Rugged 2010 Aggie Schedule Features Four Preseason Top 25 Opponents

Aug. 25, 2010

COLLEGE STATION, Texas --- The Texas A&M football team will face a rugged 2010 schedule that features four opponents ranked in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, which ties for the most for any Big 12 Conference team.             
       
The Aggies will host No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 8 Nebraska, face No. 17 Arkansas in Arlington at the Southwest Classic and travel to Austin for the annual Thanksgiving Day slugfest with the No. 5 Texas Longhorns. As usual, the Aggies' November schedule will rank among the nation's toughest closing stretches with games against top 10 teams Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas.
        
A&M, which is receiving votes in the poll, faces a total of seven teams that are receiving votes in the preseason AP poll, which also ties for a Big 12 high. The other Aggie opponents receiving AP poll mention are Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Missouri.
       
Texas A&M and Iowa State are the only teams in the Big 12 with four preseason Top 25-ranked opponents on their 2010 schedules, and A&M, ISU, Texas Tech and Oklahoma are the only teams facing seven teams receiving votes in the preseason AP poll.
 
Associated Press Top 25

RK  TEAM, RECORD, PTS
1   Alabama (54), 0-0, 1491
2   Ohio State (3), 0-0, 1400
3   Boise State (1), 0-0, 1336
4   Florida, 0-0, 1237
5   Texas (1), 0-0, 1223
6   TCU, 0-0, 1160
7   Oklahoma (1), 0-0, 1104
8   Nebraska, 0-0, 1033
9   Iowa, 0-0, 1007
10  Virginia Tech, 0-0, 973
11  Oregon, 0-0, 870
12  Wisconsin, 0-0, 822
13  Miami (FL), 0-0, 785
14  USC, 0-0, 590
15  Pittsburgh, 0-0, 516
16  Georgia Tech, 0-0, 511
17  Arkansas, 0-0, 496
18  North Carolina, 0-0, 397
19  Penn State, 0-0, 382
20  Florida State, 0-0, 379
21  LSU, 0-0, 300
22  Auburn, 0-0, 296
23  Georgia, 0-0, 206
24  Oregon State, 0-0, 198
25  West Virginia, 0-0, 184
 
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 108, Stanford 81, Utah 80, South Carolina 71, Houston 66, Connecticut 32, Notre Dame 31, Missouri 27, Brigham Young 19, Arizona 15, Clemson 15, Texas Tech 14, Navy 12, Washington 8, Texas A&M 7, Mississippi 6, Oklahoma State 3, Middle Tennessee 2, Central Michigan 2, Temple 2, UCF 1, Boston College 1, Southern Methodist 1
 
Bold Underline -- denotes 2010 Texas A&M opponent