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universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

in non-U.S. English) in North America, primarily in the

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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. These are the general, collective

nicknames A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

that various colleges and universities' athletic teams compete under, grouped by a general theme before dividing into specific nicknames. For specific names of live or costumed

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List of U.S. college mascots __NOTOC__ This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascots' names, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots. For team names, see List of college sports team nicknames. Mascot index 0–9 * #1 Fan – child ...

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Austin, TX Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

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Great Barrington, MA Great Barrington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,172 at the 2020 census. Both a summer resort and home to Ski Butternut, ...

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Llamas The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is s ...

* Pittsburg State (

Pittsburg, KS Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford County, Kansas, United States, located in southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 United St ...

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Gorillas Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or fi ...

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

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Spiders Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species dive ...

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Jackrabbits Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The gen ...

Tufts Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

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Somerville, MA Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area o ...

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UC Irvine UC may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''University Challenge'', a popular British quiz programme airing on BBC Two ** '' University Challenge (New Zealand)'', the New Zealand version of the British programme * Universal Century, one of the ti ...

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Irvine Irvine may refer to: Places On Earth Antarctica *Irvine Glacier *Mount Irvine (Antarctica) Australia *Irvine Island *Mount Irvine, New South Wales Canada *Irvine, Alberta * Irvine Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom *Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotla ...

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Anteaters Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with ...

UC Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of ...

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Banana Slugs Banana slugs are North American terrestrial slugs comprising the genus ''Ariolimax''. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariolimax Mörch, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

* WA Tech (

Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. It may refer to: Placenames Australia * Bellevue, Western Australia * Bellevue Hill, New South Wales * Bellevue, Queensland * Bellevue, Glebe, an historic house in Sydney, New South Wales Canada ...

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Red Pandas The red panda (''Ailurus fulgens''), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzz ...

* Yakima Valley CC (

Yakima, WA Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's 11th-largest city by population. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The uninco ...

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Yaks The domestic yak (''Bos grunniens''), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Kachin St ...

Aardvark The aardvark ( ; ''Orycteropus afer'') is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata, although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known. Unlike ...
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Greeley, CO Greeley is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of 17.12% since the 2010 ...

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Pikes Peak State College Pikes Peak State College is a public community college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the largest institution of higher education in the Pikes Peak region. PPSC offers more than 150 programs in liberal arts and sciences transfer and car ...

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Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...

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Amphibian Amphibians are tetrapod, four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the Class (biology), class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terres ...
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Reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ...
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Gila Monster The Gila monster (''Heloderma suspectum'', ) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a heavy, typically slow-moving reptile, up to long, and it is the only v ...

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Key West Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...

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The Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

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Caiman A caiman (also cayman as a variant spelling) is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the Alligatoridae family, the other being alligators. Caimans inhabit Mexico, Central and South America fro ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Terrapins Terrapins are one of several small species of turtle (order Testudines) living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and may not be closely related. Many belong to the families Geoemydidae and Emydidae. The name " ...

Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ...

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Tepic Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mo ...

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Spoon River The Spoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Illinois River in west-central Illinois in the United States. The river drains largely ...

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Canton, IL Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,704 at the 2010 census, down from 15,288 as of the 2000 census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn, par ...

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Reno, NV Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...

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Lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

Frogs A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...

* North Seattle (

Seattle, WA Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of ...

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Tree Frogs A tree frog (or treefrog) is any species of frog that spends a major portion of its lifespan in trees, known as an arboreal state. Several Lineage (evolution), lineages of frogs among the Neobatrachia have given rise to treefrogs, although they a ...

* Quinebaug Valley CC ( Danielson, CT) * TCU (

Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accordin ...

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Youngstown, OH Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, Mahoning County. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

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Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Canada * Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River *Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte *Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...

( Auburn, WA) * Horry-Georgetown Tech ( Conway, SC) * Houston-Downtown (

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

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Baltimore, MD Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

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Russell Sage Russell Risley Sage (August 4, 1816 – July 22, 1906) was an American financier, railroad executive and Whig politician from New York. As a frequent partner of Jay Gould in various transactions, he amassed a fortune. Olivia Slocum Sage, his s ...

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Albany, NY Albany ( ) is the State capital (United States), capital of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, also the county seat, seat and largest city of Albany County, New York, Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, abo ...

Troy, NY Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany an ...

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San Francisco State San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different b ...

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San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

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Hampton, VA Hampton () is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the 7th most populous city in Virginia and 204th most populous city in the nation. Hampton i ...

Williamsburg, VA Williamsburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is ...

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Gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...
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Phoenix, AZ Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the onl ...

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Antelopes The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammal ...

Gillette Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gil ...

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Pronghorn The pronghorn (, ) (''Antilocapra americana'') is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American a ...

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Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...

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Kearney, NE Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 in the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push o ...

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Armadillo Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along wi ...
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* Randolph CC (

Randolph County, NC Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 144,171. Its county seat is Asheboro. Randolph County is included in the Greensboro- High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

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Badgers Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by the ...

Amarillo Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County. It is the List of cities in Texas by population, 14th-most populous city in Texas and th ...

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Amarillo, TX Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall Count ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

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Mobile, AL Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Alabama, ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

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Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

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Snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

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Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

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Binghamton Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...

( Vestal, NY) *

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

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Owensboro, KY Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...

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Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

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) * Columbia Bible ( Abbotsford, BC) * Lander ( Greenwood, SC) * McKendree (

Lebanon, IL Lebanon is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,418 at the 2010 census and had decreased to an estimated 4,256 as of 2018. Like many other places in " Little Egypt" or Southern Illinois, Lebanon was named afte ...

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Rust Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH ...

( Holly Springs, MS) * Saint Vincent (

Latrobe, PA Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was 8,338 as of the 2010 census (9,265 in 1990). It is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut R ...

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Sam Houston Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two i ...

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Huntsville, TX Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas. The population was 45,941 as of the 2020 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area. Huntsville is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45 and home to ...

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Salem, OR Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...

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Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...
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* Athens State, ( Athens, AL) *

Barclay Barclay may refer to: People * Barclay (surname) * Clan Barclay Places * Barclay, Kansas * Barclay, Maryland, a town in Queen Anne's County * Barclay, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood * Barclay, Nevada, a town in Lincoln County * Barclay, ...

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Barnard Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard, which is a French and West Germanic masculine given name and surname. The surname means as tough as a bear, Bar(Bear)+nard/hard(hardy/tough) __NOTOC__ People Some of the people bearing the surname Ba ...

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New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

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Baton Rouge Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-sma ...

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Waco, TX Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the ...

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Farmers Branch, TX Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 28,616 at the 2010 census. Known ...

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Brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model used ...

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Providence, RI Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

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Central Arkansas Central Arkansas, also known as the Little Rock metro, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of ...

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Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

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Santa Clara, CA Santa Clara (; Spanish for " Saint Clare") is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the cit ...

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Hickory, NC Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the time of the 2020 census, Hickory's population was 43,490. Hickor ...

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Salisbury, NC Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River. Loc ...

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Mercer Mercer may refer to: Business * Mercer (car), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925) * Mercer (consulting firm), a large human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City * Mercer (occupation), a merchant or trader, ...

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Macon, GA Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of ...

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Springfield, MO Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estima ...

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Flint, MI Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 8 ...

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NYIT The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one in Manhattan. Additionally, it has a cybersecur ...

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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

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Pikeville, KY Pikeville () is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States. During the 2020 U.S. Census, the population within Pikeville's city limits was 7,754. In Kentucky's current city classification system, Pikeville is a home ...

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Quest A quest is a journey toward a specific mission or a goal. The word serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical. Tales of quests figure prominently in the folklore of ever ...

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Squamish, BC Squamish (; Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, ; 2016 census population 19,512) is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway. ...

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Rocky Mountain The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

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Billings, MT Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metrop ...

) * Saint Joseph's (NY) (

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

& Patchogue, NY)) * Santa Rosa Junior (

Santa Rosa, CA Santa Rosa ( Spanish for " Saint Rose") is a city and the county seat of Sonoma County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its estimated 2019 population was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and ...

) - Bear Cubs * Shaw (

Raleigh, NC Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southea ...

) * Shawnee State ( Portsmouth, OH) *

SUNY Potsdam The State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam or, colloquially, Potsdam) is a public college in Potsdam, New York. It is the northernmost member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1816, it is among the ...

( Potsdam, NY) * SW MS CC ( Summit, MS) * Truett McConnell ( Cleveland, GA) * UAlberta (

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

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Pandas Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a controversial hypothetical diagnosis for a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or tic disorders. Sy ...

UC San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It condu ...

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) * USCGA (

New London, CT New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut. It was one of the world's three busiest whaling ports for several decades ...

) * Ursinus ( Collegeville, PA) *

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

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St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

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Black Bears

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

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Orono, ME Orono () is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774. They named it in honor of Chief Joseph Orono, a sachem of the indigenous Penobscot n ...

) * PA Highlands CC (

Johnstown, PA Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...

)

Bruins

* Bellevue (NE) ( Bellevue, NE) * Belmont (

Nashville, TN Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

) * Bob Jones (

Greenville, SC Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...

) * Carolina (

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

) *

George Fox George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and ...

( Newberg, OR) * Kellogg CC (

Battle Creek, MI Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle C ...

) * Salt Lake CC (

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

) * Sheridan (ON) (multicampus) * Trocaire (

Buffalo, NY Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

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UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

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Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

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Golden Bears

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

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Berkeley Berkeley most often refers to: *Berkeley, California, a city in the United States **University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California * George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer ...

) * Clinton (SC) (

Rock Hill, SC Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fifth-largest city in the state. It is also the fourth-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia (all located in North Carolina, ...

) * Concordia University (MN) ( Saint Paul, MN) * Kutztown (

Kutztown, PA Kutztown (Pennsylvania German: ''Kutzeschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located southwest of Allentown and northeast of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 5,012. Kutztown ...

) * Miles ( Fairfield, AL) * UAlberta (

) (men's teams only) * Western New England (

Springfield, MA Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

) * WVU Tech (

Beckley, WV Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It was founded on April 4, 1838. This city is the home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology or West Virginia University, Beckley Campus. ...

)

Grizzlies

* Adams State ( Alamosa, CO) * Butler CC ( El Dorado, KS) * Franklin (IN) ( Franklin, IN) * Georgia Gwinnett (

Lawrenceville, GA Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is a suburb of Atlanta, located approximately northeast of downtown. As of the 2020 census, the population of Lawrenceville was 30,629. In 2019, th ...

) *

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

( Barrie, ON) * Guttman CC (

) (no sports teams) * Missouri State-West Plains ( West Plains, MO) *

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

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Missoula Missoula ( ; fla, label=Salish language, Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, Missoula Cou ...

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Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...

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Rochester Hills, MI Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 76,300. It is the 14th-largest city in Michigan. The area was first occupied by settlers of European descent in 1 ...

) - Golden Grizzlies

Kodiaks

* Cascadia ( Bothell, WA) *

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 Alberta municipal censuses, 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

( Lethbridge, AB)

Polar Bears The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear species ...

* Bowdoin (

Brunswick, ME Brunswick is a New England town, town in Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, Brunswick is ...

) * OH Northern ( Ada, OH)

Big Cats The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus '' Panthera'', namely the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. Despite enormous differences in size, various cat species are quite similar ...
(larger category excluding Lions and Tigers)

* Vanier (

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

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Cheetahs The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...

Bobcats The bobcat (''Lynx rufus''), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUC ...

Bates Bates may refer to: Places * Bates, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Bates, Illinois. an unincorporated community in Sangamon County * Bates, Michigan, a community in Grand Traverse County * Bates, New York, a hamlet in the town of Ell ...

( Lewiston, ME) *

Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Q ...

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Brandon, MB Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

) *

Bryant and Stratton Bryant & Stratton College (BSC) is a private for-profit college with campuses in New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as an online campus. Founded in 1854, the college offers associate degree programs at all campuses and bachelor's ...

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Syracuse, NY Syracuse ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers, and Rochester. At the 2020 census, the city's p ...

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) *

Burman Burman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anneli Burman (born 1963), Swedish curler *Barney Burman Barney Burman is an American makeup artist and character actor. He was part of the team that won an Academy Award in 2009 fo ...

( Lacombe, AB) * Central OR CC (

Bend, OR Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, with a population of 99,178 at the time of the 2020 U.S ...

) * East GA State (

Swainsboro, GA Swainsboro is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, Emanuel County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,425. The city is the county seat of Emanuel County. G ...

) * Frostburg State ( Frostburg, MD) *

Georgia College Georgia College & State University (Georgia College or GC) is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia. The university enrolls approximately 7,000 students and is a member of the University System of Georgia and the Council ...

( Milledgeville, GA) * GA NW Tech (multicampus) * Haywood CC ( Clyde, NC) * Jones County Junior ( Ellisville, MS) * Lees-McRae (

Banner Elk, NC Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College. History The area surrounding the Elk River was inhabited by the Cherokee before weste ...

) *

Montana State Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fiel ...

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Bozeman, MT Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...

) *

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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Athens, OH Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 census. Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio Universit ...

) *

Ozarks The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant port ...

( Point Lookout, MO) * Paul Smith's (

Paul Smiths, New York Paul Smiths is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is located on Lower Saint Regis Lake in the Adirondacks, northwest of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°1 ...

) * Peru State ( Peru, NE) *

Quinnipiac Quinnipiac is the English name for the Eansketambawg (meaning "original people"; ''cf.'' Ojibwe: ''Anishinaabeg'' and Blackfoot: ''Niitsítapi''), a Quiripi-speaking Native American nation of the Algonquian family who inhabited the ''Wampano ...

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Hamden, CT Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". The population was 61,169 at the 2020 census. History The peaceful tribe of Quinnipiacs were the first residents of the ...

) * St. Thomas (FL) (

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

) *

Texas State Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin metropolitan area and the fifth largest university ...

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San Marcos, TX San Marcos ( ) is a city and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city's limits extend into Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, as well. San Marcos is within the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area and on the Interstate 35 ...

) *

UC Merced The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university and Hispanic-serving institution located in Merced, California, and is the tenth and newest of the University ...

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Merced, CA Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1 ...

) * Pitt–Greensburg (

Greensburg, PA Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city lies within the Laurel Highlands and the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau. The city is ...

