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The Collegiate Licensing Company Names Top Selling Universities and Manufacturers
The University of Texas at Austin, EA Sports, Nike USA, and J & W Interests Inc. Lead Third Quarter Rankings
ATLANTA, Ga., (May 15, 2008) - The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG Worldwide, is pleased to announce its top-selling institutions and manufacturers for the third quarter of the 2007-2008 fiscal year. These rankings represent royalties reported January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008 on all collegiate merchandise sold.
Top-75 Universities
(1.) The University of Texas at Austin (2.) The University of Michigan (3.) The University of Florida (4.) University of Notre Dame (5.) LSU (6.) University of Georgia (7.) University of North Carolina (8.) The Pennsylvania State University (9.) The University of Alabama (10.) University of Tennessee at Knoxville (11.) University of Oklahoma (12.) Auburn University (13.) University of Wisconsin (14.) Florida State University (15.) University of Kentucky (16.) University of Nebraska (17.) University of Illinois (18.) University of Arkansas Fayetteville (19.) University of South Carolina (20.) University of Kansas (21.) Clemson University (22.) University of Miami (23.) University of Missouri (24.) Cal (25.) The University of Arizona (26.) Duke University (27.) Oklahoma State University (28.) University of Louisville (29.) Texas Tech University (30.) Syracuse University (31.) Purdue University (32.) University of Maryland (33.) University of Minnesota (34.) Oregon State University (35.) University of Washington (36.) Kansas State University (37.) Washington State University (38.) The University of Virginia (39.) Georgia Tech (40.) Boise State University (41.) University of Mississippi (42.) University of Colorado (43.) University of Pittsburgh (44.) Stanford University (45.) University of Connecticut (46.) Boston College (47.) University of Cincinnati (48.) University of South Florida (49.) Brigham Young University (50.) The University of Montana (51.) University of Utah (52.) University of Central Florida (53.) Colorado State University (54.) East Carolina University (55.) U.S. Military Academy (56.) Georgetown University (57.) Marshall University (58.) Texas Christian University (59.) University of Memphis (60.) Fresno State University (61.) United States Air Force Academy (62.) Gonzaga University (63.) University of New Mexico (64.) The University of Wyoming (65.) University of Nevada (66.) University of Houston (67.) Villanova University (68.) Vanderbilt University (69.) University of Delaware (70.) Texas State University - San Marcos (71.) University of Texas El Paso (72.) Northwestern University (73.) Southern Illinois University (74.) Marquette University (75.) Baylor University
Top-25 Non-Apparel Licensees
(1.) EA Sports (2.) Wilson Sporting Goods (3.) Take 2 Interactive (4.) Commemorative Brands, Inc. (5.) Danbury Mint (6.) The Northwest Company (7.) Crocs Inc. (8.) Logo Inc. (9.) Fabrique Innovations Inc./Sykel (10.) Fossil (11.) Jenkins Enterprises (12.) Wincraft Inc. (13.) Whitman Publishing LLC (14.) Team Bean LLC (15.) North Pole LLC (16.) Jostens Inc. (17.) Tervis Tumbler Company (18.) Baden Sports Inc. (19.) Turner Acquisition Inc. (20.) Renaissance Imports Inc. (21.) Herff Jones Inc. (22.) Rico Industries/Tag Express (23.) Fan Mats LLC (24.) Clarke American (25.) K2 Licensed Products
Top-25 Apparel Licensees
(1.) Nike USA, Inc. (2.) Knights Apparel Inc. (3.) Top of the World (4.) adidas Team (5.) Champion Custom Products (6.) Twins Enterprise Inc. (7.) 4004 Incorporated (8.) Gear For Sports (9.) Russell Corporation (10.) Outerstuff LTD (11.) Colosseum Athletics Corp. (12.) T-Shirt International Inc. (13.) Team Edition Apparel, Inc. (14.) Haddad Apparel Group Ltd. (15.) JanSport Inc (16.) J America (17.) Next, Inc./NCC Apparel (18.) College Concepts LLC (19.) Reebok International (20.) Outdoor Cap Company Inc (21.) Zephyr Graf-X (22.) Pro-Ad Sports Inc. (23.) Columbia Sportswear (24.) New Era Cap Co. Inc. (25.) VF Imagewear Inc.
Top-25 Local Licensees
(1.) J & W Interests Inc. (2.) University Co-Operative Society Inc. (3.) Lloyd Sales Co. (4.) Gold Country Inc. (5.) Houndstooth Clothing Co. (6.) Teed Shirts (7.) Wild West Shirt Co. (8.) Collegiate Pride (PA) (9.) 1954 Inc. (10.) J&J Resources Inc./Bluegrass Embroidery (11.) Outhouse Designs (12.) Robert L. Brewster (13.) Standard Pennant Co. Inc. (14.) Garnet & Gold (15.) Jocks Nitch Sporting Goods (16.) Tiger Rags (17.) Grandstand Sportswear (18.) Moyer Jewelers (19.) Bayou Apparel R & S Impressions (20.) T-Shirts Plus (TX-Waco) (21.) Gameday Sports/IL (22.) Manatee Bay Enterprises Inc. (23.) Silkmasters Inc. (24.) Landmark Graphics (25.) Goldden Corp.
ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE LICENSING COMPANY
Founded in 1981, The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), an IMG company, is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing agency in the United States. CLC currently represents nearly 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, and athletic conferences including 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.
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