Baylor Equestrian is New #1 Team in NCEA Rankings

WACO, Texas – Following wins against No. 1 Georgia and Big 12 Conference foe TCU, Baylor is the nation’s new No. 1 collegiate equestrian teams, according to this week’s National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings, announced on Tuesday and determined by the NCEA selection committee.

Baylor moves from its No. 3 spot a week ago to this week’s national-leading position. Kansas State, which was idle last weekend, checks in at No. 2. South Carolina and Auburn also were both idle and are ranked No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

Georgia, which dropped a pair of road competitions to Baylor and SMU this past weekend, is No. 5 in this week’s rankings. SMU moves up two spots to No. 6, while Oklahoma State, which was idle, is No. 7.

TCU dropped a conference competition to Baylor and drops one spot to No. 8, while Texas A&M, which earned a win against South Dakota State this weekend, is No. 9. New Mexico State checks in at No. 10.

The 2015 NCEA Championship will take place April 15-18 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas.

For more information on the National Collegiate Equestrian Association, please visit www.collegiateequestrian.com or follow @NCEA_Equestrian on Twitter.

2014-15 NCEA Rankings (October 28, 2014)
1. Baylor (6-0)
2. Kansas State (3-0)
3. South Carolina (1-2)
4. Auburn (1-1)
5. Georgia (1-2)
6. SMU (3-2)
7. Oklahoma State (1-1)
8. TCU (1-1)
9. Texas A&M (2-1)
10. New Mexico State (2-2)