) *West Virginia Wesleyan College, WV Wesleyan (Buckhannon, WV)

Cougar, Catamounts

*University of Vermont, Vermont (Burlington, VT) *Western Carolina University, Western Carolina (Cullowhee, NC) *Potomac State College, Potomac State (Keyser, WV)

Cougars

*College of Alameda, Alameda (Alameda, CA) *Assiniboine Community College, Assiniboine CC (

) *Augusta Technical College, Augusta Tech (Augusta, GA) *Averett University, Averett (Danville, VA) *Azusa Pacific University, Azusa Pacific (Azusa, CA) *Barton Community College, Barton CC (Great Bend, KS) *Brigham Young University, Brigham Young (Provo, UT) *Caldwell College, Caldwell (Caldwell, NJ) *California State University San Marcos, Cal State San Marcos (San Marcos, CA) *Camden County College, Camden County (Blackwood, NJ) *Central Carolina Community College, Central Carolina CC (multicampus) *College of the Canyons, Canyons (Santa Clarita, CA) *College of Charleston, Charleston (Charleston, SC) *Chatham Cougars, Chatham (Pittsburgh) *Chicago State University, Chicago State (Chicago) *Clackamas Community College, Clackamas CC (Oregon City, OR) *Clark University, Clark (MA) (Worcester, MA) *Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland State CC (Cleveland, TN) *Clinton Community College (New York), Clinton CC (NY) (Plattsburgh, NY) *Coastal Bend College, Coastal Bend (Beeville, TX) *Coastal Carolina Community College, Coastal Carolina CC (Jacksonville, NC) *Collin College, Collin (McKinney, TX) *Colorado Christian University, CO Christian (Lakewood, CO) *Columbia College (Missouri), Columbia (MO) (Columbia, MO) *Columbus State Community College, Columbus State CC (Columbus, OH) *Columbus State University, Columbus State (Columbus, GA) *Concordia University Chicago, Concordia Chicago (River Forest, IL) *Cuesta College, Cuesta (San Luis Obispo, CA) *Frederick Community College, Frederick CC (Frederick, MD) *Genesee Community College, Genesee CC (Genesee, New York) *Highland Community College (Illinois), Highland CC (Freeport, IL) *Holyoke Community College, Holyoke CC (Holyoke, MA) *University of Houston, Houston (

) *Illinois Central College, IL Central (East Peoria) *Indiana University Kokomo, IU Kokomo (Kokomo, IN) *Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Valley CC (Kalamazoo, MI) *Kean University, Kean (Union Township, Union County, NJ, Union, NJ) *Kishwaukee College, Kishwaukee (Malta, IL) – Kougars *Kuyper College, Kuyper (Grand Rapids) *Lassen Community College, Lassen CC (Susanville, CA) *Los Angeles Southwest College, L.A. Southwest (Los Angeles, CA) *Lawson State Community College, Lawson State CC (Birmingham, AL) *Lehigh Carbon Community College, Lehigh Carbon CC (Schnecksville, PA) *Manchester Community College (Connecticut), Manchester CC (CT) (Manchester, CT) *Medgar Evers College, Medgar Evers (

) *University of Minnesota Morris, Minnesota–Morris (Morris, MN) *Misericordia University, Misericordia (Dallas, PA) *Mount Royal University, Mount Royal (Calgary) *Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Mount Vernon, OH) *University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Pitt-Johnstown (

) – Mountain Cats *Redlands Community College, Redlands CC (El Reno, OK) *University of Regina, Regina (Regina, SK) (all sports except football) *University of Saint Francis (Indiana), Saint Francis (IN) (Fort Wayne, IN) *University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, SD) *Saint Xavier University, Saint Xavier (Chicago) *Sault College, Sault (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) *South Mountain Community College, South Mountain CC (

) *Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Southern IL–Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) *Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor (Spring Arbor, MI) *St. Charles Community College, St. Charles CC (Cottleville, MO) *Taft College, Taft (Taft, CA) *University of Wisconsin–Waukesha, UW–Waukesha (Waukesha, WI) *Washington State University, Washington State (Pullman, WA) *Western Nebraska Community College, Western NE CC (Scottsbluff, NE) *Wilkes Community College, Wilkes CC (Wilkesboro, NC)

Jaguars

*Augusta University, Augusta (Augusta, GA) *Danville Area Community College, Danville Area CC (Danville, IL) *Governors State University, Governors State (University Park, IL) *University of Houston–Victoria, Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX) *Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IUPUI (Indianapolis) *Johnson College, Johnson (PA) (Scranton, PA) *Johnston Community College, Johnston CC (Smithfield, NC) *Nashua Community College, Nashua CC (Nashua, NH) *Universidad del Noreste, Noreste (Tampico) *Universidad Regiomontana, Regiomontana (Monterrey) *San Jose City College, San Jose City (San Jose, CA) *University of South Alabama, South Alabama (Mobile, Alabama, Mobile) *Southern University, Southern (

) *Southwestern College (California), Southwestern (CA) (Chula Vista, CA) *Spelman College, Spelman (Atlanta) *Texas A&M University-San Antonio, TX A&M-San Antonio (

) *Williamson College, Williamson (Franklin, TN)

Leopards

*Lafayette College, Lafayette (Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton, PA) *Logan University, Logan (MO) (Chesterfield, MO) *University of La Verne, La Verne (La Verne, CA) *Temple College, Temple (TX) (Temple, TX) *Wentworth Institute of Technology, Wentworth Tech (Boston)

Lynx

*Carroll Community College, Carroll CC (Westminster, MD) *University of Colorado Denver, Colorado-Denver (Denver) (no sports teams) *Cégep Édouard-Montpetit, Édouard-Montpetit (Longueuil, QC) *Kennebec Valley Community College, Kennebec Valley CC (Fairfield, ME) *Lesley University, Lesley (Cambridge, MA) *Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Mexico), Occidente (Los Mochis) *NHTI – Concord's Community College, NHTI Concord CC (Concord, NH) *Rhodes College, Rhodes (Memphis, TN) *Universidad del Valle de México, Valle de México (Mexico City)

Cougar, Mountain Lions

*Alliant International University, Alliant International (multicampus) *Concord University, Concord (Athens, WV) *De Anza College, De Anza (Cupertino, CA) *Estrella Mountain Community College, Estrella Mountain CC (Avondale, AZ) *Mayland Community College, Mayland CC (Spruce Pine, NC) *Mount Wachusett Community College, Mount Wachusett CC (Gardner, MA) *University of Colorado Colorado Springs, UCCS (Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO) *Young Harris College, Young Harris (Young Harris, GA)

Cougar, Panthers

*Adelphi University, Adelphi (Hempstead (town), New York, Hempstead, NY) *Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany Pharmacy/Health (

) *Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore City CC (Baltimore) *Birmingham–Southern College, Birmingham–Southern (Birmingham, AL) *Canadore College, Canadore (North Bay, ON) *Chaffey College, Chaffey (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) *Chapman University, Chapman (Orange, CA) *Chihuahua Institute of Technology, Chihuahua Tech (Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico) - Panteras *Clark Atlanta University, Clark Atlanta (Atlanta) *Claflin University, Claflin (Orangeburg, SC) *Davenport University, Davenport (Grand Rapids, MI) *Denmark Technical College, Denmark Tech (Denmark, SC) *Drury University, Drury (

) *Eastern Illinois University, Eastern IL (Charleston, IL) *Ellsworth Community College, Ellsworth (Iowa Falls, IA) *Ferrum College, Ferrum (Ferrum, VA) *Florida International University, FIU (University Park, FL) *Florida Institute of Technology, Florida Tech (Melbourne, FL) *Georgia State University, Georgia State (Atlanta) *Greenville College, Greenville (Greenville, IL) *Hanover College, Hanover (Hanover, IN) *Hartnell College, Hartnell (Salinas, CA) *High Point University, High Point (High Point, NC) *Kentucky Wesleyan College, KY Wesleyan (Owensboro, KY) *LaGrange College, LaGrange (LaGrange, GA) *Borough of Manhattan Community College, Manhattan CC (Manhattan, Manhattan, NYC, NY) *Collège Mérici, Mérici (Quebec City) - Panthéres *Middlebury College, Middlebury (Middlebury, VT) *Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Metropolitan Autonomous (Mexico City) - Black Panthers *Morton College, Morton (Cicero, IL) *Neosho County Community College, Neosho County CC (Chanute, KS) *University of Northern Iowa, Northern IA (Cedar Falls, IA) *Ohio Dominican University, OH Dominican (Columbus, OH) *Olive–Harvey College, Olive-Harvey (Chicago) *Passaic County Community College, Passaic County CC (Paterson, NJ) *Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach State (Palm Beach, FL) *Pellissippi State Community College, Pellissippi State CC (Hardin Valley, Tennessee) *Philander Smith College, Philander Smith (Little Rock, AR) *Piedmont Virginia Community College, Piedmont VA CC (Charlottesville, VA) *Pillar College, Pillar (Newark, NJ) *University of Pittsburgh, Pitt (Pittsburgh) *Plymouth State University, Plymouth State (Plymouth, NH) *Portland Community College, Portland CC (Portland, OR) *Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View A&M (Prairie View, TX) *University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, PEI) *Principia College, Principia (Elsah, IL) *Pueblo Community College, Pueblo CC (eSports only) (Pueblo, CO) *Richmond Community College, Richmond CC (Hamlet, NC) *Sacramento City College, Sacramento City (Sacramento, CA) *State University of New York at Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury ( Old Westbury, NY) *SUNY Purchase (Purchase, NY) *South Florida State College, South FL State (Avon Park, FL) *Tompkins Cortland Community College, Tompkins Cortland CC (Dryden, New York) *University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, UW-Milwaukee (Milwaukee) *Virginia Union University, VA Union (

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) *York College (Nebraska), York (NE) (York, NE)

Cougar, Pumas

*Arapahoe Community College, Arapahoe CC (no teams) (multicampus) *National Autonomous University of Mexico, National Autonomous Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico) *Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley CC (

)

Bobcat, Wildcats

*Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian (Abilene, TX) *University of Arizona, Arizona (Tucson, AZ) *Baker University, Baker (Baldwin City, KS) *Bay Path University, Bay Path (Longmeadow, MA) *Bethel University (Tennessee), Bethel (TN) (McKenzie, TN) *Bethune-Cookman University, Bethune-Cookman (Daytona, FL) *Bishop State Community College, Bishop State CC (

) *Cazenovia College, Cazenovia (Cazenovia, NY) *Community College of Allegheny County, CC Allegheny County (Allegheny County, PA) *California State University, Chico, Chico State (Chico, CA) *Central Washington University, Central WA (Ellensburg, WA) *Culver–Stockton College, Culver–Stockton (Canton, MO) *Davidson College, Davidson (Davidson, NC) *Daemen University, Daemen (Amherst, NY) *Emmanuel Bible College, Emmanuel (ON) (Kitchener, ON) *Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley State (Fort Valley, GA) *Indiana Wesleyan University, IN Wesleyan (Marion, IN) *Johnson & Wales University, Johnson & Wales (multicampus) *Kansas State University, Kansas State (Manhattan, KS) *University of Kentucky, Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington) *Louisiana Christian University, LA Christian (Pineville, LA) *Linfield University, Linfield (McMinnville, OR) *University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire (Durham, NH) *North Dakota State College of Science, ND Science (Wahpeton, ND) *Northwest Vista College, NW Vista (

) *Northern Michigan University, Northern Michigan (Marquette, MI) *Northwestern University, Northwestern (Evanston, IL/Chicago) *Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech (Orangeburg, SC) *Pennsylvania College of Technology, PA Tech (Williamsport, PA) *Pearl River Community College, Pearl River CC (Poplarville, MS) *Portland Bible College, Portland Bible (Portland, OR) *Randolph College, Randolph (Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, VA) – WildCats *St. Catherine University, St. Catherine (Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul/Minneapolis) *SUNY Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Poly (Utica, NY) *Villanova University, Villanova (Villanova, PA) *Wayne County Community College District, Wayne County CC (multicampus) *Wayne State College, Wayne State (NE) (Wayne, NE) *Weber State University, Weber State (Ogden, UT) *West Los Angeles College, West L.A. (Culver City, CA) *Western Nevada College, Western NV (Carson City, NV) *Wiley College, Wiley (Marshall, TX) *Wilmington University, Wilmington (DE) (New Castle, DE) *University of Wisconsin–Washington County, UW–Washington County (West Bend, WI)

Birds (larger category, excluding Eagles and Hawks)

*Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Antonio Narro Agrarian (Saltillo, Mexico)- Vultures *Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes) *University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN) – Mocs *University of Colima, Colima (Colima City) - Parrots *University of Delaware, Delaware (Newark, DE) – Delaware Blue Hen, Blue Hens *Everglades University, Everglades (multicampus) - Egrets *Fresno Pacific University, Fresno Pacific (Fresno, CA) – Sunbirds *Hesston College, Hesston (Hesston, KS) - Larks *Universidad Intercontinental, Intercontinental (Mexico City) - Swan, Wild Swans *Jackson State Community College, Jackson State CC (TN) (Jackson, TN) - Green jay, Green Jays *Oglethorpe University, Oglethorpe (Atlanta) – Wilson's storm petrel, Stormy Petrels *Pomona College, Pomona-Pitzer College, Pitzer (joint team) – Centrocercus, Sagehens *University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico-Río Piedras (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - Chicken, Gallitos & Jerezanas *University of Quintana Roo, Quintana Roo (Chetumal) - Toucans *Empire State College, SUNY Empire (Saratoga Springs, NY) - Bluebirds *Treasure Valley Community College, Treasure Valley CC (Ontario, OR) - Chukar partridge, Chukars *United Tribes Technical College, United Tribes Tech (Bismarck, ND) - T-Birds *West Virginia Northern Community College, WV Northern CC (Wheeling, WV) - Thundering Chickens

Bantam (poultry), Bantams

*Trinity College (Connecticut), Trinity (CT) (Hartford, CT) *University of South Carolina Union, South Carolina-Union

Blue jay, Blue Jays

*Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, PA) *Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins (Baltimore) *Manor College, Manor (Jenkintown, PA) *Minnesota West Community and Technical College, MN West CC/Tech (multicampus) *University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut), Saint Joseph (CT) (West Hartford, CT) *Westminster College, Missouri, Westminster (MO) (Fulton, MO)

Blue jay, Bluejays

*Creighton University, Creighton (Omaha, NE) *Elmhurst College, Elmhurst (Elmhurst, IL) *Tabor College (Kansas), Tabor (Hillsboro, KS)

Northern cardinal, Cardinals

*Andrews University, Andrews (Berrien Springs, MI) *Ball State University, Ball State (Muncie, IN) *The Catholic University of America, Catholic (Washington, D.C.) *Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Concordia (MI) (Ann Arbor, MI) *Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden State CC (Gadsden, AL) *Hibbing Community College, Hibbing CC (Hibbing, MN) *Illinois State University, IL State (Normal, IL) (Redbirds) *University of the Incarnate Word, Incarnate Word (

) *Labette Community College, Labette CC (Parsons, KS) *Lamar University, Lamar (Beaumont, TX) *University of Louisville, Louisville (Louisville, KY) *Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, MA Pharmacy/Health (Boston) *McGill University, McGill (

