List of college sports team nicknames
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Here follows a list of college sports team nicknames.
These are the general, collective nicknames that various colleges and universities' athletic teams compete under. For specific names of live or costumed mascots, see List of U.S. college mascots.
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49ers
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A
Aggies
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Aigles Bleu (Blue Eagles)
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Ambassadors
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AMCats
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Anchormen
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Angels
Anteaters
Antelopes
See also Lopers.
Apaches
- Tyler (Tyler, Texas)
- Cochise college (Douglas, Arizona)[2]
Archers
Argonauts
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Armadillos
- Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, Texas) (historical nickname)[3]
Arrows
Artichokes
Athenas
- Women's teams of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the joint team of three of the five Claremont Colleges (Claremont, California):
Athenians
Athletics
Axemen and Axewomen
Auggies
Avengers
Aztecs
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B
Badgers
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Bald Eagles
Banana Slugs
Bantams
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Barons
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Battlers
Battlin' Beavers
Battling Bishops
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Beacons
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Bearcats
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- Baruch (Manhattan, New York)
- Binghamton (Vestal, New York)
- Brescia (Owensboro, Kentucky)
- Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Lander (Greenwood, South Carolina)
- McKendree (Lebanon, Illinois)
- Northwest Missouri State (Maryville, Missouri)
- Rust (Holly Springs, Mississippi)
- Saint Vincent (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
- Southwest Baptist (Bolivar, Missouri)
- UC Blue Ash (Blue Ash, Ohio)
- Willamette (Salem, Oregon)
Bearkats
Bears
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- Athens State, (Athens, Alabama)
- Barclay (Haviland, Kansas)
- Barnard (New York, New York)
- Baylor (Waco, Texas)
- Bridgewater State (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
- Brown (Providence, Rhode Island)
- Central Arkansas (Conway, Arkansas) (Men's teams)
- Coast Guard (New London, Connecticut)
- Golden State Baptist (Santa Clara, California)
- Lenoir-Rhyne (Hickory, North Carolina)
- Livingstone (Salisbury, North Carolina)
- Mercer (Macon, Georgia)
- Missouri State (Springfield, Missouri)
- Morgan State (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
- NYIT (Old Westbury, New York)
- Pikeville (Pikeville, Kentucky)
- Rocky Mountain (Billings, Montana)
- St. Joseph's (Brooklyn, New York)
- Shaw (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Shawnee State (Portsmouth, Ohio)
- SUNY-Potsdam (Potsdam, New York)
- UC San Francisco (San Francisco, California)
- Ursinus (Collegeville, Pennsylvania)
- Washington (MO) (St. Louis, Missouri)
Beavers
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- Babson (Wellesley, Massachusetts)
- Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- Bluffton (Bluffton, Ohio)
- Buena Vista (Storm Lake, Iowa)
- Caltech (Pasadena, California)
- CCNY (New York, New York)
- Champlain (Burlington, Vermont)
- Maine-Farmington (Farmington, Maine)
- Minot State (Minot, North Dakota)
- Oregon State (Corvallis, Oregon)
Bees
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- Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) discontinued athletics in 1983
- St. Ambrose (Davenport, Iowa)
- Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, Georgia)
Belles
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Bengals
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Big Blue
Big Blues
Big Green
Big Red
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Billikens
Bishops
Bison
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Bisons
Black Bears
Blackbirds
Black Knights
Black Squirrels
Blazers
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Bloodhounds
Blue
Blue Angels
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- New Rochelle (New Rochelle, New York)
- Kaskaskia (Kaskaskia, Illinois) Women's teams
- Mount Mary (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Blueboys and Lady Blues
Blue Demons
Blue Devils
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- Central Connecticut (New Britain, Connecticut)
- Dillard (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Duke (Durham, North Carolina)
- Kansas City Kansas CC (Kansas City, Kansas)
- Kaskaskia (Kaskaskia, Illinois) Men's teams
- Lawrence Tech (Southfield, Michigan)
- SUNY-Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)
- Wisconsin–Stout (Menomonie, Wisconsin)
- University of King's College (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- University of Wisconsin–Manitowoc (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Blue Dragons
Blue Hawks
Blue Hens
Blue Hose
Blue Jays
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See also Bluejays.
