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