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COLLEGE STATION, Texas-The Texas A&M athletics program is currently in 24th
place in the 2012-13 Division I Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. The Aggies
have finished in the Top 10 the past three years in the final year-end rankings
(6th in 2009-10, 8th in 2010-11 and 9th in
2011-12).
"We are extremely proud of the success our student-athletes and coaches have
had this fall," Texas A&M Director of Athletics Eric Hyman said. "Our fall
sports have gotten the athletic department off to a wonderful start in our
inaugural season in the SEC. This first year in the SEC has been so exciting
and we look forward to continuing the positive momentum throughout the rest of
the year."
The women's soccer team advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Championships to
earn 64 points while the women's volleyball team each reached the second round
of the NCAA Championships to earn 50 points respectively. The men's and women's
cross country teams each earned 29 points while Henry Lelei became the first
Aggie to win an SEC Individual Conference title by winning the men's cross
country championship. The Aggie football team is ranked No. 9 in the BCS standings
and will face Oklahoma in the 2013 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 4.
The fall sports recognized were men's water polo, women's volleyball, men's and
women's soccer, women's field hockey and men's and women's cross country. The
final fall standings will be released on Jan. 10 after the FCS National
Championship and various bowl games.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup takes into consideration the top 10 female
sports and the top 10 male sports at each institution. In Texas A&M's case,
the school sponsors 20 intercollegiate sports, 11 female and nine male.
Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings
(As of Dec. 20, 2012)
TOP
25
SEC Order
1.
Michigan
348.00
17.
Florida
208.00
2. North
Carolina
342.00
24. TEXAS
A&M
172.00
3. Stanford
324.50
25.
Kentucky
168.00
4. Penn
State
323.50
27.
Arkansas
148.50
5.
UCLA
306.00
43.
Georgia
99.00
6. Florida
State
288.00
67.
Missouri
54.00
7. Notre
Dame
268.00
73.
Auburn
50.00
8.
Georgetown
253.50
73.
Tennessee
50.00
9.
Princeton
245.00
110. Vanderbilt
47.00
10.
Oregon
244.00
115. Ole
Miss
29.00
11.
Washington
237.00
115. Mississippi
St.
29.00
12.
Virginia
235.50
LSU
00.00
13.
Texas
218.00
South Carolina
00.00
14.
Maryland
216.00
15. Michigan
State 215.50
16.
BYU
210.50
17.
Florida
208.00
18.
Syracuse
207.00
19.
Connecticut
203.50
20.
Tulsa
190.00
21.
Duke
189.00
22. New
Mexico
184.50
23.
USC
173.00
24. TEXAS
A&M
172.00
25.
Kentucky
168.00
2012-13 TEXAS A&M SPORT BREAKDOWN
Sport
Place
Points
Fall
Women's
Soccer
9th
64
Women's
Volleyball
17th
50
Men's Cross Country
32nd
29
Women's Cross
Country
32nd
29
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