Graduation rates improve for NCAA tournament teams

A new study says overall graduation rates improved among players at schools in this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament, and African-American players in particular did better.

The annual report by the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows African-American players' graduation success rate increased from 59 percent in 2012 to 65 percent this year, while white players' rates increased from 88 to 90 percent.

The overall graduation rates for programs in the tournament increased from 67 percent in 2012 to 70 percent.

Six out of the tournament's 68 teams have an APR score that falls below the NCAA's new 930 line, which could lead to future penalties. Those teams are Southern, James Madison, Saint Louis, New Mexico State, Oregon and Oklahoma State.

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