MURRAY, Ky. – The University of Memphis rifle team nearly made it wire-to-wire among the nation's top-10 in 2015-16, coming in at the No. 9 spot in the final Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll. The Tigers were ranked No. 10 in the 2015-16 preseason poll released in mid-September.
Out of the 14 weeks the CRCA poll was released, the Tigers were ranked in the top-10 in 13 of them, including the final poll. Memphis' highest ranking this season was No. 6 in the Oct. 13 poll. The lone week the Tigers dropped out of the top-10 was Nov.