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TCU And West Virginia Join Big 12 Conference On July 1


Location: Fort Worth, Texas Enrollment: 9,518 (8,229 Undergraduate)
Founded: 1873 Colors: Purple and White
Chancellor: Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr. Nickname: Horned Frogs
Director of Athletics: Chris Del Conte Website: gofrogs.com

♦ 131 undergraduate areas of study
♦ 49 master's level programs
♦ 20 areas of doctoral study
♦ 1,891 employees
♦ 532 full-time faculty members
♦ 87 percent with a terminal degree
♦ Fiscal Year 2011 budget - $406 million
♦ Total investments (as of May 31, 2011) of more than $1.2 billion
♦ Freshman-to-sophomore retention rate of 87 percent
♦ Student/faculty ratio of 13:1
♦ 78,000 living alumni
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia Enrollment: 29,617 (22,711 Undergraduate)
Founded: 1867 Colors: Old Gold and Blue
Chancellor: Dr. James P. Clements Nickname: Mountaineers
Director of Athletics: Oliver Luck Website: MSNSportsNet.com

♦ 2,343 full-time and 667 part-time faculty members
♦ WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships, including 24 Rhodes, 22 Truman and 33 Goldwater Scholars
♦ A total of 16 faculty members have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year
♦ 13 college and schools offer 191 bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degree programs
♦ Faculty conduct $177.7 million annually in sponsored contracts and research grants
♦ Classified as a Research University (High Research Activity) by the Carnegie Foundation
♦ A land-grant institution - one of 106 in the United States

Athletic Facts
♦ TCU football is 16-4 in its last 20 games vs. schools from the BCS AQ conferences.
♦ TCU football has a 3-game winning streak vs. top 5 ranked teams. Frogs also 4-1 in last 5 games vs. teams ranked in top 5.
♦ TCU football is 1 of just 4 programs nationally to finish in the top 15 of both major polls over the last 4 seasons.
♦ TCU football is 1 of just 3 programs nationally to win at least 6 bowl games in the last 7 seasons.
♦ TCU football is the only program nationally to win at least 11 games in 6 of the last 7 seasons.
♦ TCU baseball has reached the 40-win mark for six straight seasons.
♦ The TCU baseball team has won 12 conference championships and has 9 consecutive NCAA appearances.
♦ TCU won 4 NCAA Championships this year (rifle team, Sarah Scherer (smallbore), Whitney Gipson (indoor & outdoor long jump).
♦ The men's golf team has advanced to NCAA play 23 straight years, while 17 Frogs have recorded 21 All-America honors.
♦ TCU baseball is 1 of just 8 programs nationally to reach the Super Regionals in 3 of the last 4 years, including a 2010 CWS appearance.
♦ TCU women's basketball has reached the postseason 11 of the last 12 seasons.
♦ TCU football's average ranking of 7.3 in the final AP poll the last 4 seasons ranks 3rd nationally.
 Athletic Facts
♦ WVU finished 40th in the 2011 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings. WVU has finished in the top 50 since 2008.
♦ The WVU gymnastics squad has amassed 29 NCAA regional berths & women's soccer squad has made 12 straight NCAA appearances.
♦ WVU football is one of five schools that has won at least eight games in a season for the past 10 years. (OU is another)
♦ West Virginia has 31 all-time bowl appearances, including each of the last 10 seasons.
♦ The West Virginia MBB team has made seven NCAA appearances in the last eight years and advanced to the 2010 Final Four.
♦ The Mountaineer mascot first appeared at WVU sporting events during the 1934-35 school year.
♦ A tradition at WVU BKB games is to roll out a gold & blue carpet for Mountaineer players to run out on for pregame introductions.
♦ In 2012, WVU WBB made its eighth NCAA Tournament & fifth in the last six years under HC Mike Carey.
♦ Alumnus and former MBB player Jerry West is the model for current NBA logo.
♦ The WVU FB team boasts the 12th-best record in the nation since 2005 & a total of 177 Mountaineers have been drafted by the NFL.
♦ Cross country has garnered four Top 10 NCAA finishes in the last five years.
♦ WVU has had the most overall all-conference selections in football over the past two years.
SPORTTCUWVU
Baseball40-22 (NCAA Super Reg. Participant)23-32
M - Basketball18-1519-14
W- Basketball16-1424-10
M - Cross Country6th in MWCn/a
W - Cross Country5th in MWC8th in NCAA
Equestrian6-13n/a
Football11-2 (Poinsettia Bowl Champion)10-3 (Orange Bowl Champion)
M - Golf27th in NCAAn/a
W - Golf1st in MWCn/a
Gymnasticsn/a21-5 (NCAA Regional Participant)
Rowingn/a7th in Big East
Soccer7-10-117-5 (Big East Champion)
Softballn/an/a
M - Swimming & Diving2nd in C-USA4th in Big East
W - Swimming & Diving5th in MWC26th in NCAA
M - Tennis9-15n/a
W- Tennis18-6 (MWC Champion)4-16
M - Indoor Track & Field4th in MWCn/a
W - Indoor Track & Field1st in MWC11th in Big East
M - Outdoor Track & Field53rd in NCAAn/a
W - Outdoor Track & Field17th in NCAA31st in NCAA
Volleyball25-77-19
Wrestlingn/a9-4 (Six NCAA Qualifiers)