Blue Knights
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Blue Raiders
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Blue Streaks
Blue Tigers
Blue Wave
- Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Florida) (baseball team only)
Bluejays
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Blues
Bluewave
Blugolds
Bobcats
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- Bates (Lewiston, Maine)
- Brandon (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada)
- College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, Missouri)
- Frostburg State (Frostburg, Maryland)
- Georgia College (Milledgeville, Georgia)
- Lees-McRae (Banner Elk, North Carolina)
- Montana State (Bozeman, Montana)
- Ohio (Athens, Ohio)
- Peru State (Peru, Nebraska)
- Quinnipiac (Hamden, Connecticut)
- St. Thomas (Florida) (Miami, Florida)
- Texas State (San Marcos, Texas)
- UC Merced (Merced, California)
- Pitt-Greensburg (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
- West Virginia Wesleyan (Buckhannon, West Virginia)
- Bryant & Stratton College (Syracuse, New York and Buffalo, New York)
Boilermakers
Boll Weevils
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Wonder Boys
Bombers
Bonnies
Boxers
Braves
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Brewers
Bridges
Britons
Broncbusters
Bronchos
Broncos
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Broncs
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Bruins
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Buccaneers
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- Barry (Miami Shores, Florida)
- Beloit (Beloit, Wisconsin)
- Charleston Southern (Charleston, South Carolina)
- Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Dawson Community College (Glendive, Montana)
- East Tennessee State (Johnson City, Tennessee)
- Massachusetts Maritime (Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts)
- Virgin Islands (Saint Croix, Virgin Islands & St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)
- University of Wisconsin–Marinette (Marinette, Wisconsin)
Buckeyes
Bucks
Buffaloes
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Builders
Bulldogs
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- Adrian (Adrian, Michigan)
- Alabama A&M (Normal, Alabama)
- Barton (Wilson, North Carolina)
- Bowie State (Bowie, Maryland)
- Boyce (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Bryant (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
- Butler (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- The Citadel (Charleston, South Carolina)
- El Colegio (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)
- Concordia (Nebraska) (Seward, Nebraska)
- Cumberland (Lebanon, Tennessee)
- Dean (Franklin, Massachusetts)
- DeSales (Center Valley, Pennsylvania)
- Drake (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Ferris State (Big Rapids, Michigan)
- Fisk (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Fresno State (Fresno, California)
- Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- Gonzaga (Spokane, Washington)
- Kettering (Flint, Michigan)
- Knoxville (Knoxville, Tennessee)
- Louisiana Tech (Ruston, Louisiana) (men's teams)
- McPherson (McPherson, Kansas)
- Minnesota-Duluth (Duluth, Minnesota)
- Mississippi State (Starkville, Mississippi)[5]
- Montana Western (Dillon, Montana)
- Redlands (Redlands, California)
- Samford (Birmingham, Alabama)
- South Carolina State (Orangeburg, South Carolina)
- Southwestern Oklahoma (Weatherford, Oklahoma)
- Springfield (Illinois) (Springfield, Illinois)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (Athens, Tennessee)
- Texas Lutheran (Seguin, Texas)
- Tougaloo (Tougaloo, Mississippi)
- Truman State (Kirksville, Missouri)
- UNC-Asheville (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Union (Kentucky) (Barbourville, Kentucky)
- Union (Tennessee) (Jackson, Tennessee)
- Wilberforce (Wilberforce, Ohio)
- Wingate (Wingate, North Carolina)
- Yale (New Haven, Connecticut)
Bullets
Bulls
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C
Cadets
Caimans
Camels
Canoneers
Capers
Captains
Carabins
Cardinal
Cardinals
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- Ball State (Muncie, Indiana)
- Catholic (Washington, D.C.)
- Concordia (Michigan) (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Gadsden State (Gadsden, Alabama)
- Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas)
- Lamar (Beaumont, Texas)
- Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Massachusetts Pharmacy (Boston, Massachusetts)
- North Central (Naperville, Illinois)
- Otterbein (Westerville, Ohio)
- Saginaw Valley State (University Center, Michigan)
- St. John Fisher (Rochester, New York)
- St. Mary's (Minnesota) (Winona, Minnesota)
- SUNY-Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, New York)
- Wesleyan (Middletown, Connecticut)
- Wheeling Jesuit (Wheeling, West Virginia)
- William Jewell (Liberty, Missouri)
- York College (Jamaica, New York)
Cascades
Catamounts
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Cavaliers
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Celtics
Celts
Centaurs
Chanticleers
Chaparrals
Chargers
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- Alabama-Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama)
- Atlanta Christian (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Briar Cliff (Sioux City, Iowa)
- Capitol (Maryland) (Laurel, Maryland)
- Colby-Sawyer (New London, New Hampshire)
- Dominican (Orangeburg, New York)
- Hillsdale (Hillsdale, Michigan)
- Lancaster Bible (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
- New Haven (West Haven, Connecticut)
- University of Wisconsin–Barron County (Rice Lake, Wisconsin)
Chippewas
Choctaws
Citadins
Claim Jumpers
Clan
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Clippers
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Cobbers
Cobras
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Colonials
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Colonels
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Comets
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Commodores
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Continentals
Conquerors
Conquistadors
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Cornhuskers
Corsairs
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Cotton Blossoms
- Arkansas-Monticello (Monticello, Arkansas) (women's teams only)
Cougars
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- Averett (Danville, Virginia)
- Azusa Pacific (Azusa, California)
- Barton CC (Great Bend, Kansas)
- BYU (Provo, Utah)
- Caldwell (Caldwell, New Jersey)
- Cal State San Marcos (San Marcos, California)
- Chicago State (Chicago, Illinois)
- Clark University (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Clinton Community College (Clinton, Iowa)
- College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina)
- Colorado Christian University (Lakewood, Colorado)
- Genesee Community College (Genesee, New York)
- Houston (Houston, Texas)
- Kean (Union, New Jersey)
- Kuyper (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Lawson State (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Minnesota Morris (Morris, Minnesota)
- Misericordia (Dallas, Pennsylvania)
- Mount Royal University (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Mount Vernon Nazarene (Mount Vernon, Ohio)
- Redlands CC (El Reno, Oklahoma)
