Wisconsin’s four major college athletic departments received passing grades under a new NCAA initiative that threatens to take scholarships away from teams that don’t perform up to academic standards.
The NCAA recognized 16 teams at the University of Wisconsin, Marquette, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay for high scores during the 2004-05 academic year.
However, scores for two high-profile teams, the UW’s football team and Marquette men’s basketball team, came in below NCAA requirements.