Tricia Hornsby
The Collegiate Licensing Company
(770) 618-8418 or thornsby@clc.com
The Collegiate Licensing Company Names Top Selling Universities and Manufacturers
The University of Texas at Austin, EA Sports, Knights Apparel, and the University Co-Operative Society Lead First Quarter Rankings
ATLANTA, Ga., (November 11, 2009) - The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is pleased to announce its top-selling institutions and manufacturers for the first quarter of the 2009-2010 fiscal year. These rankings represent royalties reported July 1, 2009 through September 31, 2009 on all collegiate merchandise sold.
Top-75 Universities
(1.) The University of Texas at Austin (2.) University of Florida (3.) University of Georgia (4.) Louisiana State University (5.) The University of Alabama (6.) University of North Carolina (7.) The University of Michigan (8.) The Pennsylvania State University (9.) The University of Oklahoma (10.) University of Notre Dame (11.) University of Tennessee (12.) University of Kentucky (13.) University of Nebraska (14.) University of Wisconsin (15.) University of West Virginia (16.) Auburn University (17.) University of Arkansas (18.) University of Illinois (19.) University of Missouri (20.) The University of Kansas (21.) Florida State University (22.) University of South Carolina (23.) Texas Tech University (24.) Clemson University (25.) University of Minnesota (26.) University of Miami (27.) Oklahoma State University (28.) University of Louisville (29.) University of California Berkeley (30.) University of Maryland (31.) The University of Arizona (32.) Purdue University (33.) University of Mississippi (34.) University of Washington (35.) University of Virginia (36.) Washington State University (37.) Oregon State University (38.) University of Colorado (39.) Syracuse University (40.) Kansas State University (41.) Georgia Tech University (42.) University of Utah (43.) Stanford University (44.) University of Pittsburgh (45.) Duke University (46.) University of Cincinnati (47.) University of Connecticut (48.) Boise State University (49.) Brigham Young University (50.) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (51.) Boston College (52.) University of South Florida (53.) East Carolina University (54.) The University of Montana (55.) Texas Christian University (56.) Fresno State University (57.) The University of Memphis (58.) Colorado State University (59.) United States Military Academy (60.) University of Wyoming (61.) Vanderbilt University (62.) Marshall University (63.) University of New Mexico (64.) Georgetown University (65.) University of Central Florida (66.) Gonzaga University (67.) Villanova University (68.) United States Air Force Academy (69.) University of Houston (70.) Northwestern University (71.) University of Nevada (72.) Marquette University (73.) James Madison University (74.) University of Delaware (75.) Southern Illinois University
*Note: Texas A&M and UCLA are not shown here but will be included in second quarter rankings.
Top-25 Non-Apparel Licensees
(1.) EA Sports (2.) The Northwest Company LLC (3.) Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (4.) North Pole LLC (5.) Fabrique Innovations Inc.dba Sykel (6.) Logo Inc (7.) Jenkins Enterprises (8.) Herff Jones Inc (9.) Jostens Inc (10.) Pets First Inc. (11.) Tervis Tumbler Company (12.) Turner Acquisition Inc. (13.) Team Beans LLC (14.) Commemorative Brands Inc. (15.) Spirit Products Ltd/MA (16.) Rawlings Sporting Goods (17.) The Memory Company LLC (18.) Wincraft Inc (19.) Press Pass Inc. (20.) North American Licensing Co. LLC (21.) Fossil (22.) SC Sports Inc. (23.) Crocs Inc. (24.) Stockdale (25.) Rico Industries/Tag Express
Top-25 Apparel Licensees
(1.) Knights Apparel Inc. (2.) Nike USA Inc (3.) adidas Team Inc. (4.) Outerstuff Ltd. (5.) Top of the World (6.) Gear for Sports (7.) Champion Custom Products (8.) Haddad Apparel Group LTD (9.) Colosseum Athletics Corporation (10.) Twins Enterprise Inc (11.) College Concepts LLC (12.) T-Shirt International Inc. (13.) J. America (14.) Outdoor Cap Company Inc (15.) Columbia Sportswear (16.) New Era Cap Co. Inc (17.) JanSport Inc., a division of VF Outdoor, Inc. (18.) MJ Soffe LLC (19.) Next Inc dba NCC Apparel (20.) Russell Brands LLC (21.) Campus Drive Inc. (22.) Team Edition Apparel (23.) The Cotton Exchange (24.) Lakeshirts Inc. dba Step Ahead Sportswear (25.) Antigua Group Inc.
Top-25 Local Licensees
(1.) University Co-Operative Society (2.) J&W Interests Inc. (3.) Gold Country Inc. (4.) Collegiate Pride (PA) (5.) School House LLC (6.) Goldden Corp. (7.) Madison Top Company (8.) Dixie Pride dba Bama Fever & Tiger Pride (9.) Landmark Graphics (10.) Standard Pennant Company (11.) Top Promotions Inc. (12.) Nebraska Sports Industries Inc (13.) It’s Greek To Me Inc. (14.) Houndstooth Clothing Co. (AR) (15.) A-Game Apparel (16.) Tiger Rags (17.) Jocks Nitch Sporting Goods (18.) Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (19.) University Bookstore Inc. (20.) Gregory Morris Inc. (21.) Lloyd Sales Co. (22.) Wild West Shirt Works (23.) Tiger Town Graphics (24.) Jcs Enterprise Inc. (25.) Blue Ridge Graphics Inc.
About The Collegiate Licensing Company
CLC is a division of a division of global sports and entertainment company IMG. Founded in 1981, CLC is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing agency in the U.S. and currently represents nearly 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The Heisman Trophy and the NCAA. The mission of CLC is to be the guiding force in collegiate trademark licensing and one of the top sports licensing firms in the country. CLC is dedicated to being a center of excellence in providing licensing services of the highest quality to its member institutions, licensees, retailers and consumers. Headquartered in Atlanta (Ga.), CLC is a full-service licensing representative, which employs a staff of more than 80 licensing professionals who provide full-service capabilities in brand protection, brand management, and brand development. For more information on CLC, visit: www.clc.com or www.imgworld.com.