- Regina (Regina, Saskatchewan)
- Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
- SIU-Edwardsville (Edwardsville, Illinois)
- Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, Michigan)
- Washington State (Pullman, Washington)
- Kalamazoo Valley (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
- Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- Wisconsin–Waukesha (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
Cowboys and Cowgirls
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Coyotes
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Crimson
Crimson Hawks
Crimson Storm
Crimson Tide
Crusaders
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- Alvernia (Reading, Pennsylvania)
- Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, North Carolina)
- Capital (Columbus, Ohio)
- Clarke University (Dubuque, Iowa)
- Evangel University (Springfield, Missouri)
- Great Lakes Christian (Delta Township, Michigan)
- Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas)
- North Greenville University (Tigerville, South Carolina)
- Northwest Nazarene (Nampa, Idaho)
- Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania)
- Valparaiso (Valparaiso, Indiana)
- William Carey University (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Cyclones
D
Deacons
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Defenders
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Delta Devils
- Mississippi Valley State (Itta Bena, Mississippi; men's teams)
Demon Deacons
Demons
Devilettes
- Mississippi Valley State (Itta Bena, Mississippi; women's teams)
Devils
Diplomats
Dinos
Dolphins
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Dons
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Dragons
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Drovers
Ducks
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Duhawks
Dukes
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DustDevils
Dutch
Dutchmen
E
Eagles
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- AIB (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Alabama Southern (Monroeville, Alabama)
- Alice Lloyd (Pippa Passes, Kentucky)
- American (Washington, D.C.)
- Arizona Christian University (Phoenix, Arizona)
- Asbury (Wilmore, Kentucky)
- Ashland (Ashland, Ohio)
- Biola (La Mirada, California)
- Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
- Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, Virginia)
- Carson Newman College (Jefferson City, Tennessee)
- Chadron State (Chadron, Nebraska)
- Coppin State (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Dayspring (Mundelein, IL)
- Eastern Michigan (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
- Eastern Washington (Cheney, Washington)
- Edgewood College Madison, Wisconsin
- Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, at both the Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona campuses
- Emmaus (Dubuque, Iowa)
- Emory (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Faith Baptist (Ankeny, Iowa)
- Faulkner University (Montgomery, Alabama)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, Florida)
- Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Georgia)
- Heritage Bible College (Franklin, Indiana)
- Houston Community College (Houston, Texas)
- Juniata (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania)
- Morehead State (Morehead, Kentucky)
- North Carolina Central (Durham, North Carolina)
- North Texas (Denton, Texas)
- Northwest University (Washington) (Kirkland, Washington)
- Oklahoma Christian (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
- Pensacola Christian College (Pensacola, Florida)
- Polk State College (Winter Haven, Florida)
- Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, Florida)
- Trinity Baptist College (Jacksonville, Florida)
- University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
- University of Northwestern – St. Paul (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Victory University (Memphis, Tennessee)
- West Coast Baptist College (Lancaster, California)
- Winthrop (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
Hawks
Engineers
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Ephs
Eutectics
Evangels
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- Johnson (Knoxville, Tennessee) (Women's Teams)
- Mid-America Christian (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Excalibur
Explorers
Express
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F
Falcons
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- Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
- Bentley (Waltham, Massachusetts)
- Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ohio)
- Cedar Crest College (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
- Daytona State College (Daytona Beach, Florida)
- Fairmont State (Fairmont, West Virginia)
- Fitchburg State (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
- Florida College (Temple Terrace, Florida)
- Messiah College (Grantham, Pennsylvania)
- Seattle Pacific (Seattle, Washington)
- University of Montevallo (Montevallo, Alabama)
- University of Wisconsin–Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
- Wisconsin–River Falls (River Falls, Wisconsin)
Fighters
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Fightin' Engineers
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Fighting Camels
Fighting Christians
- Elon University (longtime, original mascot)
Fighting Hawks
Fighting Illini
Fighting Irish
Fighting Knights
Fighting Muskies
Fighting Saints
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Fighting Scots
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Fighting Sioux
- North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota) Note: In 2012, North Dakota was forced by the NCAA to transition away from the nickname of Fighting Sioux.[6] They are now known as the Fighting Hawks [7]
Fighting Tigers
Fire
Fire Ants
Firebirds
Flames
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Flyers
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Flying Dutchmen
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- Hope (Holland, Michigan) (women's teams are the Flying Dutch)
- Lebanon Valley College (Annville, Pennsylvania)
- Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York) (original mascot, they are currently the Pride)
Flying Fleet
Fords
Foresters
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Friars
Frogs
Fury
G
Gaels
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Gaiters
Gamecocks
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Gangsters
Gators
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Gauchos
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Gee-Gees
Geese
Generals
Gentlemen
- Centenary (Shreveport, Louisiana) (men's teams only)
Geoducks
Giants
Gila Monsters
Gladiators
Golden Bears
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- Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) (men's teams only)
- UC Berkeley (Berkeley, California)
- Concordia University, Saint Paul (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Kutztown (Kutztown, Pennsylvania)
- Western New England College (Springfield, Massachusetts)
- West Virginia Tech (Montgomery, West Virginia)
- Miles College (Fairfield, Alabama)
Golden Bulls
Golden Eagles
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- Cal State Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
