Due to academic threshold failures, the University of Akron Zips football program is banned from postseason bowl games. The team’s APR (Academic Progress Rate) reportedly dropped below 930, the NCAA’s threshold for academic bowl eligibility.

Akron's football team will be ineligible for postseason play this season because of its multiyear Academic Progress Rate score. The NCAA this week updated its national APR database with the latest scores of member institutions.

The Zips’ Academic Progress Rate for the 2023-24 academic year came in at 914 on Tuesday. It was the second straight year that Akron had an APR of less than 930. Per NCAA rules, back-to-back seasons with a sub-930 APR equals a postseason ban.