The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
UT Athletics records 11 NCAA Championship Top 10 performances in 2014-15
06.14.2015 | Texas Athletics
Longhorns register most Top 10 NCAA team finishes since the 2005-06 season.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas officially concluded its 2014-15 athletics season with a seventh-place showing by the men and a tie for ninth by the women at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship over the weekend. Of the school's 20 intercollegiate programs, the Longhorns registered 11 Top 10 NCAA Championship team finishes during the academic year.
This marks the most number of Top 10 NCAA team finishes by Texas since the Longhorns posted 11 in 2005-06. In fact, since UT added Rowing as a varsity sport in 1997-98 to reach its current total of 20 programs, the 11 Top Ten finishes this year marks a tie for the third-best total in program history. Texas had 13 Top Ten finishes in 2002-03 and 12 in 2001-02.
UT recorded a total of 12 Top 10 NCAA team finishes during the 1985-86 season, when the school fielded just 17 intercollegiate teams (did not sponsor Rowing, Soccer or Softball).
During the 2014-15 season, Texas recorded Top 10 NCAA performances in Men's Swimming & Diving (National Champions), Volleyball (tied for third), Men's Golf (tied for fifth), Women's Indoor Track & Field (sixth), Men's Indoor Track & Field (sixth), Women's Swimming & Diving (seventh), Rowing (seventh), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (seventh), Women's Basketball (tied for ninth), Men's Tennis (tied for ninth) and Women's Outdoor Track & Field (tied for ninth).
In addition to its success on the national level, Texas claimed 10 Big 12 Conference titles (Volleyball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Golf, Rowing, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Men's Outdoor Track & Field and Baseball).
University of Texas Top 10 Team Finishes at NCAA Championships in 2014-15
Sport | NCAA Championship Finish |
Volleyball | Tied for Third (NCAA semifinals) |
Women's Indoor Track & Field | Sixth at NCAAs |
Men's Indoor Track & Field | Sixth at NCAAs |
Women's Swimming & Diving | Seventh at NCAAs |
Men's Swimming & Diving | National Champions |
Women's Basketball | Tied for Ninth (NCAA round of 16) |
Men's Tennis | Tied for Ninth (NCAA round of 16) |
Rowing | Seventh at NCAAs |
Men's Golf | Tied for Fifth (NCAA quarterfinals) |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Seventh at NCAAs |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Tied for Ninth at NCAAs |
Most Top 10 Team Finishes at NCAA Championships by Texas Athletics
(since UT added Rowing as varsity sport starting in 1997-98)
Year | Number of UT Top 10 NCAA team finishes |
2002-03 | 13 |
2001-02 | 12 |
2014-15 | 11 |
2005-06 | 11 |
2004-05 | 11 |
2007-08 | 10 |
2003-04 | 10 |
2011-12 | 9 |
2008-09 | 9 |
2006-07 | 9 |
1999-2000 | 8 |
1998-99 | 8 |
1997-98 | 8 |
2013-14 | 7 |
2012-13 | 7 |
2010-11 | 7 |
2009-10 | 6 |
2000-01 | 5 |