- Charleston (West Virginia) (Charleston, West Virginia)
- Cincinnati Christian University (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Clarion (Pennsylvania) (Clarion, Pennsylvania)
- College at Brockport: SUNY (Brockport, New York)
- Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- John Brown University (Siloam Springs, Arkansas)
- La Sierra (Riverside, California)
- Marquette (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Minnesota, Crookston (Crookston, Minnesota)
- Oral Roberts (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
- Rock Valley College (Rockford, Illinois)
- Southern Miss (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
- Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, Tennessee)
Golden Flashes
Golden Flyers
Golden Gaels
Golden Gophers
Grenadiers
Golden Griffins
Golden Grizzlies
Golden Hawks
Golden Hurricane
Golden Knights
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Golden Lions
Gold Nuggets
- Xavier (New Orleans) Women's teams
Golden Rams
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Gold Rush
- Xavier (New Orleans) Men's teams
Golden Seals
Golden Suns
- Arkansas Tech (Russellville, Arkansas) (women's teams only)
Golden Tigers
Golden Tornadoes
Gophers
Gorillas
Gorloks
Gothic Knights
Governors
Great Danes
Great Lakers
Green Knights
Green Terror
Green Wave
Greyhounds
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Griffins
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Griffons
Grizzlies
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Gryphons
Gulls
Gusties
Gyrenes
H
Harriers
Hardrockers
Harvesters
Hatters
Hawkeyes
Hawks
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- Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
- Heartland Community College (Normal, Illinois)
- Hartwick (Oneonta, New York)
- Hillsborough (Tampa, Florida)
- Holy Names (Oakland, California)
- Huntingdon (Montgomery, Alabama)
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, Maryland)
- Monmouth University (West Long Branch, New Jersey)
- Quincy (Quincy, Illinois)
- Rockhurst (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Saint Joseph's (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Shorter (Rome, Georgia)
- SUNY New Paltz (New Paltz, New York)
- William Rainey Harper Community College (Palatine, Illinois)
- Evergreen Valley College (San Jose, California)
Heat
Herons
Highlanders
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Hillcats
Hilltoppers
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Hokies
Hoosiers
Horned Frogs
Hornets
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Hoyas
Humpback Whales
- Alaska Southeast until sports were eliminated in 1990(Juneau, Alaska)
Hurricanes
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Huskies
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- Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut)
- Houston Baptist (Houston, Texas)
- Michigan Tech (Houghton, Michigan)
- Northeastern (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Northern Illinois (DeKalb, Illinois)
- St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
- St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Washington (Seattle, Washington)
- Southern Maine (Gorham, Maine)
- University of Wisconsin–Marathon County (Wausau, Wisconsin)
Hustlin' Owls
I
Ice Dogs
- Assumption (Worcester, Massachusetts) (hockey only)
Ichabods
Indians
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Inferno
Ironmen
Islanders
J
Jackrabbits
Jaguars
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Jaspers
Javelinas
Jayhawks
Jennies
- Central Missouri (Warrensburg, Missouri) (women's teams only)
Jets
Jimmies
Johnnies
Judges
Jumbos
K
Kaisers
Kangaroos
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Koalas
Keelhaulers
Keydets
Kingsmen
- Cal Lutheran (Thousand Oaks) — men's teams only
Knights
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- Arcadia (Glenside, Pennsylvania)
- Bellarmine (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Calvin (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Carleton (Northfield, Minnesota)
- Crossroads (Rochester, Minnesota)
- Fairleigh Dickinson (Teaneck, New Jersey)
- Martin Luther (New Ulm, Minnesota)
- Middle Georgia State College (Macon)
- Northwood (Texas) (Cedar Hill, Texas)
- Southern Virginia (Buena Vista)
- SUNY Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)
- University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)
- Warner Pacific (Portland, Oregon)
- Wartburg (Waverly, Iowa)
Kohawks[8]
Kougars
L
Ladies
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- Centenary (Shreveport, Louisiana) (women's teams)
- Kenyon (Gambier, Ohio) (women's teams)
Lady Blues
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- Bluefield State (Bluefield, West Virginia) (women's teams)
- Illinois College (Jacksonville, Illinois) (women's teams)
Lady Griz
- Montana (Missoula, Montana) (women's basketball only)
Lady Lions
- Penn State (State College, Pennsylvania) (women's basketball only)
Lady Macs
Lady Raiders
- Texas Tech (Lubbock, Texas) (women's basketball only)
Lady Reds
Lady Techsters
- Louisiana Tech (Ruston, Louisiana) (women's teams)
Lady Tigers
- LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (some women's teams)
Ladyjacks
- Dakota College at Bottineau (Bottineau, North Dakota) (women's teams)
- Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, Texas) (women's teams)
Lakers
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Lakehawks
Lancers
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- California Baptist (Riverside, California)
- College of Lake County (Grayslake, Illinois)
- Lenoir Community College (Kinston, North Carolina)
- Longwood (Farmville, Virginia)
- Mount Marty (Yankton, South Dakota)
- Windsor (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
- Worcester State College (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Pasadena City College (Pasadena, California)
Larks
Lasers
Lazers
Leathernecks
Lemmings
Leopards
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Lightning
Lions
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- Bryan College (Dayton, Tennessee)
- College of New Jersey (Ewing, New Jersey)
- Columbia (New York, New York)
- Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
- Eastern Nazarene (Quincy, Massachusetts)
- Emmanuel (GA) (Franklin Springs, Georgia)
- Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Langston University (Langston, Oklahoma)
- Lincoln (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
- Lindenwood University (Saint Charles, Missouri)
- Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles, California)
- Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, Missouri)
- Mount St. Joseph University (Delhi Township, Ohio; postal address Cincinnati)
- Multnomah University (Portland, Oregon)
- North Alabama (Florence, Alabama)
- Piedmont College (Demorest, Georgia)
- Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg, New Jersey)
- Saint Leo University (St. Leo, Florida)
- Soka University of America (Aliso Viejo, California)
- Southeastern Louisiana (Hammond, Louisiana)
- Southwestern Assemblies of God (Waxahachie, Texas)
- Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce, Texas)
- Trinity Bible College (Ellendale, North Dakota)
- Vanguard University of Southern California (Costa Mesa, California)
- York University (Toronto, Ontario)
See also Red Lions.
