – Women's Tennis
Central Michigan (1) – Women's Golf
Eastern Michigan (2) – Men's Cross Country; Women's Volleyball
Kent State (5) – Softball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Golf; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Volleyball
Miami (2) – Men's Golf; Women's Basketball
*Missouri State (1) – Men's Swimming & Diving
Northern Illinois (3) – Men's Tennis; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Volleyball
Ohio (3) – Women's Basketball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Golf
Toledo (4) – Men's Tennis; Women's Basketball; Women's Golf; Women's Tennis
Western Michigan (1) – Men's Tennis
 
*Affiliate MAC member is Men's Swimming & Diving
 
By MAC Sport:
Men's Cross Country (2) – Bowling Green; Eastern Michigan
Men's Golf (2) – Bowling Green; Miami
Men's Swimming & Diving (1) – Missouri State
Men's Tennis (3) – Northern Illinois; Toledo; Western Michigan
Softball (1) – Kent State
Women's Basketball (3) – Miami; Ohio; Toledo
Women's Cross Country (3) – Kent; Ohio; Akron
Women's Golf (5) – Bowling Green; Central Michigan; Kent State; Ohio; Toledo
Women's Gymnastics (3) – Bowling Green; Kent State; Northern Illinois
Women's Tennis (4) – Ball State; Buffalo; Akron; Toledo
Women's Volleyball (3) – Eastern Michigan; Kent State; Northern Illinois