UGA No. 6 nationally in merchandise sales
Texas was No. 1, Georgia No. 6 and Georgia Tech No. 46 in Collegiate Licensing Company's annual rankings of royalties received from the sale of licensed merchandise.
The rankings, announced Wednesday and covering the one-year period that ended June 30 for colleges represented by the Atlanta-based company, marked Texas' sixth consecutive year at No. 1.
The rest of the top 10: No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Auburn (up from No. 15 last year, on a sales surge from its football national title), No. 5 Michigan, No. 6 Georgia (same as last year), No. 7 Kentucky, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 9 LSU and No. 10 Penn State.
TIM TUCKER
About the Author
Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