Little Giants
Little Johns
Llama
Lobos
Loggers
Longhorns
Lopers
Lord Jeffs
Lords
- Kenyon (Gambier, Ohio) (men's teams only)
Los Libros
Lumberjacks
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- Dakota College at Bottineau (Bottineau, North Dakota) (men's teams)
- Humboldt State (Arcata, California)
- Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, Arizona)
- Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, Texas) (men's teams)
LumberJacks
- Northland College (Ashland, Wisconsin) (men's teams only)
LumberJills
- Northland College (Ashland, Wisconsin) (women's teams only)
Lutes
Lynx
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- Rhodes (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Lesley (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- Lindenwood (Belleville, Illinois)
Lyons
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M
Maccabees
Magic
Magicians
Majors
Manatees
Maple Leafs
Marauders
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Mariners
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Marlins
Maroons
Maroon Tigers
Mastodons
Matadors
Mavericks
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Mean Green
Mechanics
Midshipmen
Mighty Macs
Mighty Oaks
Mighty Sabers
Miners
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Minutemen and Minutewomen
Missionaries
Whitman College (Walla Walla, Washington)
Moccasins
Mocs
Monarchs
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Monks
Moose
Moundbuilders
Mountain Cats
Mountaineers
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Mountain Hawks
Mountain Lions
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Mounties
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Mudcats
Mules
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- Central Missouri (Warrensburg, Missouri) (men's teams only)
- Colby College (Waterville, Maine)
- Muhlenberg College (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
Muleriders
Musketeers
Muskies
Mustangs
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Mystics
N
Nads
- Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, Rhode Island) (ice hockey)
Nanooks
Nighthawks
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Nittany Lions
- Penn State (multicampus)
Nor'easters
Norse
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Northern Lights
O
Oaks
Ocelots
Oilers
Fighting Okra
- Delta State University (Cleveland, Mississippi) (unofficial)[1]
Oles
Olympians
Orange
Orediggers
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Ospreys
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Otters
Owls
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- Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)
- Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Florida)
- Keene State College (Keene, New Hampshire)
- Kennesaw State (Kennesaw, Georgia)
- University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle, Maine)
- Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, Connecticut)
- Temple (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Rice (Houston, Texas)
- Warren Wilson (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Westfield State (Westfield, Massachusetts)
P
Pacers
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Paladins
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Pandas
- Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) (women's teams only)
Panthers
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- Adelphi (Hempstead, New York)
- Birmingham-Southern (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Chaffey (Rancho Cucamonga, California)
- Chapman (Orange, California)
- Clark-Atlanta University (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Claflin University (Orangeburg, South Carolina)
- Drury (Springfield, Missouri)
- Eastern Illinois (Charleston, Illinois)
- Ferrum (Ferrum, Virginia)
- Florida International (University Park, Florida)
- Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Florida)
- Georgia State (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Greenville College (Greenville, Illinois)
- High Point (High Point, North Carolina)
- Kentucky Wesleyan (Owensboro, Kentucky)
- LaGrange College (LaGrange, Georgia)
- Middlebury (Middlebury, Vermont)
- Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
- Ohio Dominican (Columbus, Ohio)
- Pitt (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
- Plymouth State (Plymouth, New Hampshire)
- Prairie View (Prairie View, Texas)
- Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
- Purchase (Purchase, New York)
- Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan)
- South Florida State (Avon Park, Florida)
- Virginia Union (Richmond, Virginia)
Parsons
Patriotes
Patriots
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Peacocks and Peahens
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Penguins
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Penmen
Phoenix
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Pilots
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Pioneers
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- Alfred State College (Alfred, New York)
- Cal State East Bay (Hayward, California)
- Carroll (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
- Crowley's Ridge (Paragould, Arkansas)
- Denver (Denver, Colorado)
- Glenville State (Glenville, West Virginia)
- Grinnell (Grinnell, Iowa)
- Indian River (Fort Pierce, Florida)
- Lewis & Clark (Portland, Oregon)
- LIU Post (Brookville, New York)
- Malone (Canton, Ohio)
- Marietta College (Marietta, Ohio)
- MidAmerica Nazarene (Olathe, Kansas)
- Pacific Union College (Angwin, California)
- Sacred Heart (Fairfield, Connecticut)
- Smith College (Northampton, Massachusetts)
- Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
- Transylvania (Lexington, Kentucky)
- Tusculum (Greenevillle, Tennessee)
- Utica College (Utica, New York)