) - Redbirds *Mineral Area College, Mineral Area (Park Hills, MO) *North Central College, North Central (IL) (Naperville, IL) *North Idaho College, North ID (Coeur D'Alene, ID) *Otterbein College, Otterbein (Westerville, OH) *Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw Valley State (University Center, MI) *Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Saint Mary's (MN) (Winona, MN) *Skagit Valley College, Skagit Valley (Mount Vernon, WA) *St. John Fisher College, St. John Fisher (Rochester, NY) *Stratford University, Stratford (multicampus) *State University of New York at Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh (town), New York, Plattsburgh, NY) *Trinity Valley Community College, Trinity Valley CC (Athens, TX) *Wesleyan University, Wesleyan (CT) (Middletown, CT) *Wheeling University, Wheeling (Wheeling, WV) *William Jewell College, William Jewell (Liberty, Missouri) *York College, City University of New York, CUNY York (Jamaica, Queens)

Roadrunner, Chaparrals

*College of DuPage, DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL) *Dallas College El Centro Campus, El Centro (Dallas) *Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock Christian (Lubbock, TX) *Midland College, Midland (TX) (Midland, TX)

California condor, Condors

*Conestoga College, Conestoga (Kitchener, ON) *Oxnard College, Oxnard (Oxnard, CA)

Ducks

*Century College, Century (White Bear Lake, MN) – Wood Ducks *College of the Mainland, Mainland (Texas City, TX) - Fighting Ducks *University of Oregon, Oregon (Eugene, OR) *Richland College, Richland (Dallas) – Thunderducks *Schenectady County Community College, SUNY Schenectady (Schenectady, NY) *Stevens Institute of Technology, Stevens (Hoboken, NJ)

Falcons

*United States Air Force Academy, Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO) *Albertus Magnus College, Albertus Magnus (New Haven, CT) *Bentley University, Bentley (Waltham, MA) *Berkshire Community College, Berkshire CC (Pittsfield, MA) *Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green (Bowling Green, OH) *Cedar Crest College, Cedar Crest (Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown, PA) *Cerritos College, Cerritos (Norwalk, CA) *Concordia University Wisconsin, Concordia WI (Mequon, WI) *Davis College (New York), Davis (NY) (Johnson City, NY) *Daytona State College, Daytona State (Daytona Beach, FL) *Dutchess Community College, Dutchess CC (Poughkeepsie, NY) *East Central College, East Central (MO) (Union, MO) *College of Eastern Idaho, Eastern ID (Idaho Falls, ID) *Fairmont State University, Fairmont State (Fairmont, WV) *Fanshawe College, Fanshawe (London, ON) *Felician University, Felician (Lodi, NJ & Rutherford, NJ) *Fisher College, Fisher (Boston) *Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg State (Fitchburg, MA) *Florida College, FL College (Temple Terrace, FL) *Folsom Lake College, Folsom Lake (Folsom, CA) *Friends University, Friends (Wichita, KS) *Kansas Christian College (Overland Park), KS Christian (Overland Park, KS) *Lackawanna College, Lackawanna (Scranton, PA) *Langara College, Langara (Vancouver, BC) *Lone Star College–CyFair, Lone Star-CyFair (Cypress, TX) *Messiah College, Messiah (Grantham, PA) *University of Montevallo, Montevallo (Montevallo, AL) *Northern Maine Community College, Northern ME CC (Presque Isle, ME) *Notre Dame College, Notre Dame (OH) (South Euclid, OH) *Pfeiffer University, Pfeiffer (Misenheimer, NC) *St. Augustine's University, St. Augustine's (

) *Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Pacific (Seattle) *Southeastern Illinois College, SE IL (Harrisburg, IL) *Simmons College of Kentucky, Simmons (KY) (Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville) *Solano Community College, Solano CC (Fairfield, CA) *Harry S Truman College, Truman (IL) (Chicago) *University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin (Odessa, TX) *University of Wisconsin–Fond du Lac, UW-Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac, WI) *University of Wisconsin–River Falls, UW-River Falls (River Falls, WI) *Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruzana (Veracruz) *West Hills College Coalinga, West Hills Coalinga (Coalinga, CA)

Cockfight, Gamecocks

*Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville State (Jacksonville, AL) *University of South Carolina, South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Gulls

*Endicott College, Endicott (Beverly, MA) *Rappahannock Community College, Rappahannock CC (Glenns, Virginia & Warsaw, VA) *Salisbury University, Salisbury (Salisbury, MD) – Seagulls

Herons

*Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Estado de Hidalgo (Pachuca) - Silver Herons *Great Bay Community College, Great Bay CC (Portsmouth, NH) *Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala City) *Hobart and William Smith Colleges, William Smith (Geneva, NY)

Ospreys

*University of North Florida, North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville) *Rogue Community College, Rogue CC (multicampus) *Stockton University, Stockton (Galloway, NJ)

Owls

*Athens Technical College, Athens Tech (Athens, GA) *Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Autónoma Guadalajara (Guadalajara) *Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr ( Bryn Mawr, PA) *Citrus College, Citrus (Glendora, CA) *Florida Atlantic University, FL Atlantic (Boca Raton, FL) *Foothill College, Foothill (Los Altos Hills, CA) *Harford Community College, Harford CC (Bel Air, MD) - Fighting Owls *University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Hawai'i-West O'ahu (Kapolei, HI) *Keene State College, Keene State (Keene, NH) *Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw State (Kennesaw, GA) *Kenyon College, Kenyon (Gambier, OH) *University of Maine at Presque Isle, Maine-Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME) *Middlesex Community College (Massachusetts), Middlesex CC (Lowell, MA & Bedford, MA) *Nash Community College, Nash CC (Rocky Mount, NC) *Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Northern AB Tech (Edmonton, AB) - Ooks *Oconee Fall Line Technical College, Oconee Fall Line Tech (Sandersville, GA & Dublin, GA) *Oregon Institute of Technology, OR Tech (Klamath Falls, OR) - Hustlin' Owls *Otis College of Art and Design, Otis Art/Design (Westchester, Los Angeles, California) *Prince George's Community College, Prince George's CC (Largo, MD) *University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Puerto Rico-Humacao (Humacao, Puerto Rico) - Búhos and Búhas *Rice University, Rice (Houston, TX) *Southern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut (New Haven, CT) *Temple University, Temple (Philadelphia) *Union County College, Union County (Union County, NJ) *Warren Wilson College, Warren Wilson (Asheville, NC) *Westfield State University, Westfield State (Westfield, MA) *William Woods University, William Woods (Fulton, MO)

Peacocks

*College for Creative Studies, Creative Studies (MI) (Detroit) *Saint Peter's College (New Jersey), Saint Peter's (Jersey City, NJ) - Peacocks & Peahens *Upper Iowa University, Upper IA (Fayette, IA)

Pelicans

*John Paul the Great Catholic University, John Paul the Great (Escondido, CA) *Elaine P. Nunez Community College, Nunez CC (Chalmette, LA)

Penguins

*Clark College (Washington), Clark (WA) (Vancouver, WA) *Dominican University of California, Dominican (CA) (San Rafael, CA) *Youngstown State University, Youngstown State (

)

Bird of prey, Raptors

*Bard College, Bard (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York) *Montgomery College, Montgomery (Montgomery County, MD) *Rutgers–Camden (Camden, NJ) - Scarlet Raptors

Common raven, Ravens

*Anderson University (Indiana), Anderson (Anderson, IN) *Benedictine College, Benedictine (KS) (Atchison, KS) *Carleton University, Carleton (ON) (Ottawa, ON) *Coffeyville Community College, Coffeyville CC (Coffeyville, KS) – Red Ravens *Franklin Pierce University, Franklin Pierce (Rindge, NH) *Reading Area Community College, Reading Area CC (Reading, PA) *Rosemont College, Rosemont (Rosemont, PA)

Greater roadrunner, Roadrunners

*Angelina College, Angelina (Lufkin, TX) *Butte College, Butte (Oroville, CA) *California State University, Bakersfield, Cal State Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) *Crafton Hills College, Crafton Hills (Yucaipa, CA) *Dalton State College, Dalton State (Dalton, GA) *College of the Desert, Desert (Palm Desert, CA) *Delaware Technical Community College, DE Tech CC-Georgetown (Georgetown, DE) *Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa, Intercultural Sinaloa (Municipality of El Fuerte) - Chureas *Linn–Benton Community College, Linn-Benton CC (Albany, OR) *Metropolitan State College of Denver, Metro State (Denver) *Morgan Community College, Morgan CC (Fort Morgan, CO) *Northcentral University, Northcentral (multicampus) (no athletics) *Ramapo College, Ramapo (Mahwah, NJ) *Rio Hondo College, Rio Hondo (Whittier, CA) *Rowan College of South Jersey, Rowan-Gloucester (Sewell, NJ) *Southwestern Michigan College, SW MI (Dowagiac, MI) *State Fair Community College, State Fair CC (Sedalia, MO) *Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas (Ciudad Victoria) - Correcaminos *University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA (San Antonio, San Antonio, TX) *University of Wisconsin–Richland, UW–Richland (Richland, Richland County, Wisconsin, Richland, WI)

American bison, Bison

*Bethany College (West Virginia), Bethany (WV) (Bethany, WV) *Bucknell University, Bucknell (Lewisburg, PA) *Gallaudet University, Gallaudet (Washington, D.C.) *Harding University, Harding (Searcy, AR) *Howard University, Howard (Washington, D.C.) *Lipscomb University, Lipscomb (

) *University of Manitoba, Manitoba (Winnipeg) *Marshall University, Marshall (Huntington, WV) – Thundering Herd *Nichols College, Nichols (Dudley, MA) *North Dakota State University, ND State (Fargo, ND) *Oklahoma Baptist University, OK Baptist (Shawnee, OK) *Southern Union State Community College, Southern Union State CC (Wadley, AL) *Wayne Community College, Wayne CC (Goldsboro, NC)

American bison, Buffaloes

*Arkansas Baptist College, AR Baptist (Little Rock, AR) *University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado (Boulder, Colorado, Boulder) *Milligan College, Milligan (Johnson City, TN) *Nebraska Indian Community College, NE Indian CC (multicampus) *West Texas A&M University, West Texas A&M (Canyon, TX)

Camels

*Campbell University, Campbell (Buies Creek, NC) - Fighting Camels *Connecticut College, CT College (

)

Cats (larger category, excluding Big Cats)

*Anna Maria College, Anna Maria (Paxton, MA) – AMCats *Central New Mexico Community College, Central NM CC (Albuquerque, NM) *Erie Community College, Erie CC (Williamsville, NY) – Kats *Maranatha Baptist University, Maranatha Baptist (Watertown, WI) – saber-toothed cat, Sabercats *Rogers State University, Rogers State (Claremore, OK) – Hillcats *Schoolcraft College, Schoolcraft (Livonia, MI) – Ocelots *Thiel College, Thiel (Greenville, PA) – Tomcats

Cows (larger category)

*California State University, Dominguez Hills, Cal State Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA) - Spanish Fighting Bull, Toros *Clovis Community College (California), Clovis CC (Fresno, CA) - Crush *Los Angeles Pierce College, L.A. Pierce (Woodland Hills, CA) - American Brahman, Brahmas *Mesalands Community College, Mesalands CC (Tucumcari, NM) - Stampede *University of Texas at Austin, Texas (Austin, Texas, Austin) - Texas Longhorn, Longhorns *Texas College, TX College (Tyler, TX) - Cattle, Steers

Bulls

*Chapingo Autonomous University, Chapingo (Texcoco, Mexico) - Wild Bulls *Johnson C. Smith University, Johnson C. Smith (Charlotte, NC) – Golden Bulls *University at Buffalo, Buffalo (Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, NY) *University of South Florida, South Florida (Tampa, Florida, Tampa) *Touro College and University System, Touro (multicampus)

Maverick (animal), Mavericks

*Colorado Mesa University, CO Mesa (Grand Junction, CO) *Lone Star College–Montgomery, Lone Star-Montgomery (The Woodlands, TX) *Medaille College, Medaille (

) *Mercy College (New York), Mercy (NY) (Dobbs Ferry, NY) *Midlands Technical College, Midlands Tech (multicampus) *Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota State (Mankato, Minnesota, Mankato) *Mitchell Community College, Mitchell CC (Statesville, NC) *Mitchell Technical Institute, Mitchell Tech (Mitchell, SD) *Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus, OH State–Mansfield (Mansfield, OH) *Northwest Kansas Technical College, NW KS Tech (Goodland, KS) *University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha (Omaha, NE) *University of Texas at Arlington, UT Arlington (Arlington, Texas, Arlington, TX)

Coyotes

*California State University, San Bernardino, Cal State San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA) *Cerro Coso Community College, Cerro Coso CC (Ridgecrest, CA) *Chandler–Gilbert Community College, Chandler-Gilbert CC (Chandler, AZ) *College of Idaho, College of ID (Caldwell, ID) – Yotes *Cuyamaca College, Cuyamaca (Rancho San Diego, CA) *Kansas Wesleyan University, KS Wesleyan (Salina, KS) *Collège La Cité, La Cité (Ottawa) *Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe CC (South Lake Tahoe, CA) *Okanagan College, Okanagan (Kelowna) *University of South Dakota, South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) *College of Southern Nevada, Southern NV (Las Vegas) *Weatherford College, Weatherford (Weatherford, TX)

Deer

Bucks

*University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, Arkansas-Rich Mountain (Mena, AR) *Motlow State Community College, Motlow State CC (Lynchburg, TN) *Washington State Community College, Washington State CC (Marietta, OH)

Stags

*Claremont McKenna College, Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd College, Harvey Mudd (joint men's teams) *Fairfield University, Fairfield (Fairfield, CT)

Dogs (larger category)

*University at Albany, SUNY, Albany (

) – Great Danes *Great Plains College, Great Plains (multicampus) - SunDogs *John Jay College of Criminal Justice, John Jay (

) – Bloodhounds *University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland–Baltimore County [UMBC] (Catonsville, MD) – Retrievers *University of Ontario Institute of Technology, ON Tech or UOIT (Oshawa, ON) – Rhodesian Ridgeback, Ridgebacks *Pace University, Pace (

) – Setters *Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg (Spartanburg, SC - Border Collies *University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI) – Pointer (dog breed), Pointers

American Bulldog, Bulldogs

*Adrian College, Adrian (Adrian, MI) *Alabama A&M University, AL A&M (Normal, AL) *Allan Hancock College, Allan Hancock (Santa Maria, CA) *Barton College, Barton (Wilson, NC) *Bellevue College, Bellevue (WA) (Bellevue, WA) *Bergen Community College, Bergen CC (Bergen County, NJ) *Bowie State University, Bowie State (Bowie, MD) *Boyce College, Boyce (Louisville, KY) *Brooklyn College, Brooklyn (

) *Bryant College, Bryant (Smithfield, RI) *Bunker Hill Community College, Bunker Hill CC (Boston) *Butler University, Butler (Indianapolis) *The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel (Charleston, SC) *Clarendon College (Texas), Clarendon (TX) (Clarendon, TX) *Concordia University, Seward, Concordia (NE) (Seward, NE) *Richard J. Daley College, Daley (Chicago) *Dean College, Dean (Franklin, MA) *DeSales University, DeSales (Center Valley, PA) *Drake University, Drake (Des Moines) *Ferris State University, Ferris State (Big Rapids, MI) *Fisk University, Fisk (

