WASHINGTON - For the eighth-straight year, the Georgetown University Athletics Department had at least 12 teams honored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with Public Recognition Awards for high Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.

GU's 14 teams were among a group of more than 1,200 Division I sports teams honored for their multi-year APR scores, which are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport. Georgetown's 14 teams recognized for their performance in the classroom were the most of any team in the BIG EAST Conference.

Georgetown teams publicly recognized by the NCAA included: baseball, field hockey, football FCS (2010 and later), men's golf, men's swimming & diving, men's tennis, softball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, women's tennis and volleyball.

Two of Georgetown's program's ââ'¬" field hockey and women's swimming & diving ââ'¬" are among a group of just 93 programs nationally that have been publicly recognized in the 12-year existence of the program.

"I'm very proud of how our student-athletes and coaches continue to demonstrate success both in the classroom and on the field of play," Georgetown Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed said. "Student and athlete are not mutually exclusive goals at Georgetown and we remain committed to a standard of excellence in both areas. Our University community expects excellence and we expect nothing less of ourselves."

This is the eighth-straight year, dating back to 2009-10, that Georgetown had at least 12 teams recognized publicly. It is the seventh time in the last eight years that at least 13 teams have been recognized.

This year, 1,203 teams are being recognized for academic performance: 746 women's teams and 457 men's teams or co-ed teams. The total number of teams being recognized increased by 132 from a year ago, largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 984 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,090 teams earning a perfect score.

A total of 306 schools had teams recognized with Public Recognition Awards.

APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 10. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.

The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years