 The Aggies are a member of the Southeastern Conference in all sports as of July 1 , 2012 . Previously a charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996 , A & M competed in the Big 12 Conference until June 30 , 2012 . The school 's 20 sports teams are known as the Aggies , and the school 's colors are maroon and white . As of April 2011 , Aggies have earned 138 Southwest and Big 12 conference regular @-@ season and tournament titles and 11 team national championships . The women 's soccer team , formed in 1993 , earned 15 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1995 to 2009 , advancing at least as far as the round of 16 in seven of the last eight appearances . The women 's volleyball team earned 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1993 to 2004 , advancing past the first round each time . In 2004 Sports Illustrated on Campus ranked Olsen Field " the best college baseball venue " . Sports Illustrated ranked the university 46th , in a 2002 analysis of " America 's Best Sports College [ s ] " and College Station the 9th best college sports town . 