) *California State University, Fresno, Fresno State (Fresno, CA) *Gardner–Webb University, Gardner-Webb (Boiling Springs, NC) – Runnin' Bulldogs *University of Georgia, Georgia (Athens, GA) *Gonzaga University, Gonzaga (Spokane, WA) *Holmes Community College, Holmes CC (multicampus) *Jarvis Christian College, Jarvis Christian (Hawkins, TX) *Kettering University, Kettering (

) *Knoxville College, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) *Louisiana Tech University, LA Tech (Ruston, LA) (men's teams) *McPherson College, McPherson (McPherson, KS) *University of Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota–Duluth (Duluth, MN) *Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, MS) *Mississippi State University, Mississippi State (near Starkville, Mississippi, Starkville, postal address of Mississippi State, Mississippi, MS State) *University of Montana – Western, Montana-Western (Dillon, MT) *Navarro College, Navarro (Corsicana, TX) *University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) *University of Redlands, Redlands (Redlands, CA) *Samford University, Samford (Homewood, AL) *College of San Mateo, San Mateo (San Mateo, CA) *South Carolina State University, SC State (Orangeburg, SC) *South Suburban College, South Suburban (South Holland, IL) *Southwestern Oklahoma State University, SW OK State (Weatherford, OK) *Springfield College, Springfield (IL) (Springfield, IL) *Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Thaddeus Stevens Tech (Lancaster, PA) *Tennessee Wesleyan College, TN Wesleyan (Athens, TN) *Texarkana College, Texarkana (Texarkana, TX) *Texas Lutheran University, Texas Lutheran (Seguin, TX) *Tougaloo College, Tougaloo (Tougaloo, MS) *Truman State University, Truman (Kirksville, MO) *University of North Carolina at Asheville, UNC Asheville (Asheville, NC) *Union College, Union (KY) (Barbourville, KY) *Union University, Union (TN) (Jackson, TN) *Wilberforce University, Wilberforce (Wilberforce, OH) *Wingate University, Wingate (Wingate, NC) *Yale University, Yale (New Haven, CT)

Greyhounds

*Arkansas State University Mid-South, AR State Mid-South (West Memphis, AR) *Assumption College (Worcester), Assumption (Worcester, MA) *Eastern New Mexico University, Eastern NM (Portales, New Mexico) *Fort Scott Community College, Fort Scott CC (Fort Scott, KS) *University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis (Indianapolis) *Loyola University Maryland, Loyola (MD) (Baltimore) *Moberly Area Community College, Moberly Area CC (Moberly, MO) *Moravian College, Moravian (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, PA)

Husky, Huskies

*Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg (Bloomsburg, PA) *East Los Angeles College, East L.A. (Monterey Park, CA) *George Brown College, George Brown (Toronto) *Houston Christian University, Houston Christian (

) *Keyano College, Keyano (Fort McMurray, AB) *Michigan Technological University, MI Tech (Houghton, MI) *Monroe County Community College, Monroe County CC (Monroe Charter Township, MI & Temperance, MI) *Northeastern University, Northeastern (Boston) *Northern Illinois University, Northern IL (DeKalb, IL) *St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, MN) *Saint Mary's University (Halifax), St. Mary's (NS) (Halifax, NS) *University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) *University of Southern Maine, Southern ME (Gorham, ME) *University of Connecticut, UConn (Storrs, Connecticut, Storrs, CT) *University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, UW–Marathon County (Wausau, WI) *University of Washington, Washington (Seattle)

St. Bernard (dog), Saints

*D'Youville University, D'Youville (

) *Maryville University, Maryville (MO) (Town and Country, Missouri, Town and Country) *Siena College, Siena (Loudonville, New York, Loudonville, NY)

Salukis

*Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Southern IL (Carbondale, Illinois, Carbondale) *Southwest Tennessee Community College, SW TN CC (Memphis, TN)

Scottish Terrier, Scotties

*Agnes Scott College, Agnes Scott (Decatur, GA) *Highland Community College (Kansas), Highland CC (KS) (Highland, KS)

Terriers

*Boston University (Boston) *Hiram College, Hiram (Hiram, OH) *St. Francis College, St. Francis Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights) *Thomas College, Thomas (ME) (Waterville, ME) *Wofford College, Wofford (Spartanburg, SC)

Eagles (standalone category – multiple sub-categories)

*Alice Lloyd College, Alice Lloyd (Pippa Passes, KY) *American University, American (Washington, D.C., Washington, DC) *American National University, American National (multicampus) *Asbury University, Asbury (Wilmore, KY) *Ashland University, Ashland (Ashland, OH) *Avila University, Avila (Kansas City, MO) *Baptist College of Florida, Baptist FL (Graceville, FL) *Bay Ridge Christian College, Bay Ridge Christian (Fort Bend County, TX) *Benedictine University, Benedictine (IL) (Lisle, IL) *Biola University, Biola (La Mirada, CA) *Bladen Community College, Bladen CC (Dublin, NC) *Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA) *Bridgewater College, Bridgewater (Bridgewater, VA) *Carson–Newman University, Carson–Newman (Jefferson City, TN) *Central Methodist University, Central Methodist (Fayette, MO) *Central Texas College, Central TX (Killeen, TX) *Chadron State College, Chadron State (Chadron, NE) *Clark State College, Clark State (Springfield, OH) *Coastal Alabama Community College, Coastal AL CC (Monroeville, AL) *Colorado Mountain College, CO Mountain (multicampus) *Concordia University Irvine, Concordia Irvine (Irvine, CA) *Coppin State University, Coppin State (Baltimore) *J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College, Drake State CC/Tech (Huntsville, AL) - Blue Eagles *Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg State CC (Dyersburg, TN) *Eastern University (United States), Eastern (PA) (St. Davids, Pennsylvania) *Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan (Ypsilanti, MI) *Eastern Washington University, Eastern Washington (Cheney, WA) *Edgewood College, Edgewood (Madison, WI) *Elmira College, Elmira (Elmira, NY) – Soaring Eagles *Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Embry-Riddle (multicampus) *Emmaus Bible College (Iowa), Emmaus Bible (Dubuque, IA) *Emory University, Emory (Atlanta) *Faith Baptist Bible College, Faith Baptist Bible (Ankeny, IA) *Faulkner University, Faulkner (Montgomery, AL) *Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Gulf Coast (Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers) *University of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale) *Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southern (Statesboro, GA) *Hinds Community College, Hinds CC (Raymond, MS) *Houston Community College System, Houston CC (

) *Illinois Valley Community College, IL Valley CC (Oglesby, IL) *Judson University, Judson (IL) (Elgin, IL & Rockford, IL) *Juniata College, Juniata (Huntingdon, PA) *The King's University (Edmonton), King's (AB) (Edmonton, Edmonton, AB) *Kirkwood Community College, Kirkwood CC (Cedar Rapids, IA) *Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Kwantlen Poly (multicampus) *Laney College, Laney (Oakland, CA) *Los Angeles Mission College, L.A. Mission (Los Angeles, CA) *Life University, Life (Marietta, GA) – Running Eagles *University of Mary Washington, Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA) *Mendocino College, Mendocino (Ukiah, CA) *United States Merchant Marine Academy, Merchant Marine (Kings Point, NY) - Sea Eagles *Meridian Community College, Meridian CC (Meridian, MS) *Midway University, Midway (Midway, KY) *Université de Moncton, Moncton (Moncton) – ''Aigles Bleu'' (Blue Eagles) *Morehead State University, Morehead State (Morehead, Kentucky, Morehead, KY) *Mt. San Jacinto College, Mt. San Jacinto (Riverside County, CA) *Niagara University, Niagara (NY) (Lewiston (town), New York, Lewiston, NY) *North Carolina Central University, NC Central (Durham, NC) *Northeast Texas Community College, NE TX CC (Mount Pleasant, TX) *Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, NE WI Tech (Green Bay, WI) *Northern New Mexico College, Northern NM (Española, NM) *Northwest Arkansas Community College, NW AR CC (Bentonville, AR) *Northwest University (Washington), Northwest (WA) (Kirkland, WA) *University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Northwestern–St. Paul ( Saint Paul, MN) *Oklahoma Christian University, OK Christian (Oklahoma City, OK) *Oklahoma Wesleyan University, OK Wesleyan (Bartlesville, OK) *Ozarks Technical Community College, Ozarks Tech CC (

) *Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola Christian (Pensacola, FL) *Polk State College, Polk State (Winter Haven, FL) *Post University, Post (Waterbury, CT) *Reinhardt University, Reinhardt (Waleska, GA) *Richard Bland College, Richard Bland (Prince George, VA) *Rockingham Community College, Rockingham CC (Wentworth, NC) *Saint Elizabeth University, Saint Elizabeth (Morris Township, NJ & Florham Park, NJ) *Scott Community College, Scott CC (Riverdale, IA) *College of the Siskiyous, Siskiyous (Weed, CA) *Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, SK Indian Tech (Saskatoon) *Southwestern Christian University, SW Christian (OK) (Bethany, OK) *Stanly Community College, Stanly CC (Locust, NC) *State Technical College of Missouri, State Tech MO (Linn, MO) *Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee CC (Tallahassee, FL) *Texas A&M University–Texarkana, Texas A&M-Texarkana (Texarkana, TX) *University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto-Mississauga (Mississauga, ON) *Trinity Baptist College, Trinity Baptist (Jacksonville, FL) *United States Sports Academy (Daphne, AL) *Victory University, Victory (Memphis, TN) *Wake Technical Community College, Wake Tech CC (

) *West Coast Baptist College, West Coast Baptist (Lancaster, CA) *College of Western Idaho, Western ID (Nampa, ID) *Williams Baptist University, Williams Baptist (Walnut Ridge, AR) *Winthrop University, Winthrop (

) *Woodland Community College, Woodland CC (Woodland, CA)

Águilas

*Universidad España, España (Durango City) *Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Estado de Puebla (Puebla City) *Autonomous University of Guerrero, Guerrero (Chilpancingo de los Bravo) *Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Sinaloa (Culiacán) *Universidad Tecnológica de México, Tecnológica México (multicampus)

Bald eagle, Bald Eagles

*Lock Haven University, Lock Haven (Lock Haven, PA) *Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford Emory (Oxford, GA)

Golden eagle, Golden Eagles

*California State University, Los Angeles, Cal State Los Angeles (

) *University of Charleston, Charleston (WV) (Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston) *Chattahoochee Technical College, Chattahoochee Tech (Marietta, GA) *PennWest Clarion, Clarion (Clarion, PA) *(Colorado State University-Global Campus, CO State-Global (Aurora, CO) *Cornerstone University, Cornerstone (Grand Rapids) *Feather River College, Feather River (Quincy, CA) *John Brown University, John Brown (Siloam Springs, AR) *La Sierra University, La Sierra (Riverside, CA) *Laramie County Community College, Laramie County CC (Cheyenne, WY) *Marquette University, Marquette (Milwaukee) *University of Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota–Crookston (Crookston, MN) *Northeastern Illinois University, NE IL (Chicago) *Oral Roberts University, Oral Roberts (Tulsa, OK) *Rock Valley College, Rock Valley (Rockford, IL) *College of Southern Idaho, Southern ID (Twin Falls, ID) *The University of Southern Mississippi, Southern MS (Hattiesburg, MS) *Spalding University, Spalding (Louisville, KY) *St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn/Patchogue, New York), St. Joseph's (Long Island) ( Patchogue, NY) *State University of New York at Brockport, SUNY Brockport (Brockport, NY) *Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, Tennessee, Cookeville) *Utah State University Eastern, UT State-Eastern (Price, UT) *University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, UW-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI) *Warren County Community College, Warren County CC (Washington, NJ) *Washington County Community College, Washington County CC (Calais, ME) *West Hills College Lemoore, West Hills Lemoore (Lemoore, CA) *White Mountains Community College, White Mountains CC (multicampus)

Screaming Eagles

*University of Southern Indiana, Southern Indiana (Evansville, Indiana, Evansville) *Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls (Toccoa, GA)

Red fox, Foxes

*Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (multicampus) - Zorros *Fox Valley Technical College, Fox Valley Tech (Appleton, WI) *Kentucky Community and Technical College System, KY CC/Tech System (multicampus) *Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar (Sweet Briar, Virginia) – Vixen *West Shore Community College, West Shore CC (Scottville, MI)

Red Foxes

*Community College of Aurora, CC Aurora (Aurora, CO) *Marist College, Marist (Poughkeepsie, NY) *Red Rocks Community College, Red Rocks CC (Lakewood, CO)

Hawks (standalone category – multiple sub-categories)

*Bristol Community College, Bristol CC (Fall River, MA) - Bayhawks *Community College of Denver, CC Denver (Denver) - CityHawks *Coe College, Coe (Cedar Rapids, IA) – Kohawks *Columbia Basin College, Columbia Basin (Pasco, WA) *Cosumnes River College, Cosumnes River (Sacramento, CA) *Delaware Technical Community College, DE Tech CC-Terry (Dover, DE) *Dickinson State University, Dickinson State (Dickinson, ND) – Blue Hawks *Evergreen Valley College, Evergreen Valley (San Jose, CA) *University of Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, CT) *Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown CC (Hagerstown, MD) *Harper College, Harper (Palatine, IL) *Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg Area CC (Harrisburg, PA) *Hartwick College, Hartwick (Oneonta, NY) *Hawkeye Community College, Hawkeye CC (Waterloo, IA) - Red-tailed hawk, Red-tailed Hawks *Heartland Community College, Heartland CC (Normal, IL) *Hilbert College, Hilbert (Hamburg, NY) *Hillsborough Community College, Hillsborough CC (Tampa, FL) *Henry Ford College, Henry Ford (Dearborn, MI) *Hocking College, Hocking (Nelsonville, OH) *Hodges University, Hodges (Naples, FL & Fort Myers, FL) *Holy Names University, Holy Names (Oakland, CA) *Housatonic Community College, Housatonic CC (Bridgeport, CT) *University of Houston–Clear Lake, Houston-Clear Lake (

) *Howard College, Howard (Big Spring, TX) *Humber College, Humber (Toronto) *Hunter College, Hunter (