- Wayland Baptist (Plainview, Texas) (all teams except women's basketball)
- William Paterson (Wayne, New Jersey)
- Wisconsin–Platteville (Platteville, Wisconsin)
Pipers
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- Hamline (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Lyon College (Batesville, Arkansas) (women's teams only)
Pirates
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Platypi
Poets
Pointers
Polar Bears
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Pomeroys
Ponies
Prairie Fire
Prairie Wolves
Prairie Stars
Preachers
- Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, Missouri) (men's teams only) Johnson (Knoxville, Tennessee) (men's teams only)
Presidents
Pride
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Privateers
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Profs
Pronghorns
Pumas
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Purple Aces
Purple Eagles
Purple Raiders
Q
Quakers
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R
Racers
Radicals
Ragin' Cajuns
Raiders
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Railsplitters
Rainbow Wahine
Rainbow Warriors
Ramblers
Rams
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- Angelo State (San Angelo, Texas) (women's' teams are called Rambelles)
- Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Cornell College (Mount Vernon, Iowa)
- Fordham (New York, New York)
- Framingham State University (Framingham, Massachusetts)
- Huston Tillotson (Austin, Texas)
- Mobile (Mobile, Alabama)
- North Central (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Regina (Regina, Saskatchewan) (football only)
- Rhode Island (Kingston, Rhode Island)
- Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
- Shepherd (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
- Virginia Commonwealth (Richmond, Virginia)
- Winston-Salem State (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
Rangers
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Rattlers
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Ravens
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Razorbacks
Rebels
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Redbirds
Red Barons
Red Devils
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Red Dragons
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Red Flash
Red Foxes
Red Hawks and variants
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- Martin Methodist (Pulaski, Tennessee) – RedHawks
- Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) – RedHawks
- Montclair State (Montclair, New Jersey) – Red Hawks
- Ripon (Ripon, Wisconsin) – Red Hawks
- Seattle (Seattle, Washington) – Redhawks
- Simpson (Redding, California) – Red Hawks
- Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau) – Redhawks
Red Lions
Red Men
Redmen
Red Raiders
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Red Ravens
Red Storm and variants
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- St. John's (Jamaica, New York) – Red Storm
- Dixie State (St. George, Utah) – Red Storm
- Rio Grande (Rio Grande, Ohio) – RedStorm
- Southern Nazarene (Bethany, Oklahoma) – Red Storm
Reddies and Lady Reddies
Red Wolves
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Regals
- Cal Lutheran (Thousand Oaks) — women's teams only
Regents
Reivers
Renegades
Retrievers
Ridgebacks
Riverbats
River Hawks
Riverhawks
- Northeastern State (Tahlequah, Oklahoma)
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
Roadrunners
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- Angelina (Lufkin, Texas)
- Cal State Bakersfield (Bakersfield, California)
- Dalton State (Dalton, Georgia)
- Delaware Technical Community College (Georgetown, Delaware)
- Metropolitan State College of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
- Ramapo College (Mahwah, New Jersey)
- University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas)
- State Fair (Sedalia, Missouri)
- University of Wisconsin–Richland (Richland, Wisconsin)
The Rock
Rockets
Rouge et Or (Red and Gold)
Roughnecks
- Findlay (Findlay, Ohio) (wrestling only)
Rough Riders
Royals
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Runnin' Rebels
- UNLV (Paradise, Nevada) (men's basketball only)
Runnin' Bulldogs
Running Eagles
Rustlers
S
Sabercats
Sagehens
- Pomona-Pitzer, a joint team of two of the Claremont Colleges (Claremont, California):
Sailfish
Saints
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- Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Ashford University (San Diego, California)
- Flagler College (St. Augustine, Florida)
- Marymount University (Arlington, Virginia)
- Our Lady of the Lake (San Antonio, Texas)
- Presentation (Aberdeen, South Dakota)
- Saint Martin's (Lacey, Washington)
- Santa Fe College (Gainesville, Florida)
- St. Scholastica (Duluth, Minnesota)
- Siena (Loudonville, New York)
- Thomas More (Crestview Hills, Kentucky)
Salukis, Saluqis
- Southern Illinois (Carbondale, Illinois) Salukis
- SW Tennessee (Memphis, Tennessee) Saluqis
Samsons
Sand Sharks
Sasquatch
Savage Storm
Saxons
Scarlet Knights
Scarlet Raiders
Scarlet Raptors
Scarlet Wave
Scots
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- Alma (Alma, Michigan)
- Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Georgia)
- Edinboro (Edinboro, Pennsylvania)
- Lyon College (Batesville, Arkansas) (men's teams only)
- Macalester (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Maryville College (Maryville, Tennessee)
- Presbyterian College (Clinton, South Carolina)[1]
- Wooster College (Wooster, Ohio)
Scotties
Scorpions
Scottish Terriers
Screaming Eagles
Sea Aggies
Sea Beggars
Sea Devils
Sea Warriors
Seagulls
Sea-Hawks
Seahawks
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Seahorse
Sea Lions
Seasiders
Seawolves
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Seminoles
Senators
Sentinels
Setters
Sharks
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Shock
