For the eighth straight year, John Beilein's Michigan basketball program has been singled out as one of the nation's best when it comes to Academic Progress Rate.

Michigan's men's basketball program was one of eight U-M programs to be honored with an APR public recognition award by the NCAA on Wednesday. The honor goes to programs who finish in the top 10% of their sport with regard to multi-year APR scores.

For U-M hoops, it's the eighth straight year with a finish in the top 10%.

U-M softball, women's golf and men's gymnastics have now won APR public recognition awards in five straight years. Baseball and women's cross country have now won back-to-back honors.

Michigan men's and women's tennis also won awards this year.

The APR is the NCAA's measurement of a program's academic success from a year-to-year basis. It includes eligibility retention and graduation statistics.

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