) *Huntingdon College, Huntingdon (Montgomery, AL) *Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois Tech (Chicago) *Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana (PA) (Indiana, PA) – Crimson Hawks *Lake–Sumter State College, Lake–Sumter State (Leesburg, FL) – Lakehawks *Lake Superior College, Lake Superior (Duluth, MN) - IceHawks *Las Positas College, Las Positas (Livermore, CA) *Lehigh University, Lehigh (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, PA) – Mountain Hawks *Loras College, Loras (Dubuque, IA) – Duhawks *Malcolm X College, Malcolm X (Chicago) *University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD) *McMurry University, McMurry (Abilene, TX) *Miami University Hamilton, Miami-Hamilton (Hamilton, OH) – Harrier (bird), Harriers *Mohawk Valley Community College, Mohawk Valley CC (Utica, NY) *Monmouth University, Monmouth (NJ) (West Long Branch, NJ) *University of North Dakota, North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) – Fighting Hawks *Northeast Community College, Northeast CC (Norfolk, NE) *Oaxaca Institute of Technology, Oaxaca Tech (Oaxaca) - Halcónes *University of Puerto Rico at Utuado, Puerto Rico-Utuado (Utuado, Puerto Rico) - Red-tailed hawk, Guaraguaos *Quincy University, Quincy (Quincy, IL) *Roanoke–Chowan Community College, Roanoke-Chowan CC (Ahoskie, NC) *Rockhurst University, Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) *Rockland Community College, Rockland CC (Suffern, NY) *Roger Williams University, Roger Williams (Bristol, RI) *Saint Anselm College, Saint Anselm (Goffstown, NH) *Saint Joseph's University, Saint Joseph's (PA) (Philadelphia) *San Diego Christian College, San Diego Christian (Santee, CA) *Santiago Canyon College, Santiago Canyon (Orange, CA) *Shorter College (Arkansas), Shorter (AR) (North Little Rock, AR) *Shorter University, Shorter (GA) (Rome, GA) *Southeastern Community College (Iowa), SE CC (IA) (Burlington, IA & Keokuk, IA) *South Georgia State College, South GA State (Douglas, GA & Waycross, GA) *College of Southern Maryland, Southern MD (multicampus) *SUNY New Paltz (New Paltz, NY) *Tri-County Technical College, Tri-County Tech (Pendleton, SC) *Viterbo University, Viterbo (La Crosse, WI) – V-Hawks *University of Tennessee Southern, UT Southern (Pulaski, Tennessee, Pulaski, TN) – FireHawks *Wilfrid Laurier University, Wilfrid Laurier (Waterloo, ON) – Golden Hawks *York County Community College, York County CC (Wells, ME)

Jayhawks

*Jamestown Community College, Jamestown CC (Jamestown, NY) *Muskegon Community College, Muskegon CC (Muskegon, MI) *University of Kansas, Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas, Lawrence)

Nighthawks

* National Park College, National Park (Hot Springs, AR) * University of North Georgia, North Georgia (Dahlonega, Georgia, Dahlonega) * Northern Virginia Community College, Northern VA CC (Annandale, VA) * Northwest Nazarene University, Northwest Nazarena (Nampa, Idaho, Nampa, ID) * Thomas University, Thomas (GA) (Thomasville, GA)

Red Hawks

*Benedictine University#Benedictine University at Mesa, Benedictine Mesa (Mesa, AZ) *Catawba Valley Community College, Catawba Valley CC (

) *Gateway Technical College, Gateway Tech (multicampus) *LaGuardia Community College, LaGuardia CC (Long Island City, Long Island City, NY) *La Roche University, La Roche (McCandless Township, PA) *Lake Michigan College, Lake Michigan (Benton Charter Township, Michigan, Benton Township, MI) *Miami University, Miami(OH) (Oxford, OH) – RedHawks *Montclair State University, Montclair State (Montclair, NJ) *Ripon College (Wisconsin), Ripon (Ripon, WI) *Roberts Wesleyan College, Roberts Wesleyan (Rochester, NY) *Seattle University, Seattle (Seattle) – Redhawks *Simpson University, Simpson (CA) (Redding, CA) *Southeast Missouri State University, Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau, MO) – Redhawks

Osprey, River Hawks

*Susquehanna University, Susquehanna (Selinsgrove, PA) *University of Massachusetts Lowell, UMass Lowell (Lowell, MA)

Osprey, Riverhawks

*Anne Arundel Community College, Anne Arundel CC (Arnold, MD) *Northeastern State University, Northeastern State (Tahlequah, OK) *Umpqua Community College, Umpqua CC (Roseburg, OR) *West Virginia University at Parkersburg, West Virginia-Parkersburg (Parkersburg, WV)

Osprey, Seahawks

*Broward College, Broward (Davie, FL) *Cabrillo College, Cabrillo (Aptos, CA) *Cecil College, Cecil (Bay View, Maryland) *Keiser University, Keiser (West Palm Beach, FL) *Lamar State College Port Arthur, Lamar State-Port Arthur (Port Arthur, TX) *Los Angeles Harbor College, L.A. Harbor (Wilmington, CA) *St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's (MD) (St. Mary's City, MD) *Salve Regina University, Salve Regina (Newport, RI) *University of North Carolina Wilmington, UNC Wilmington (Wilmington, NC) *Wagner College, Wagner (Staten Island) *Memorial University of Newfoundland, Memorial Newfoundland (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL) – Sea-Hawks

Skyhawks

*Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta Tech (Atlanta, Atlanta, GA) *Fort Lewis College, Fort Lewis (Durango, CO) *Navajo Technical University, Navajo Tech (Crownpoint, NM) *Point University, Point (West Point, GA) *Sauk Valley Community College, Sauk Valley CC (Dixon, IL) *Stonehill College, Stonehill (Easton, MA) *University of Tennessee at Martin, UT Martin (Martin, Tennessee, Martin, TN)

Thunderhawks

*Confederation College, Confederation (Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, ON) *Miami University Middletown, Miami-Middletown (Middletown, OH)

Warhawks

*Auburn University at Montgomery, Auburn Montgomery (Montgomery, AL) *Calhoun Community College, Calhoun CC (Decatur, AL) *Coastal Alabama Community College Brewton, Coastal AL East CC (Brewton, AL) *University of Louisiana at Monroe, Louisiana-Monroe [aka ULM] (Monroe, LA) *University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Wisconsin–Whitewater (Whitewater, Wisconsin, Whitewater)

Horses/Mules (larger category)

*University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (Hope, AR & Texarkana, AR) - Iron Horse *University of Central Missouri, Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO) – Jennies and Mules *Colby College, Colby (Waterville, ME) - White Mules *Muhlenberg College, Muhlenberg (Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown, PA) – Mules *Murray State University, Murray State (Murray, KY) – Racers *University of Ottawa, Ottawa (ON) (Ottawa) – Horse racing, Gee-Gees *Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Polytechnic Mexico (Mexico City) - Burros Blancos

Bucking horse, Broncos

*Boise State University, Boise State (Boise, ID) *Bronx Community College, Bronx CC (

) *California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona (Pomona, CA) *University of Central Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma (Edmond, OK) – Bronchos *Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville State (Fayetteville, NC) *Hastings College, Hastings (Hastings, NE) *Olds College, Olds (Olds, AB) *Rider University, Rider (Lawrenceville, NJ) – Broncs *Santa Clara University, Santa Clara (

) *State University of New York at Delhi, SUNY-Delhi (Delhi (town), New York, Delhi, NY) *Western Michigan University, Western MI (Kalamazoo, MI)

Colt (horse), Colts

*Cañada College, Cañada (Redwood City, CA) *Centennial College, Centennial (Toronto) *Cossatot Community College, Cossatot CC (De Queen, AR) *Middlesex College (New Jersey), Middlesex (Edison, NJ) *Orange County Community College, SUNY Orange (Middletown, Orange County, New York, Middletown, NY)

Mustangs

*California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, (San Luis Obispo, CA) *Central Baptist College, Central Baptist (Conway, AR) - Mustangs and Lady Mustangs *Central Maine Community College, Central ME CC (Auburn, ME) *Los Medanos College, Los Medanos (Pittsburg, CA) *The Master's University, Master's (Santa Clarita, CA) *Midwestern State Mustangs, Midwestern State, (Wichita Falls, TX) *Monroe College, Monroe (

) *Montgomery County Community College, Montgomery County CC (Blue Bell, PA) *Morningside College, Morningside, (Sioux City, IA) *Mount Mercy University, Mount Mercy, (Cedar Rapids, IA) *Norco College, Norco (Norco, CA) *Northeast Alabama Community College, NE AL CC (Rainsville, AL) *San Joaquin Delta College, San Joaquin Delta (Stockton, CA) *Sisseton Wahpeton College, Sisseton Wahpeton (Sisseton, SD) *Southern Methodist University, Southern Methodist (University Park, TX) *University of the Southwest, Southwest (Hobbs, NM) *Southwest Minnesota State University, SW MN State (Marshall, MN) *Stevenson University, Stevenson (Stevenson, MD) *State University of New York at Morrisville, SUNY Morrisville (Morrisville, NY) *University of Western Ontario, Western ON, (London, ON) *Western New Mexico University, Western NM, (Silver City, New Mexico) *Western Wyoming Community College, Western WY CC, (Rock Springs, WY)

Palominos

*Laredo College, Laredo (Laredo, TX) *Palo Alto College, Palo Alto (

)

Pony, Ponies

*Morelia Institute of Technology, Morelia Tech (Morelia, Mexico) *Panola College, Panola (Carthage, TX)

Stallions

*Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Abraham Baldwin (Tifton, GA) *North American University, North American (Stafford, TX)

Thoroughbreds

*Kentucky State University, KY State (Frankfort, KY) – Thorobreds and Thorobrettes *Skidmore College, Skidmore (Saratoga Springs, NY)

Insects

*College of the Atlantic, Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME) - Black fly, Black Flies *Emory and Henry College, Emory and Henry (Emory, VA) – Wasps *Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca, Oaxaca Tech (Oaxaca City) - Grasshopper, Chapulíns *Seneca College, Seneca (Toronto) - The Sting *University of South Carolina-Sumter, South Carolina-Sumter (Sumter, SC) - Fire ant, Fire Ants

Bees

*University of Baltimore, Baltimore (

) (no sports teams) *Dallas College Eastfield Campus, Eastfield (Mesquite, TX) - Harvesters *Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato (Guanajuato City) *Savannah College of Art and Design, SCAD (Savannah, GA) *St. Ambrose University, St. Ambrose (Davenport, IA) – Fightin' Bees

Boll weevil, Boll Weevils

* University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansas–Monticello (Monticello, AR) (men's teams) * Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise State CC (Enterprise, AL)

Hornets

*Alabama State University, AL State (Montgomery, AL) - Hornets & Lady Hornets *Delaware State University, DE State (Dover, DE) *Emporia State University, Emporia State (Emporia, KS) *Fullerton College, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) *Harris–Stowe State University, Harris-Stowe State (

) *Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, MI) *University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA) *Morris College, Morris (SC) (Sumter, SC) *Northern Vermont University–Lyndon, Northern Vermont–Lyndon (Lyndon, VT) *California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento State (Sacramento, CA) *Shenandoah University, Shenandoah (Winchester, VA) *SUNY Broome Community College, SUNY Broome (Dickinson, Broome County, New York, Dickinson, Waverly, Tioga County, New York, Waverly, and Owego, NY)

Stingers

*Concordia University (Montreal), Concordia (Montreal) (

) *Florence–Darlington Technical College, Florence-Darlington Tech (Florence, SC)

Yellowjacket, Yellow Jackets

*Allen University, Allen (Columbia, SC) *American International College, American International (

) *Baldwin Wallace University, Baldwin Wallace (Berea, OH) *Black Hills State University, Black Hills State (Spearfish, SD) *Cedarville University, Cedarville (Cedarville, OH) *Defiance College, Defiance (Defiance, OH) *Georgia Tech (Atlanta) *Graceland University, Graceland (Lamoni, IA) *Howard Payne University, Howard Payne (Brownwood, TX) *LeTourneau University, LeTourneau (Longview, TX) *Randolph-Macon College, Randolph-Macon (Ashland, VA) *Waynesburg College, Waynesburg (Waynesburg, PA) *West Virginia State University, WV State (Institute, WV) *University of Wisconsin–Superior, UW-Superior (Superior, WI)

Yellowjacket, Yellowjackets

*Montana State University Billings, MT State-Billings (Billings) *Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester CC/Tech (Rochester, MN) *University of Rochester, Rochester (Rochester, New York, Rochester, NY)

Lions (standalone category - multiple sub-categories)

*Ambrose University, Ambrose (Calgary, AB) *American Jewish University, American Jewish (Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California) *Universidad Anáhuac México, Anáhuac (Mexico City) *University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Arkansas-Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) *Bryan College, Bryan (Dayton, TN) *Bryn Athyn College, Bryn Athyn (Bryn Athyn, PA) *Champlain College St. Lawrence, Champlain St. Lawrence (Quebec City) *The College of New Jersey, College of NJ (Ewing, NJ) *Columbia University, Columbia (NY) (

) *Community College of Baltimore County, CC Baltimore County-Dundalk (Dundalk, MD) *Community College of Philadelphia, CC Philadelphia (Philadelphia) *East Mississippi Community College, East MS CC (Scooba, MS) *Eastern Mennonite University, Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, VA) *Eastern Nazarene College, Eastern Nazarene (Quincy, MA) *Emerson College, Emerson (Boston) *Emmanuel College (Georgia), Emmanuel (GA) (Franklin Springs, GA) *Finlandia University, Finlandia (Hancock, MI) *Florida Memorial University, FL Memorial (Miami Gardens, FL) *Freed–Hardeman University, Freed-Hardeman (Henderson, TN) *Gateway Community College, Gateway CC (New Haven, CT) *Georgian Court University, Georgian Court (Lakewood Township, NJ) *University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara (Guadalajara) - Leones Negros *The King's College (New York), King's (NY) (

) *Lambton College, Lambton (Sarnia, ON) *Langston University, Langston (Langston, OK) *Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), Lincoln (PA) (Chester County, PA) *Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln Christian (Lincoln, IL) (Red Lions) *Lindenwood University, Lindenwood (MO) (Saint Charles, MO) *Loma Linda University, Loma Linda (Loma Linda, CA) *Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Marymount (

) *Mars Hill University, Mars Hill (Mars Hill, NC) *Missouri Southern State University, Missouri Southern (Joplin, MO) *Molloy College, Molloy (Long Island) *Moreno Valley College, Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley, CA) *Mount St. Joseph University, Mount St. Joseph (Delhi Township, OH) *Dallas College Mountain View Campus, Mountain View (Dallas) *Multnomah University, Multnomah (Portland, OR) *Nassau Community College, Nassau CC (Garden City, NY) *Normandale Community College, Normandale CC (Bloomington, MN) *North Central Texas College, North Central TX (Gainesville, TX) *University of North Alabama, North Alabama (Florence, AL) *Paine College, Paine (Augusta, GA) *Pennsylvania State University, Penn State (multicampus) – Nittany Lions *Piedmont University, Piedmont (Demorest, GA) *Pierpont Community and Technical College, Pierpont CC/Tech (Fairmont, WV) *University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, Puerto Rico-Ponce (Ponce, Puerto Rico) *Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer Poly (Red Deer, Alberta, Red Deer, AB) *Saint Leo University, Saint Leo (St. Leo, FL) *Soka University of America, Soka (Aliso Viejo, CA) *Southeastern Louisiana University, SE LA (Hammond, LA) *Southwestern Assemblies of God University, SW Assemblies of God (Waxahachie, TX) *Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX A&M-Commerce (Commerce, TX) *Trinity Bible College, Trinity Bible (Ellendale, ND) *Vanguard University, Vanguard (Costa Mesa, CA) *Wallace State Community College, Wallace State CC (Hanceville, AL) *York University, York (Toronto) (Toronto)

