the Graduatin' Irish | by Jay

The NCAA came out with its report on graduation rates yesterday, with a new calculation that takes into account transfers (the Graduation Success Rate, or GSR). Here's ND's release per UND.com.

In football, Notre Dame achieved a 96 GSR rating, with only the United States Naval Academy (at 98) ranking higher.

Here are the top 10 for football:

Institution	Football GSR
1. U.S. Naval Academy	98
2. Notre Dame	96
2. Wake Forest	96
4. Clemson	94
5. Vanderbilt	93
6. Northwestern	92
6. Stanford	92
8. U.S. Air Force Academy	91
8. U.S. Military Academy	91
10. Boston College	89
10. Rice	89

For the full report across all sports, check out the NCAA release, which features a handy searchable database of schools and their results.

Our opponents this year, by the way: Navy 98%, Stanford 92%, Washington 75%, Syracuse 75%, Purdue 70%, Michigan 68%, Southern Cal 55%, Ohio State 54%, Pittsburgh 48%, Michigan State 41%, and BYU 40%. (I wonder if the new calculation takes into account LDS missions for BYU. Doesn't look like it.)