Florida State's football APR (Academic Progress Rate) took another dive for the 2017-18 academic year according to the NCAA's latest report.

FSU's multi-year APR dropped from 941 to 936 -- out of 1,000 -- after posting a single-year APR of 922 for 2017-18. That leaves the Seminoles just six points away from not being eligible to participate in championships according to NCAA rules.

Here is how the NCAA calculates the APR.

"Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.

"A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate."

In order to remain eligible to compete in championships a program must have a multi-year APR rating over 930 over a four-year span.

The penalties for dropping below 930 gradually increase per the NCAA.org website

"The first penalty level limits teams to 16 hours of practice per week over five days (as opposed to 20 over six days), with the lost four hours to be replaced with academic activities.

"A second level adds additional practice and competition reductions, either in the traditional or non-championship season, to the first-level penalties. The third level, where teams could remain until their rate improves, includes a menu of possible penalties, including coaching suspensions, financial aid reductions and restricted NCAA membership.

"The Division I Committee on Academics, which oversees Division I’s academic infrastructure, has the discretion to apply appropriate penalties once teams have fallen below the benchmark for three consecutive years."

FSU's football APR has seen a steady drop over the last few years, but last year was an exception. The Seminoles had a single-year APR of 966, the highest it had been since 2010.

The 922 APR is the lowest FSU has had since 2014-15 when the Seminoles hit 918.

FSU's 936 APR is the lowest among all FBS programs in college football.

The next closest program is East Carolina (937). The next closest Power 5 program is Texas Tech with a 944 APR. The Seminoles' overall APR is 32 points lower than the average APR for an FBS program.

The 2017-18 academic year was the final year affected by former FSU coach Jimbo Fisher. Current FSU coach Willie Taggart took over in December 2017.

Taggart has made academics a priority since he arrived so the APR for the football program should see a rise in the coming years.

In-state rivals Miami (964) and Florida (977) are both well above the Seminoles in football APR.

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Overall, the FSU athletic department had 11 perfect single-year APR scores across all sports. There were four men's sports (basketball, baseball, golf, and cross country) and seven women's sports (cross country, golf, softball, beach volleyball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball) that achieved perfect scores.

FSU women's basketball saw the most significant single-year drop going from 982 in 2016-17 to 932 in 2017-18. The multi-year APR dropped from 990 to 975.

Outside of football, no other sport had an APR lower than 966 (men's track and field).

The results were even worse for Florida A&M football.

FAMU has the fourth worst football APR among all programs at 923. The Rattlers' single-year APR was 904.

Reach Wayne McGahee III at wmcgahee@tallahassee.com.