Golden Lions

*University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, AR) *Raritan Valley Community College, Raritan Valley CC (North Branch, NJ)

Lyons

*Mount Holyoke College, Mount Holyoke (South Hadley, MA) *Wheaton College (Massachusetts), Wheaton (MA) (Norton, MA)

Pride

*Clarke University, Clarke (Dubuque, IA) *Greensboro College, Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) *Hofstra University, Hofstra (Hempstead (village), New York, Hempstead, NY) *Technical College of the Lowcountry, Lowcountry Tech (Beaufort, SC) *Purdue University Northwest, Purdue Northwest (Hammond, IN, Hammond and Westville, Indiana, Westville, IN) *Regis College (Massachusetts), Regis (MA) (Weston, MA) *Springfield College, Springfield (MA) (

) *Widener University, Widener (Chester, PA)

Marine animals (larger category)

*University of Alaska Southeast, Alaska-Southeast (Juneau, AK) - Humpback whale, Humpback Whales *Coastal Pines Technical College, Coastal Pines Tech (Waycross, GA) - Batoidea, Rays *Columbia Gorge Community College, Columbia Gorge CC (The Dalles, OR) - Chinook salmon, Chinooks *École de technologie supérieure, ETS (

) - Piranhas *Evergreen State College, Evergreen State (Olympia, WA) – Geoducks *The New School, New School (

) - Narwhals *Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach Atlantic (West Palm Beach, FL) – Sailfish *Point Loma Nazarene University, Point Loma Nazarene (San Diego, San Diego, CA) - Sea lion, Sea Lions *State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, SCF Manatee (Bradenton, FL) – Manatees *Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Wesleyan (Norfolk, VA) - Marlins *University of South Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina-Beaufort (Beaufort, SC) – Sand shark, Sand Sharks *Whatcom Community College, Whatcom CC (Bellingham, WA) - Orcas

Dolphins

*College of the Albemarle, Albemarle (multicampus) *Alvin Community College, Alvin CC (Alvin, TX) *Brunswick Community College, Brunswick CC (Bolivia, NC) *California State University, Channel Islands, Cal State Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) (no sports teams) *Autonomous University of Carmen, Carmen (Ciudad del Carmen) *Coastline Community College, Coastline CC (Fountain Valley, CA) *Delgado Community College, Delgado CC (New Orleans) *Jacksonville University, Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL) *Le Moyne College, Le Moyne (

) *College of Mount Saint Vincent, Mount Saint Vincent (NY) (Riverdale, Bronx) *Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Sagrado Corazón (San Juan, Puerto Rico) *Shoreline Community College, Shoreline CC (Shoreline, WA) *College of Staten Island, Staten Island (Staten Island) *Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education, Tamaulipas Higher Ed (Altamira, Mexico) - Delfines *Wor–Wic Community College, Wor-Wic CC (Salisbury, MD)

Muskellunge, Muskies

*Lakeland University, Lakeland (WI) (Sheboygan, WI) *Muskingum College, Muskingum (New Concord, OH)

Sharks

*Cape Cod Community College, Cape Cod CC (West Barnstable, MA) (no sports) *Hawaii Pacific University, HI Pacific (Honolulu) *Landmark College, Landmark (Putney, VT) *Long Island University, LIU (

and Brookville, New York, Brookville, NY) *Miami Dade College, Miami Dade (

) *Nova Southeastern University, Nova Southeastern (Fort Lauderdale, FL) *Oregon Coast Community College, OR Coast CC (Newport, OR) *University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico-Aguadilla (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) *Southeast Arkansas College, SEARK (Pine Bluff, AR) *Simmons University, Simmons (MA) (Boston) *Suffolk County Community College, Suffolk County CC (Selden, NY)

Marsupials (larger category)

*Columbia College (South Carolina), Columbia (SC) (Columbia, SC) – Koalas *University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus, UW–Green Bay, Sheboygan (Sheboygan, WI) – Wombats

Kangaroos

*Austin College, Austin (Sherman, TX) *University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City (Kansas City, Missouri) - Roos *State University of New York at Canton, SUNY Canton (Canton, NY)

Moose

*Granite State College, Granite State (Concord, NH) *University of Maine at Augusta, Maine-Augusta (Augusta, ME) *Northwestern Connecticut Community College, NW CT CC (Winsted, CT)

Otters

*Alamance Community College, Alamance CC (Haw River, NC) - River Otters *California State University, Monterey Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay (Marina, CA, Marina/Seaside, CA)

Prehistoric animals (larger category)

*Amherst College, Amherst (Amherst, MA) – Mammoths *University of Calgary, Calgary (Calgary) – Dinosaur, Dinos *Cuyahoga Community College, Cuyahoga CC (Cuyahoga County, OH) - Triceratops

Mastodons

*Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA Art/Design *Purdue University Fort Wayne, Purdue Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN)

Ovis, Rams

*Angelo State University, Angelo State (San Angelo, TX) – Rams and Rambelles *A.T. Still University, A.T. Still (Kirksville, MO) *Bluefield University, Bluefield (Bluefield, VA) *Columbia International University, Columbia International (Columbia, SC) *Colorado State University, CO State (Fort Collins, CO) *Cornell College, Cornell (IA) (Mount Vernon, IA) *ECPI University, East Coast Poly (Virginia Beach, VA) *Fordham University, Fordham (

) *Framingham State University, Framingham State (Framingham, MA) *Fresno City College, Fresno City (Fresno, CA) *Gavilan College, Gavilan (Gilroy, CA) *Hampshire College, Hampshire (Amherst, MA) - Black Sheep *Huston–Tillotson University, Huston-Tillotson (

) *Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson (PA) (Philadelphia) *University of Mobile, Mobile (

) *Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey Tech (Monterrey) *North Central University, North Central (MN) (Minneapolis) *University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island (Kingston, RI) *City College of San Francisco, San Francisco City College (

) *Shepherd University, Shepherd (Shepherdstown, WV) *Southeastern Community College (North Carolina), SE CC (NC) (Whiteville, NC) *Southwestern Christian College, SW Christian (TX) (Terrell, TX) *Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield Tech CC (

) *Suffolk University, Suffolk (Boston) *Farmingdale State College, SUNY Farmingdale (Farmingdale, NY) *Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Metropolitan (Toronto) *Texas Wesleyan University, TX Wesleyan (Fort Worth) *Unity College (Maine), Unity (Unity, ME) *Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU (

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) *Victor Valley College, Victor Valley (Victorville, CA) *Wilbur Wright College, Wilbur Wright (Chicago) *Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem State (

)

Bighorn sheep, Bighorn Sheep

*Autonomous University of Baja California, Baja California (multicampus) *Great Basin College, Great Basin (Elko, NV)

Golden Rams

*Albany State University, Albany State (Albany, GA) *Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Anoka-Ramsey CC (Coon Rapids, MN & Cambridge, MN) *West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester (West Chester, PA)

Rodents (larger category)

*Bryant & Stratton College, Bryant & Stratton (Cleveland) – Lemmings *Metropolitan State University, Metropolitan State (MN) (multicampus) - Muskrats

North American beaver, Beavers

*American River College, American River (Sacramento, CA) *Babson College, Babson (Wellesley, MA) *Bemidji State University, Bemidji State (Bemidji, MN) *Blackburn College (Illinois), Blackburn (Carlinville, IL) – Battlin' Beavers *Bluffton College, Bluffton (Bluffton, OH) *Buena Vista University, Buena Vista (Storm Lake, IA) *California Institute of Technology, Caltech (Pasadena, CA) *City College of New York, City NY (

) *Champlain College, Champlain (Burlington, VT) *Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, L.A. Trade-Tech (Los Angeles, CA) *University of Maine at Farmington, Maine Farmington (Farmington, ME) *Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT (Cambridge, MA) *Minot State University, Minot State (Minot, ND) *Oregon State University, Oregon State (Corvallis, OR) *Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico) *Pratt Community College, Pratt CC (Pratt, KS) *H. Councill Trenholm State Community College, Trenholm State CC (Montgomery, AL)

Gophers

*Goucher College, Goucher (Towson, MD) *University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN) – Golden Gophers *Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas (Zacatecas City) - Tuzos

Squirrels

*Mary Baldwin University, Mary Baldwin (Staunton, VA) – Fighting Squirrels *Union Presbyterian Seminary, Union Seminary (

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)

Scorpions

*Nevada State College, NV State (Henderson, NV) *Texas Southmost College, TX Southmost (Brownsville, TX)

Snakes (larger category)

*Collège Boréal, Boréal (Sudbury, ON) - Viperidae, Vipères *Florida Southern College, FL Southern (Lakeland, FL) – Agkistrodon piscivorus, Moccasins

Cobras

*Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute, Caldwell CC/Tech (Hudson, NC) *Coker College, Coker (Hartsville, SC) *Parkland College, Parkland (Champaign, IL)

Rattlesnake, Rattlers

*Florida A&M University, Florida A&M (Tallahassee, FL) *Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat, AB) *Otero College, Otero (La Junta, CO) *St. Mary's University, Texas, St. Mary's (TX) (

) *University of Wisconsin–Rock County, UW–Rock County (Janesville, WI)

Tigers (standalone category - multiple sub-categories)

*Auburn University, Auburn (Auburn, AL) *Benedict College, Benedict (Columbia, SC) *Campbellsville University, Campbellsville (Campbellsville, KY) *Universidad Casa Blanca, Casa Blanca (Culiacán) - White tiger, White Tigers *Central Christian College of Kansas, Central Christian (KS) (McPherson, KS) *Champion Christian College, Champion Christian (Hot Springs, AR) *Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga State CC (Chattanooga, TN) *Clemson University, Clemson (Clemson, SC) *Coahoma Community College, Coahoma CC (Coahoma County, MS) *Colorado College, CO College (

) *Cowley Community College, Cowley CC (Arkansas City, KS) *Dakota Wesleyan University, Dakota Wesleyan (Mitchell, SD) *Dalhousie University, Dalhousie (Halifax, NS) *DePauw University, DePauw (Greencastle, IN) *Doane College, Doane (Crete, NE) *East Central University, East Central (OK) (Ada, OK) *East Texas Baptist University, East TX Baptist (Marshall, TX) *Edward Waters University, Edward Waters (Jacksonville, FL) *Fairfax University of America, Fairfax America (Fairfax, VA) *Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT (

) *Fort Hays State University, Fort Hays State (Hays, KS) *Georgetown College (Kentucky), Georgetown (KY) (Georgetown, KY) *Grace Christian University, Grace Christian (Grand Rapids) *Grambling State University, Grambling State (Grambling, LA) *Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden–Sydney (Hampden Sydney, VA) *Holy Family University, Holy Family (Philadelphia) *Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Interamerican PR (San Germán, Puerto Rico, San German, PR) *Iowa Wesleyan University, Iowa Wesleyan (Mount Pleasant, IA) *Jackson State University, Jackson State (Jackson, MS) *Lincoln University (Missouri), Lincoln (MO) (Jefferson City, MO) - Blue Tigers *LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers, LSU (

) - Tigers and Lady Tigers *Marion Military Institute, Marion Military (Marion, AL) *Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown CC (Marshalltown, IA) *University of Memphis, Memphis (Memphis, TN) *University of Missouri, Missouri (Columbia, MO) *Morehouse College, Morehouse (Atlanta) - Maroon Tigers *Northeast Mississippi Community College, NE MS CC (Booneville, MS) *New England Institute of Technology, New England Tech (East Greenwich, RI) *Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Nuevo León (San Nicolás de los Garza) *Occidental College, Occidental (

) *Olivet Nazarene University, Olivet Nazarene (Bourbonnais, IL) *Ouachita Baptist University, Ouachita Baptist (Arkadelphia, AR) *University of the Pacific (United States), Pacific (Stockton, CA) *Paul Quinn College, Paul Quinn (Dallas) *Princeton University, Princeton (Princeton, NJ) *Queensborough Community College, Queensborough CC (Queens) *Reedley College, Reedley (Reedley, CA) *Riverside Community College, Riverside City (Riverside, CA) *Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester Tech (Rochester, NY) *Roxbury Community College, Roxbury CC (Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts) *St. Philip's College (United States), St. Philip's (

) *Salem University, Salem (Salem, WV) *Savannah State University, Savannah State (Savannah, GA) *Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee (Sewanee, TN) *Southern Crescent Technical College, Southern Crescent Tech (Griffin, GA & Thomaston, GA) *Sowela Technical Community College, Sowela Tech CC (Lake Charles, LA) - Flying Tigers *Stillman College, Stillman (Tuscaloosa, AL) *Tennessee State University, TN State (

) *Texas Southern University, TX Southern (

) *Towson University, Towson (Towson, MD) *Trinity University (Texas), Trinity (TX) (

) *Trinity College (Florida), Trinity (FL) (New Port Richey, FL) *Trinity Washington University, Trinity Washington (Washington D.C.) *Voorhees College, Voorhees (Denmark, SC) *University of West Alabama, West Alabama (Livingston, AL) *Wittenberg University, Wittenberg (Springfield, OH) *Zane State College, Zane State (Zanesville, OH & Cambridge, OH)

Bengal tiger, Bengals

*Buffalo State College, Buffalo State (

) *Idaho State University, ID State (Pocatello, ID) *Louisiana State University at Eunice, LSU-Eunice (Eunice, LA) *University of Maine at Fort Kent, Maine–Fort Kent (Fort Kent, ME)

Fighting Tigers

*Andrew College, Andrew (Cuthbert, GA) *State University of New York at Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill (Cobleskill (village), New York, Cobleskill, NY)

Golden Tigers

*Brenau University, Brenau (Gainesville, GA) *Tuskegee University, Tuskegee (Tuskegee, AL)

Razorback, Wild Pigs

*University of Arkansas, Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) – Feral pig, Razorbacks *Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Texas A&M-Kingsville (Kingsville, TX) – Peccary, Javelinas

Wolverines

*Essex County College, Essex County (Newark, NJ) *Grove City College, Grove City (Grove City, PA) *University of Michigan, Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) *Morris Brown College, Morris Brown (Atlanta) *San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino Valley (San Bernardino, CA) *Sierra College, Sierra (Rocklin, CA) *Utah Valley University, Utah Valley (Orem, UT)

