Among Virginia schools, the College of William and Mary led the way in teams honored by the NCAA with public-recognition awards. The awards were earned in conjunction with the NCAA's Division I academic reform effort.

Eight of William and Mary's teams posted Academic Progress Rate scores in the top 10 percent of all teams in the respective sports during a four-year period (2003-04 through 2006-07).

Of the 6,272 Division I teams, 712 (11.4 percent), were honored for their multi-year academic performances. Of 329 Division schools, 192 were represented.

Honor roll (number of teams recognized)
William and Mary (8): women's volleyball, women's indoor track, women's outdoor track, women's gymnastics, baseball, men's golf, men's gymnastics, football
James Madison (6): women's indoor track, women's outdoor track, women's golf, women's swimming, women's tennis, men's soccer
Virginia (3): women's soccer, softball, women's volleyball Longwood (2): women's golf, women's tennis Richmond (2): men's indoor track, football
George Mason (1): women's tennis
Hampton (1): women's bowling
Radford (1): men's cross-country
VCU (1): men's tennis