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/>Women ranked No. 2 to tie 2011 squad, with men's team garnering No. 6 ranking]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://utrockets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=hhyftarf&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/0F8A8593.jpg" /><media:content url="https://utrockets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=hhyftarf&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/0F8A8593.jpg"><media:title>Joad Martinho</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://utrockets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=hhyftarf&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/0F8A8593.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>38863</s:story_id></item><item><title>Toledo Tabbed as Conference Favorites in MAC Men’s Preseason Coaches 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