Gray wolf, Wolves (larger category)

*Algonquin College, Algonquin (Ottawa) *Alvernia University, Alvernia (Reading, PA) – Golden Wolves *Cardinal Stritch University, Cardinal Stritch (Fox Point, WI & Glendale, WI) *Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney (Cheyney, Pennsylvania) *Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady (

) *Front Range Community College, Front Range CC (Westminster, CO) *Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie Regional (Grande Prairie, AB) *Joliet Junior College, Joliet Junior (Joliet, IL) *Keuka College, Keuka (Keuka Park, New York) *Lourdes University, Lourdes (Sylvania, OH) - Gray Wolves *Metropolitan Community College (Missouri), Metropolitan CC (MO) (multicampus) *Moraine Park Technical College, Moraine Park Tech (Fond du Lac, WI) *Nebraska Wesleyan University, NE Wesleyan (Lincoln, NE) – Prairie Wolves *Newberry College, Newberry (Newberry, SC) *North Georgia Technical College, North GA Tech (Clarkesville, GA) *Northern State University, Northern State (Aberdeen, SD) *University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, Puerto Rico-Arecibo (Arecibo, Puerto Rico) *Virginia Highlands Community College, VA Highlands CC (Abingdon, VA) *Walla Walla University, Walla Walla (Walla Walla, WA) *Washtenaw Community College, Washtenaw CC (Ann Arbor Charter Township, MI) - Alphas *Western Oregon University, Western Oregon (Monmouth, OR) *University of West Georgia, West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) *Wesleyan College, Wesleyan (GA) (

)

Mexican wolf, Lobos

*Universidad Autónoma de Durango, Durango (Durango City) *Universidad Iberoamericana, Iberoamericana (Mexico City) *Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, Meritorious Autonomous Puebla (Puebla (city), Puebla, Mexico) *Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey Peninsula (Monterey, CA) *University of New Mexico, New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque) *Sul Ross State University, Sul Ross State (Alpine, TX)

Red wolf, Red Wolves

*Arkansas State University, Arkansas State (Jonesboro, AR) *Indiana University East, IU East (Richmond, IN)

Vancouver Coastal Sea wolf, Seawolves

*University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska-Anchorage (Anchorage, AK, Anchorage) *Sonoma State University, Sonoma State (Rohnert Park, CA) *Southern Maine Community College, Southern ME CC (South Portland, ME) *Stony Brook University, SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)

Thunderwolves

*Colorado State University–Pueblo, Colorado State–Pueblo (Pueblo, CO) – ThunderWolves *Lakehead University, Lakehead (Thunder Bay) *Niagara County Community College, Niagara County CC (Sanborn, NY)

Eastern wolf, Timberwolves

*University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, Arkansas CC-Morrilton (Morrilton, AR) *Blue Mountain Community College, Blue Mountain CC (Pendleton, OR) *Florida Gateway College, FL Gateway (Lake City, FL) *Lone Star College–Tomball, Lone Star-Tomball (Tomball, TX) *North Central Michigan College, North Central MI (Petoskey, MI) *Northcentral Technical College, Northcentral Tech (Wausau, WI) *University of Northern British Columbia, Northern BC (Prince George, BC) *Northwood University, Northwood (Midland, MI) *SUNY Adirondack (Queensbury, NY)

Wolf Pack/Wolfpack

*Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Copiah-Lincoln CC (Wesson, MS) *Loyola University New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans (New Orleans) – Wolfpack *Madison Area Technical College, Madison Area Tech (Madison, WI) *University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada-Reno (Reno, Nevada, Reno) – Wolf Pack *North Carolina State University, NC State (

) – Wolfpack *Thompson Rivers University, Thompson Rivers (Kamloops) – WolfPack *Westmoreland County Community College, Westmoreland County CC (Youngwood, PA)

Colors

*Laval University, Laval (Quebec City) - Rouge et Or *Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC) - Vert et Or *Syracuse University, Syracuse (

) - Orange *University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, UW-Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI) - Blugolds

Blue (larger category)

*Bluefield State College, Bluefield State (Bluefield, WV) – Big Blue and Lady Blues *Illinois College (Jacksonville, Illinois, Jacksonville) – Blueboys and Lady Blues *John Carroll University, John Carroll (Cleveland) – Blue Streaks *Millikin University, Millikin (Decatur, IL) – Big Blue *University of Toronto, Toronto (Toronto) – Varsity Blues *Wellesley College, Wellesley (Wellesley, MA) – Blue

Blues

*Brookdale Community College, Brookdale CC (Lincroft, NJ) *Capilano University, Capilano (North Vancouver (city), North Vancouver, BC) *Dawson College, Dawson (

) *Mississippi University for Women, MUW (Columbus, MS) *Whitman College, Whitman (Walla Walla, WA)

Gold (larger category)

*Kent State University, Kent State (Kent, OH) - Golden Flashes *Nazareth College (New York), Nazareth (Pittsford (town), New York, Pittsford, NY) - Golden Flyers

Green (larger category)

*Dartmouth College, Dartmouth (Hanover, NH) – Big Green *McDaniel College, McDaniel (Westminster, MD) – Green Terror *University of North Texas, North TX (Denton, TX) – Mean Green

Purple (larger category)

*University of Evansville, Evansville (Evansville, IN) - Purple Aces *New York University, NYU (

) - Violets

Red (larger category)

*Harvard University, Harvard (Cambridge, MA) – Crimson *Henderson State University, Henderson State (Arkadelphia, AR) – Reddies and Lady Reddies *University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick (Fredericton) – Varsity Reds *Saint Francis University, Saint Francis (PA) (Loretto, PA) – Red Flash *Stanford University, Stanford (Palo Alto, CA) – Cardinal (color), Cardinal

Big Red

*Cornell University, Cornell (NY) (Ithaca, NY) *Denison University, Denison (Granville, OH)

Maroon (color), Maroons

*Roanoke College, Roanoke (Salem, VA) *University of Chicago, UChicago (Chicago)

Legendary, religious and supernatural figures

*University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska-Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK, Fairbanks) – Nanooks *Alexandria Technical and Community College, Alexandria Tech/CC (Alexandria, MN) - Legends *Community Colleges of Spokane, CC Spokane (Spokane, WA) - Bigfoot, Sasquatch *Cleveland Community College, Cleveland CC (Shelby, NC) - Yetis *Coastal Carolina University, Coastal Carolina ( Conway, SC) - Chanticleer and the Fox, Chanticleers *Converse University, Converse (Spartanburg, SC) - Valkyries *McGill University, McGill (

) (women only) - Martlets *Penn State Abington (Abington Township, Montgomery County, PA, Abington, PA) - Little Johns *River Parishes Community College, River Parishes CC (Gonzales, LA) - Rougarous *Saint Louis University, Saint Louis (

) - Billikens *Trent University, Trent (Peterborough, ON) - Excalibur *Trinity Christian College, Trinity Christian (Palos Heights, IL) - Trolls *Tyndale University, Tyndale (Toronto) - Guardians *University of the Arts (Philadelphia), UArts (Philadelphia) - Unicorns *Webster University, Webster (Webster Groves) - Gorloks

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome (larger category)

*Claremont McKenna College, Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd College, Harvey Mudd-Scripps College, Scripps (joint women's team) – Athenas *San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Mesa (San Diego, CA) - Mount Olympus, Olympians

Argonauts

*University of Providence, Providence (MT) (Great Falls, MT) *Notre Dame de Namur University, Notre Dame de Namur (Belmont, CA) *University of West Florida, West FL (Pensacola, FL)

Centurions

*Bucks County Community College, Bucks County CC (Bucks County, PA) *Montcalm Community College, Montcalm CC (Sidney, Michigan)

Gladiators

*Atlantic University College, Atlantic UC Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) *Chabot College, Chabot (Hayward, CA)

Spartan Army, Spartans

*Aurora University, Aurora (Aurora, IL) *University of Dubuque, Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) *Case Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve (Cleveland) *Castleton University, Castleton (Castleton, VT) *Cayuga Community College, Cayuga CC (Auburn, NY) *Colorado Northwestern Community College, CO NW CC (Craig, CO, Craig, and Rangely, CO) *Elgin Community College, Elgin CC (Elgin, IL) *James Sprunt Community College, James Sprunt CC (Kenansville, NC) *Manchester University (Indiana), Manchester (North Manchester, IN) *MiraCosta College, MiraCosta (Oceanside, CA) *Michigan State University, Michigan State (East Lansing, Michigan, East Lansing) *Minnesota State Community and Technical College, MN State CC/Tech (multicampus) *Missouri Baptist University, MO Baptist (Creve Coeur, MO) *Norfolk State University, Norfolk State (Norfolk, VA) *Northampton Community College, Northampton CC (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, PA) *Northeastern Technical College, NE Tech (Cheraw, SC) *San Jose State University, San Jose State (San Jose, CA) *Stark State College, Stark State (Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, Jackson Township, Ohio) *St. Thomas Aquinas College, St. Thomas Aquinas (Sparkill, New York) *Southwestern Community College (Iowa), SW CC (IA) (Creston, IA) *University of Tampa, Tampa (Tampa, FL) *Trinity Western University, Trinity Western (Langley, British Columbia (city), Langley, BC) *University of North Carolina at Greensboro, UNC Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) *University of South Carolina Upstate, USC Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina, Spartanburg, SC) *Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Vieux Montréal (

) - Spartiates *York College of Pennsylvania, York (PA) (Spring Garden Township, PA)

Titans

*Albany Technical College, Albany Tech (Albany, GA) *California State University, Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) *County College of Morris, CC Morris (Randolph, NJ) *Central Carolina Technical College, Central Carolina Tech (Sumter, SC) *Central Georgia Technical College, Central GA Tech (Warner Robins, GA) *Central Ohio Technical College, Central OH Tech (Newark, OH) *University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit Mercy (Detroit) *Eastern Florida State College, Eastern FL State (Melbourne, FL) *Guilford Technical Community College, Guilford Tech CC (Piedmont Triad) *Indiana University South Bend, IU South Bend (South Bend, IN) *Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington, IL) *Lane Community College, Lane CC (Eugene, OR) *Ohio State University, Newark Campus, OH State–Newark (Newark, OH) *St. Petersburg College, St Pete (St. Petersburg, FL) *Tacoma Community College, Tacoma CC (Tacoma, WA) *Terra State Community College, Terra State CC (Fremont, OH) *University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, UW-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI) *Westminster College (Pennsylvania), Westminster (PA) (New Wilmington, PA) *Community College of Beaver County, CC Beaver County (Monaca, PA)

Triton (mythology), Tritons

*Eckerd College, Eckerd (St. Petersburg, FL) *Edmonds College, Edmonds (Lynnwood, WA) *University of Guam, Guam (Mangilao, Guam) *Iowa Central Community College, IA Central CC (Fort Dodge, IA) *University of Missouri–St. Louis, Missouri-St. Louis (St. Louis County, MO) *University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego (La Jolla, La Jolla, CA)

Troy, Trojans

*Allegany College of Maryland, Allegany MD (Cumberland, MD) *Anderson University (South Carolina), Anderson (Anderson, SC) *Central Alabama Community College, Central AL CC (Alexander City, AL) *Colby Community College, Colby CC (Colby, KS) *Dakota State University, Dakota State (Madison, SD) *Everett Community College, Everett CC (Everett, WA) *Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville Tech CC (Fayetteville, NC) *Hannibal–LaGrange University, Hannibal-LaGrange (Hannibal, MO) *University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock (Little Rock, Arkansas) *University of Monterrey, Monterrey (Monterrey) - Troyanos *Mount Olive College, Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC) *Mississippi Delta Community College, MS Delta CC (Moorhead, MS) *North Iowa Area Community College, North IA Area CC (Mason City, IA) *Seminole State College (Oklahoma), Seminole State (Seminole, OK) *Skyline College, Skyline (San Bruno, CA) *Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Southern AB Tech (Calgary, AB) *Taylor University, Taylor (Upland, IN) *Trevecca Nazarene University, Trevecca Nazarene (Nashville) *Trinidad State College, Trinidad State (Trinidad, CO & Alamosa, CO) *Trinity International University, Trinity International (Deerfield, IL) *Triton College, Triton (River Grove, IL) *Troy University, Troy (Troy, AL) *University of Southern California, USC (

) *Virginia State University, VA State (Petersburg, VA)

Vulcan (mythology), Vulcans

*University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii-Hilo (Hilo, HI) *California University of Pennsylvania, California (PA) (California, PA)

Christianity, Christian symbols/figures (larger category)

*Gogebic Community College, Gogebic CC (Ironwood, MI) – Samsons *Meredith College, Meredith (

) – Avenging Angels *Providence College, Providence (RI) (

) – Friars *Saint Joseph's College of Maine, Saint Joseph's ME (Standish, ME) – Monks *Snead State Community College, Snead State CC (Boaz, AL) – Parsons

Battling Bishops

*North Carolina Wesleyan College, NC Wesleyan (Rocky Mount, NC) *Ohio Wesleyan University, OH Wesleyan (Delaware, OH)

Blue Angels

*College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle (New Rochelle, NY) *Kaskaskia College, Kaskaskia (Kaskaskia, IL) *Mount Mary College, Mount Mary (Milwaukee, WI)

Crusades, Crusades/Crusaders

*Belmont Abbey College, Belmont Abbey (Belmont, NC) *Capital University, Capital (Columbus, OH) *Christendom College, Christendom (Front Royal, VA) *University of Dallas, Dallas (Irving, TX) *Dallas Christian College, Dallas Christian (

) *Evangel University, Evangel (

) *Great Lakes Christian College, Great Lakes Christian (Delta Township, Michigan) *College of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross (MA) (Worcester, MA) *Madonna University, Madonna (Livonia, MI) *University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX) *North Greenville University, North Greenville (Tigerville, SC) *Northwest Nazarene University, NW Nazarene (Nampa, ID) – replaced by Nighthawks *William Carey University, William Carey (Hattiesburg, MS)

Deacons

*New Hope Christian College, New Hope (Eugene, OR) *Wake Forest University, Wake Forest (

) – Demon Deacons

Evangels/Preachers

*Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, MO) – Preachers *Johnson University, Johnson (Knoxville, TN) – Preachers and Evangels *Mid-America Christian University, Mid-America Christian (Oklahoma City, OK) – Evangels

Fighting Saints

*Carroll College (Montana), Carroll (MT) (Helena, MT) *University of St. Francis, St. Francis (IL) (Joliet, IL)

