We’ve had another contentious offseason in American college sports, and it’s still only June. Crimson Tide LB Jimmy Johns was let go after his arrest on five charges for selling cocaine; would-be Arizona point guard Brandon Jennings might go play in Europe if he doesn’t pass his SAT exams.

The NCAA has a checkered history when it comes to cranking out student-athletes. According to this year’s Academic Progress Rate report, 36 member schools face penalties after their football programs failed to meet minimum standards. That jumps to 53 for men’s basketball, although there are also many more member institutions with basketball programs: 1,026 across all three divisions, compared to 627 for football.

Based purely on those numbers, you could draw the conclusion that basketball players are smarter. But it’s common knowledge now that the student part of the student-athlete’s college experience is a secondary consideration. Even Steve Nash skated by as a sociology major at Santa Clara.