South Region: Creighton vs. Kansas State
Creighton is a bit of a hidden powerhouse from an academics standpoint. Men’s cross country, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf and women’s tennis teams earned the APR Public Recognition Award in the NCAA’s latest rankings released last year. To qualify, teams must rank in the top 10 percent nationally in the APR of their sport. It was the same story in 2016, as Creighton recorded a multi-year year score for all sports of 992.92, which was the fourth-best in the BIG EAST Conference
Kansas State, is also no joke when it comes to academics. Wildcat teams also compete at a high level within the classroom! Similar situation in 2016, the Cats competed a super high level!
So, what’s going to give? Well, that would be Kansas State’s handling of rape cases. Multiple students came forward, and the stories made national headlines. Multiple New York Times articles were published, and the school’s brand took a major hit! Is “the brand” what really matters here? Of course not. But, that’s why these cases become headlines, because the brand is all a school cares about in some instances, which is a disgrace.
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Creighton had a serious case more recently involving a former basketball player, but charges were ultimately dropped.
The consistent theme with the March Misconduct bracket is that when a school mishandles a case (s), it’s highly probably that the school advances. That said, Creighton advances!
Creighton: Historical Resume 3, Current Team Headlines 3, School Leadership 3, Academic Profile 4, Student Support Programs 4. Total: 17
Kansas State: Historical Resume 2, Current Team Headlines 2, School Leadership 1, Academic Profile 4, Student Support Programs 4. Total: 13
