Oct. 14, 2008
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M equestrian team has moved up one spot to No. 3 in the second edition of the Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
The Aggies (2-0) moved up one spot thanks in part to a 10-9 road win over Big 12 rival Kansas State last Friday. South Carolina (1-1) dropped from third to fourth after suffering a 10-6 home loss to Auburn.
A&M started the season with a 15-5 home victory over No. 9 Fresno State and followed that up with the road win at No. 7 Kansas State.
Auburn (2-0) switched places in the top two spots with former No. 1 Georgia (3-0) thanks to the Tigers' road win over the 2007 overall national champion Gamecocks. The Tigers have wins over both South Carolina and Fresno State while current national champion Georgia has home wins over Fresno State (12-8) and Kansas State (14-6) in addition to a road win at Delaware State (13-3).
The biggest mover of the week was New Mexico State who jumped from 10th to eighth while Fresno State and TCU both slid a spot to No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.
Women's Intercollegiate Equestrian National Coaches Poll 1. Auburn (57) 2. Georgia (53) 3. Texas A&M (47) 4. South Carolina (43) 5. Oklahoma State (40) 6. Baylor (25) 7. Kansas State (21) 8. New Mexico State (14) 9. Fresno State (12) 10. TCU (10)
Also receiving votes: Delaware State 5