Shockers
Shoremen
Silverswords
Skipjacks
Skippers
Skyhawks
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Skylanders
Skylights
Soldiers
Sooners
Spartans
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- Case Western Reserve (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Castleton State College (Castleton, Vermont)
- Michigan State (East Lansing, Michigan)
- Norfolk State (Norfolk, Virginia)
- North Carolina–Greensboro (Greensboro, North Carolina)
- St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, New York)
- San Jose State (San Jose, California)
- South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
- Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
- Trinity Western University (Langley, British Columbia)
Spiders
Spires
Spirits
- Salem College (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
- University of Wisconsin–Baraboo/Sauk County (Baraboo, Wisconsin)
Squirrels
Stags
- Men's teams of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the joint team of three of the five Claremont Colleges (Claremont, California):
- Harvey Mudd College
- Claremont McKenna College
- Scripps College (women only)
- Women's teams of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps are the Athenas
- Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
Stallions
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Stars
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Statesmen
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Steers
Stingers
Storm
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Stormy Petrels
Student Princes
Sugar Bears
- Central Arkansas (Conway, Arkansas) women's teams.
Sunbirds
Suns
- Cedar Valley College Lancaster, Texas
Sun Chiefs
Sun Devils
Surge
Swamp Foxes
Sycamores
T
Tar Heels
Tars
Tartans
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Tartars
Terrapins
Terrible Swedes
Terriers
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Tetons
Texans and Texanns
Thoroughbreds and variants
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- Kentucky State (Frankfort, Kentucky) – Thorobreds (men) and Thorobrettes (women)
- Murray State (Murray, Kentucky) (baseball only) – Thoroughbreds
- Skidmore (Saratoga Springs, New York) – Thoroughbreds
Thunder
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Thunderbirds
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Thunderducks
Thunderhawks
Thundering Herd
Thundering Legion Lions
Thunder Wolves and variants
- Colorado State–Pueblo (Pueblo, Colorado) – ThunderWolves
- Lakehead (Thunder Bay, Ontario) – Thunderwolves
Tigers
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- Auburn (Auburn, Alabama)
- Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, Kentucky)
- Clemson (Clemson, South Carolina)
- Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
- Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- DePauw (Greencastle, Indiana)
- Doane (Crete, Nebraska)
- East Central (Ada, Oklahoma)
- East Texas Baptist (Marshall, Texas)
- Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Fort Hays State (Hays, Kansas)
- Georgetown (Georgetown, Kentucky)
- Grambling State (Grambling, Louisiana)
- Hampden-Sydney (Hampden Sydney, Virginia)
- Hiwassee (Madisonville, Tennessee)
- Jackson State (Jackson, Mississippi)
- LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (all men's teams and some women's teams)
- Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Missouri (Columbia, Missouri)
- Occidental (Los Angeles, California)
- Olivet (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Arkansas)
- Pacific (Stockton, California)
- Princeton (Princeton, New Jersey)
- Riverside Community College (Riverside, California)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York)
- Saint Paul's (Lawrenceville, Virginia)
- Salem International (Salem, West Virginia)
- Savannah State (Savannah, Georgia)
- Sewanee (Sewanee, Tennessee)
- Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
- Tennessee State (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Texas Southern (Houston, Texas)
- Towson (Towson, Maryland)
- Trinity (Florida) (New Port Richey, Florida)[11]
- Trinity (San Antonio, Texas)
- West Alabama (Livingston, Alabama)
- Wittenberg (Springfield, Ohio)
Timberwolves
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Titans
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- Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton, California)
- Detroit (Detroit, Michigan)
- Eastern Florida (Melbourne, Florida)
- Indiana University South Bend) (South Bend, Indiana)
- Lane Community College (Eugene, Oregon)
- Ohio State Newark (Newark, Ohio)
- St Pete (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- Westminster (New Wilmington, Pennsylvania)
- Wisconsin–Oshkosh (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
Tomcats
Tommies
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Toppers
Toreros
Tornado
Tornadoes
Toros
Tracers
Trailblazers
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Trappers
Tribe
Tribunes
Tritons
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Trojans
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- Arkansas-Little Rock (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Anderson University (Anderson, South Carolina)
- Central Alabama (Alexander City, Alabama)
- Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, North Carolina)
- Seminole State (Seminole, Oklahoma)
- Southern California (Los Angeles, California)
- Taylor (Upland, Indiana)
- Trinity International (Deerfield, Illinois)
- Troy (Troy, Alabama)
- Virginia State (Petersburg, Virginia)
Trolls
Tuks and Tukkies
Twins
U
Urban Knights
- Academy of Art (San Francisco, California)
V
V-Hawks
Valiants
Valkyries
Vandals
Vaqueros
- Santa Barbara City College (Santa Barbara, California)
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Rio Grande Valley, Texas)
- Glendale Community College (Glendale, California)
