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AAC should be a strong league for Men and Women Soccer. With which non-revenue sports can AAC create a national brand. Losing Louisville will hurt Swimming.

Eight AAC schools will have Men's Soccer (without departing Louisville and Rutger.) Tulane, ECU and Houston do not currently have Men's programs.

Women will field 10 programs after UoL and Rutgers with only Tulane without a women's team.

Water Pony wrote:Women will field 10 programs after UoL and Rutgers with only Tulane without a women's team.

Yeah - Tulane doesn't have anything worthwhile. Such a joke conference add.

The core non-revenue sports should all be pretty good in the AAC. I am looking forward to it.

Because CUSA probably won't have men's soccer (losing Tulsa, UCF, SMU). I suspect that Kentucky and South Carolina will join us for soccer along possibly with Marshall and Florida International.

It appears that alll American Athletic Conference schools will have Women's Volleyball. Any national ranked teams?

Water Pony wrote:It appears that alll American Athletic Conference schools will have Women's Volleyball. Any national ranked teams?

In the final 2012 rankings, just, uh, Louisville at 17...

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1

The highest other team in the RPI rankings was Tulsa at 49.

SMU was a dismal 206 in RPI last season. This program really needs to step it up.

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

Water Pony wrote:It appears that alll American Athletic Conference schools will have Women's Volleyball. Any national ranked teams?

In the final 2012 rankings, just, uh, Louisville at 17...

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1

The highest other team in the RPI rankings was Tulsa at 49.

SMU was a dismal 206 in RPI last season. This program really needs to step it up.

Agreed. I see little information on this program, which should be much more competitive.

Water Pony wrote:

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

Water Pony wrote:It appears that alll American Athletic Conference schools will have Women's Volleyball. Any national ranked teams?

In the final 2012 rankings, just, uh, Louisville at 17...

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1

The highest other team in the RPI rankings was Tulsa at 49.

SMU was a dismal 206 in RPI last season. This program really needs to step it up.

Agreed. I see little information on this program, which should be much more competitive.

Top 25 in everything.

Water Pony wrote:Agreed. I see little information on this program, which should be much more competitive.

Last season was pretty bad - well below expectations.

Caroline Young had a huge year though, and she will just be a junior this fall, so maybe things are starting to turn around.

On the bright side, the American doesn't look that strong in volleyball so we do have the chance to competitive in the new conference right away if things get better.