Reply to "50 Best D-II and D-III Colleges for Athletes"

infielddad10,000+ posts

Backstop22 posted:
I'm not sure I get why UC-Davis is in there either. Strong academics in certain majors but I am not sure the academic standards for admitting athletes is that high even if the coaches are fully supportive of the studies.
I don't say anything negative about UCLA since the wife is a grad. It may be that they have been too good (except for 2016) in the bigger sports like football, baseball and basketball to be perceived as being academically focused.
We can find flaws in any list, but I would argue the Tier 1 is closer to what people with experience with the baseball programs would mostly agree on.

Unless something changed in the last 2-3 years, at least for baseball, the academic standards for admission to UC Davis reflect the admission standards for student body. There are a number of reasons why Davis has challenges in competing at the highest levels of the Big West in baseball. Admissions is one factor.

11/17/1612:20 PM

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