Adrian College Adds to School of the Year Lead

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This new school year is now one month old, and competition out on the college circuit is beginning to pick up.  Since the last update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia on August sixth, a total of six qualifying events have taken place across the country.  Having only fished in one of those six events, Adrian College manages not only to hold onto the number one spot, but also extends their lead by more than 700 points to a whopping 1,445 points over the defending champions McKendree University.  Although Adrian manages to maintain their elite standing, this may be one of the most active updates in the history of the School of the Year program.

While many of the same familiar names loom in the top five, a lot of moving and shaking occurred further down in the standings.  Five new teams entered the top 25 in this update, displacing five teams from the previous standings.  Along with that drastic movement, 21 of the top 25 teams have also changed positions since the prior update.

Here is a look at the teams who moved into, and dropped out of the top 25:

Moved into top 25

  1. University at Buffalo (Prev. 31)
  2. Ohio State University (Prev. 33)
  3. University of Pittsburgh (Prev. 26)
  4. University of Massachusetts – Amherst (Prev. 32)
  5. University of Akron (Prev. 47)

Dropped out of top 25

  1. Kansas State University (Prev. 20)
  2. Texas A&M (Prev. 21)
  3. Tennessee Tech University (Prev. 22)
  4. Drury University (Prev. 24)
  5. Blue Mountain College (Prev. 25)

 

The two biggest movers in this update are Grand Valley State University and the University of Akron.  GVSU moved from 14th to 5th, and Akron jumped from 47th up to 25th.

Here is a look at the current overall top 25 standings:

  1. Adrian College
  2. McKendree University
  3. Bethel University
  4. Murray State University
  5. Grand Valley State University
  6. Penn State University
  7. Virginia Tech
  8. University of Montevallo
  9. Clarkson University
  10. Sam Houston State University
  11. Gannon University
  12. Bemidji State University
  13. Clemson University
  14. University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
  15. University at Buffalo
  16. Bryan College
  17. University of Alabama
  18. Ohio State University
  19. Auburn University
  20. University of Pittsburgh
  21. University of Massachusetts – Amherst
  22. University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
  23. West Virginia University
  24. University of Tennessee
  25. University of Akron

Complete Standings

The next update will occur the week of the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley.  To register for the event and have an opportunity to earn valuable School of the Year points, click here.

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The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA), a division of CarecoTV, is a tournament organization created to facilitate growth, development, and structure within competitive collegiate bass fishing.  The ACA created the original BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Series,14 seasons ago, which is now the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, and the longest running collegiate bass fishing series in existence.  The ACA provides support to dozens of school operating regional events nationwide and owns the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, Bass Pro Shops School of Year Program, and associated assets.   The ACA also provides the largest amount of televised coverage of any collegiate fishing series with dedicated programming on several television networks ranging from CBS Sports, Pursuit Channel, World Fishing Network, as well as other regional and national networks.  For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com. For more information on Bass Pro Shops, visit www.BassProShops.com.  For more information on CarecoTV, visit www.CarecoTV.com.