Varsity Blues
Varsity Reds
Vert et Or (Green and Gold)
Vikes
Vikings
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- Augustana College (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Illinois)
- Bethany Lutheran (Mankato, Minnesota)
- Berry (Mount Berry, Georgia)
- Cleveland State (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, Texas)
- Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, California)
- Elizabeth City State (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)
- Grand View University (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Lawrence (Appleton, Wisconsin)
- Long Beach City College (Long Beach, California)
- Portland State (Portland, Oregon)
- St. Johns River (Palatka, Florida)
- Valley City State (Valley City, North Dakota)
- Western Washington University (Bellingham, Washington)
Vixens
Violets
Volunteers
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Voyageurs
Vulcans
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W
Warhawks
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Warriors
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- Cal State Stanislaus (Turlock, California)
- Corban University (Salem, Oregon)
- Eastern Connecticut State (Willimantic, Connecticut)
- East Stroudsburg (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Hendrix (Conway, Arkansas)
- Indiana Tech (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- Lewis-Clark State (Lewiston, Idaho)
- Lycoming (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
- Merrimack (North Andover, Massachusetts)
- Midland (Fremont, Nebraska)
- Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)
- Wayne State (Detroit, Michigan)
- Webber International University (Babson Park, Florida)
- William Jessup University (Rocklin, California)
- Winona State (Winona, Minnesota)
- Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Wasps
Waves
Webbies
Wesmen
Westerners
White Mules
Wildcats
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- Abilene Christian (Abilene, Texas)
- Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
- Baker (Baldwin City, Kansas)
- Bethel (McKenzie, Tennessee)
- Bethune-Cookman (Daytona, Florida)
- Bishop State (Mobile, Alabama)
- Cazenovia College (Cazenovia, New York)
- Chico State (Chico, California)
- Central Washington (Ellensburg, Washington)
- Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Missouri)
- Davidson (Davidson, North Carolina)
- Fort Valley (Fort Valley, Georgia)
- Indiana Wesleyan (Marion, Indiana)
- Johnson & Wales University (multicampus)
- Kansas State (Manhattan, Kansas)
- Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky)
- Linfield College (McMinnville, Oregon)
- New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire)
- North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton, North Dakota)
- Northern Michigan (Marquette, Michigan)
- Northwestern (Evanston/Chicago, Illinois)
- Penn College (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
- Portland Bible College (Portland, Oregon)
- Randolph College (Lynchburg, Virginia)
- St. Catherine (St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- SUNY Institute of Technology (Utica, New York)
- Villanova (Villanova, Pennsylvania)
- Wayne State College (Wayne, Nebraska)
- Weber State (Ogden, Utah)
- Wilmington University (New Castle, Delaware)
- Wisconsin–Washington County (West Bend, Wisconsin)
Wolf Pack and variants
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- Loyola New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) – Wolfpack
- Nevada (Reno, Nevada) – Wolf Pack
- North Carolina State (Raleigh, North Carolina) – Wolfpack
- Thompson Rivers (Kamloops, British Columbia) – WolfPack
- Keuka College, New York (Keuka Park, New York) = Wolfpack
Wolverines
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Wolves
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Wombats
Women of Troy
- USC (women's teams only; used interchangeably with men's nickname of Trojans)
Wonder Boys
Wyverns
X
X-Men and X-Women
Y
Yellow Jackets
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- American International (Springfield, Massachusetts)
- Baldwin-Wallace (Berea, Ohio)
- Black Hills State University (Spearfish, South Dakota)
- Cedarville (Cedarville, Ohio)
- Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio)
- Georgia Tech (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Graceland (Lamoni, Iowa)
- Howard Payne University (Brownwood, Texas)
- LeTourneau (Longview, Texas)
- Randolph-Macon (Ashland, Virginia)
- Rochester (Rochester, New York)
- Waynesburg (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania)
- West Virginia State (Institute, West Virginia)
- Wisconsin–Superior (Superior, Wisconsin)
Yotes
Yeomen
Z
Zias
- Eastern New Mexico (Portales, New Mexico) (women's teams only)
Zips
See also
- List of college team nicknames in the United States
- List of college sports teams in the United States with different nicknames for men's and women's teams
- List of college mascots in the United States
- Native American mascot controversy
- Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Animal, Vegetable, Mascot", New York Times, November 2, 2008
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- ↑ http://lakefront.ollusa.edu/110507/news/armadillo.html
- ↑ http://www.boilermakers.org/resources/what_is_a_boilermaker/purdue_boilermakers
- ↑ http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=926236
- ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/University_of_North_Dakota_goes_nameless_in_Frozen_Four_after_years_of_Fighting_Sioux_debate.html
- ↑ http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/3885424-update-und-nickname-fighting-hawks-kelley-reveals-his-vote
- ↑ http://www.coeathletics.com/f/Kohawk_Traditions.php
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- ↑ http://www.gozips.com/zippy/AboutZippy
