Graduation rates stagnant for men's NCAA Tournament teams
A study of teams in the NCAA Tournament shows that graduation rates for men's basketball players have become stagnant and that the sport's governing body may need to raise academic standards to get them moving upward again.
The most recent report from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows a 78 percent graduation rate for men's basketball players among the 68 NCAA Tournament teams in this year's field. Broken down further, there's a 92 percent graduation rate for white players and a 74 percent rate for black players.
The numbers from the past three years for the men have stayed fairly flat — including the racial disparity.