The University of Connecticut Huskies have been barred from postseason play in 2013, which means that the program cannot compete in the NCAA tournament and—subsequently—the Big East tourney.

According to ESPN, the three-time national champions are banned because of poor academic performance based on a scoring system known as the Annual Progress Rate.  The NCAA mandates that schools must keep their four-year scores above a 900 on the APR, so teams being punished in 2012 are feeling the impact from 2007-2011.

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