Saints

*Aquinas College (Michigan), Aquinas (MI) (Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids) *Ashford University, Ashford (San Diego, San Diego, CA) *Central Christian College of the Bible, Central Christian Bible (Moberly, MO) *Emmanuel College (Massachusetts), Emmanuel (MA) (Boston) *Flagler College, Flagler (St. Augustine, FL) *Holy Cross College (Indiana), Holy Cross (IN) (Notre Dame, IN) *Limestone University, Limestone (Gaffney, SC) *Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, Lurleen B. Wallace CC (Andalusia, AL) *Marymount University, Marymount (VA) (Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington, VA) *Mission College (California), Mission (

) *Mt. Hood Community College, Mt. Hood CC (Gresham, OR) *North Country Community College, North Country CC (Saranac Lake, NY) *Our Lady of the Lake University, Our Lady of the Lake (San Antonio, San Antonio, TX) *Presentation College (South Dakota), Presentation (Aberdeen, SD) *Saint Lawrence University, Saint Lawrence (Canton, NY) *Saint Martin's University, Saint Martin's (Lacey, WA) *Santa Fe College, Santa Fe (Gainesville, FL) *Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe CC (Santa Fe, NM) *Seward County Community College, Seward County CC (Liberal, KS) *Shawnee Community College, Shawnee CC (Ullin, IL) *Siena Heights University, Siena Heights (Adrian, MI) *The College of St. Scholastica, St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN) *Thomas More University, Thomas More (Crestview Hills, Kentucky, Crestview Hills, KY)

Demons and Devils

*Arizona State University, AZ State (Phoenix metropolitan area, Tempe) – Sun Devils *Cape Fear Community College, Cape Fear CC (Wilmington, NC) – Manta ray, Sea Devils *Mississippi Valley State University, MS Valley State (Itta Bena, MS) – Delta Devils and Devilettes *Northwestern State University, Northwestern State (Natchitoches, LA) – Demons *Texas A&M International University, TX A&M International (Laredo, TX) – DustDevils

Blue Demons

*DePaul University, DePaul (Chicago) *Marianopolis College, Marianopolis (Westmount, Quebec)

Blue Devils

*Central Connecticut State University, Central Connecticut (New Britain, Connecticut, New Britain) *Dillard University, Dillard (New Orleans) – ''Bleu'' Devils *Duke University, Duke (Durham, NC) *Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City CC (KS) (Kansas City, KS) *Kaskaskia College, Kaskaskia (Kaskaskia, IL) (men's teams only) *Lawrence Technological University, Lawrence Tech (Southfield, MI) *Merced College, Merced (

) - Blue Devils & Lady Devils *Riverland Community College, Riverland CC (multicampus) *State University of New York at Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, NY) *University of King's College, King's (NS) (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS) *University of Wisconsin–Manitowoc, UW-Manitowoc (Manitowoc, WI) *University of Wisconsin–Stout, UW-Stout (Menomonie, WI)

Red Devils

*Allen Community College, Allen County (Iola, KS) *Dickinson College, Dickinson (Carlisle, PA) *Eureka College, Eureka (Eureka, IL) *Lower Columbia College, Lower Columbia (Longview, WA)

Dragons

*Cambrian College, Cambrian (Greater Sudbury) *Donnelly College, Donnelly (Kansas City, KS) *Drexel University, Drexel (Philadelphia) *Howard Community College, Howard (Columbia, MD) *Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson CC (Hutchinson, KS) – Blue Dragons *Lane College, Lane (Jackson, TN) *Minnesota State University Moorhead, MN State–Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) *Paris Junior College, Paris Junior (Paris, TX) *Quinsigamond Community College, Quinsigamond CC (Worcester, MA) – Wyverns *Université Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne (Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia) *University of Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA) *Tiffin University, Tiffin (Tiffin, OH) *Virginia University of Lynchburg, VA Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA)

Red Dragons

*SUNY Cortland (Cortland, NY) *SUNY Oneonta (Oneonta, NY)

Giants

*Keystone College, Keystone (La Plume Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, La Plume, PA) *College of the Sequoias, Sequoias (Visalia, CA) *Wabash College, Wabash (Crawfordsville, IN) - Little Giants

Griffins

*Canisius College, Canisius (

) - Golden Griffins *Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia) *Fontbonne University, Fontbonne (Clayton, MO) *Golden Gate University, Golden Gate (

) *Grossmont College, Grossmont (El Cajon, CA) *Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd Mercy (Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Gwynedd Valley, PA) *MacEwan University, MacEwan (Edmonton, AB) *Marymount Manhattan College, Marymount Manhattan (

) *Reed College, Reed (Portland, OR) *Seton Hill University, Seton Hill (

) *St. Clair College, St. Clair (Windsor, ON) *Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Westminster (UT) (

)

Griffons

*Missouri Western State University, Missouri Western (Saint Joseph, MO) *Cégep de l'Outaouais, l'Outaouais (Gatineau, QC)

Gryphons

*University of Guelph, Guelph (Guelph) *Sarah Lawrence College, Sarah Lawrence (Yonkers, NY)

Ghost, Phantoms

*Delaware County Community College, Delaware County CC (Delaware County, PA and Chester County, PA) *East–West University, East-West (Chicago)

Phoenix (mythology), Phoenix

*Collège André-Grasset, André-Grasset (

) - Phenix *University of Chicago, UChicago (Chicago) *Cumberland University, Cumberland (Lebanon, TN) *Elon University, Elon (Elon, NC) *Florida Polytechnic University, FL Poly (Lakeland, FL) *University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Green Bay (Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI) *Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Olin (Needham, MA) *Swarthmore College, Swarthmore (Swarthmore, PA) *Wilson College (Pennsylvania), Wilson (Chambersburg, PA)

Firebirds

*Carthage College, Carthage (Kenosha, WI) *Kirtland Community College, Kirtland CC (Grayling, MI) *University of Saint Katherine, Saint Katherine (San Marcos, CA) *University of the District of Columbia, UDC (Washington, D.C.)

Spirits

*Salem College, Salem (

) *University of Wisconsin–Baraboo/Sauk County, UW–Baraboo/Sauk County (Baraboo, WI)

Spirit

*Delaware Technical Community College, DE Tech CC-Stanton/Wilmington (Newark, DE) *Ottawa University, Ottawa (AZ) (Surprise, AZ)

Thunderbird (mythology), Thunderbirds

*Algoma University, Algoma (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) *University of British Columbia, British Columbia (

) *Casper College, Casper (Casper, WY) *Cloud County Community College, Cloud County CC (Concordia, KS) *Highline College, Highline (Des Moines, WA) *Merritt College, Merritt (Oakland, CA) *Mesa Community College, Mesa CC (Mesa, AZ) *New Mexico Junior College, NM Junior (Hobbs, New Mexico) *Southern Utah University, Southern Utah (Cedar City, UT) *United Tribes Technical College, United Tribes Tech (Bismarck, ND)

Miscellaneous

*Cégep André-Laurendeau, André-Laurendeau (

) - Boomerangs *Bethel College (Kansas), Bethel (KS) (North Newton, KS) - Threshing machine, Threshers *Bishop's University, Bishop's (Sherbrooke) - Gaiters *The Culinary Institute of America, Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY) - Steels *Presbyterian College, Presbyterian (Clinton, SC) - Blue Hose *Rhode Island School of Design, RISD (

) (ice hockey) - Gonad, Nads *University of Saint Mary, Saint Mary (KS) (Leavenworth, KS) - Spires *St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), St. John's (NM) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) (no sports) - Book, Libros *St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis Pharmacy (

) - Eutectic system, Eutectics *St. Louis Community College, St. Louis CC (Ferguson, MO) - Fury *Tohono Oʼodham Community College, Tohono O'odham CC (Pima, AZ) - Jegos *Xavier University of Louisiana, Xavier (LA) (New Orleans) (women's teams only) - Gold nugget, Gold Nuggets & Gold rush, Gold Rush

Beacons

*Bushnell University, Bushnell (Eugene, OR) *University of Massachusetts-Boston, UMass Boston (Boston) *Valparaiso University, Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN)

Blazers

*Belhaven College, Belhaven (Jackson, MS) *Canadian Mennonite University, Canadian Mennonite (Winnipeg) *Elms College, Elms (Chicopee, MA) *Hood College, Hood (Frederick, MD) *Kingswood University, Kingswood (Sussex, NB) *Dallas College North Lake Campus, North Lake (Irving, TX) *University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB (Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, AL) *Valdosta State University, Valdosta State (Valdosta, GA)

Lasers

*Lasell College, Lasell (Newton, MA) *Irvine Valley College, Irvine Valley (Irvine, CA) *Onondaga Community College, Onondaga CC (

) - Lazers

Nickname based upon college name

*Augsburg University, Augsburg (Minneapolis) – Augsburg Confession, Auggies *Cape Breton University, Cape Breton (Sydney, NS) – Cape Breton Island, Capers *Gustavus Adolphus College, Gustavus Adolphus (St. Peter, MN) – Gustavus Adolphus, Gusties *Immaculata University, Immaculata (Chester County, PA) – Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mighty Macs *Jamestown College, Jamestown (Jamestown, ND) - Jimmies *Pacific Lutheran University, Pacific Lutheran (Tacoma, WA) – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutes *College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, MN) – Benedict of Nursia, Bennies *St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure (St. Bonaventure, NY) – Bonaventure, Bonnies *College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, Saint John's (MN) (Collegeville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, Collegeville, MN) - John the Baptist, Johnnies *St. Olaf College, St. Olaf (Northfield, MN) – Olaf II of Norway, Oles *Webb Institute, Webb (Glen Cove, NY) – William H. Webb, Webbies *Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Tecnológico Autónomo México (Mexico City) - Itamitas *Western Texas College, Western TX (Snyder, TX) – Westerners

Thomas Aquinas, Tommies

*University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), St. Thomas (MN) ( Saint Paul, MN) *St. Thomas University (Canada), St. Thomas (NB) (Fredericton)

Nickname based upon college tradition/figure

*University of Akron, Akron (Akron, OH) - Zips *Arkansas Tech University, Arkansas Tech (Russellville, AR) - Wonder Boys *University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, NC) - 49ers *Georgetown University, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) - Hoyas *James Madison University, James Madison (Harrisonburg, VA) – Dukes *Manhattan College, Manhattan (Riverdale, Bronx) - Jaspers *Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN) - Pomeroys *Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, TN) – Commodores *Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) - Hokies *Washburn University, Washburn (Topeka, KS) - Ichabods *Williams College, Williams (Williamstown, MA) - Ephs *University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg (Winnipeg) - Wesmen

Sabre, Sabers/Sabres

*Barber–Scotia College, Barber-Scotia (Concord, NC) - Mighty Sabres *Marian University (Wisconsin), Marian (WI) (Fond du Lac, WI)

Vehicles (larger category)

*Chesapeake College, Chesapeake (Wye Mills, MD) - Skipjack (boat), Skipjacks *Haverford College, Haverford (Ardmore, PA) - Ford Motor Company, Fords

Clippers

*Briercrest College and Seminary, Briercrest (Caronport, Saskatchewan) *University of Maine at Machias, Maine-Machias (Machias, ME) *South Puget Sound Community College, South Puget Sound CC (Olympia, WA) Express train, Express *Wells College, Wells (Aurora, Erie County, New York, Aurora, NY) *Owens Community College, Owens CC (Toledo, OH)

Jet aircraft, Jets

*Jackson College, Jackson (MI) (Jackson, MI) *San Diego Miramar College, Miramar (San Diego, CA) *Newman University, Wichita, Newman (KS) (Wichita, KS) *South Georgia Technical College, South GA Tech (Americus, GA)

Rockets

*Southern Arkansas University Tech, Southern AR Tech *University of Toledo, Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Nature/outer space

*Five Towns College, Five Towns (Dix Hills, NY) - Sound *University of the Fraser Valley, Fraser Valley ( Abbotsford, BC) - Cascade Range, Cascades *Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Rouyn-Noranda, QC) - Gaillards & Astrelles *California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach State (Long Beach, CA) - The Beach *Montana State University–Northern, MT State-Northern (Havre, MT) - Aurora, Northern Lights *University of New England (United States), New England (ME) (Biddeford, ME) - Nor'easters *College of the Rockies, Rockies (Cranbrook, BC) - Avalanche *Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock (Slippery Rock, PA) - The Rock *SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY) - Great Lakers

Comets

*Coconino Community College, Coconino CC (Flagstaff, AZ) *Contra Costa College, Contra Costa (San Pablo, CA) *Cottey College, Cottey (Nevada, MO) *Mayville State University, Mayville State (Mayville, ND) *Olivet College, Olivet (Olivet, MI) *Palomar College, Palomar (San Marcos, CA) *University of Texas at Dallas, UT Dallas (Richardson, TX)

Electricity (larger category)

*Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Cincinnati State Tech/CC (

) - Surge *Washington Adventist University, Washington Adventist (Takoma Park, MD) - Shock

Lightning

*Lehman College, Lehman (

) - Lightning *St. Mary's University (Calgary), St. Mary's (AB) (Calgary, AB)

Flames

*Alverno College, Alverno (Milwaukee) – Inferno *Bethesda University, Bethesda (Anaheim, CA) *Knox College (Illinois), Knox (IL) (Galesburg, IL) – Prairie Fire *Lee University, Lee (TN) (Cleveland, TN) *Liberty University, Liberty (Lynchburg, VA) *College of Saint Mary, Saint Mary (NE) (Omaha, NE) *Southeastern University (Florida), Southeastern (FL) (Lakeland, FL) – Fire *Steinbach Bible College, Steinbach Bible (Steinbach, MB) *UBC Okanagan (Kelowna) – Heat *University of Illinois Chicago, UIC (Chicago) *Welch College, Welch (Gallatin, TN)

Tropical cyclone, Hurricanes

*Georgia Southwestern State University, GA SW State (Americus, GA) *Heritage College (Gatineau), Heritage (Gatineau, QC) *Holland College, Holland (Charlottetown) *Lone Star College–North Harris, Lone Star-North Harris (Harris County, TX) *Louisburg College, Louisburg (Louisburg, NC) *University of Miami, Miami (Coral Gables, Florida, Coral Gables, FL) *University of Tulsa, Tulsa (Tulsa, OK) - Golden Hurricanes

Mounties

Note: "Mounties" can refer to either the Mountain, geographic feature or, in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Mount Allison's nickname may possibly come from either source; U.S. schools would use the geographic feature. *Mansfield University, Mansfield (Mansfield, PA) *Mount Allison University, Mount Allison (Sackville, NB) *Mount Aloysius Mounties, Mount Aloysius (Cresson, PA) *Mt. San Antonio College, Mt. San Antonio (Walnut, CA)

Plants (larger category)

*University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansas-Monticello (Monticello, AR) – Cotton, Cotton Blossoms (women's teams only) *Chaminade University of Honolulu, Chaminade (Honolulu) - Silversword alliance, Silverswords *Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), Concordia (Moorhead) (Moorhead, MN) - Maize, Cobbers *Copper Mountain College, Copper Mountain (Joshua Tree, CA) - Cactus, Fighting Cacti *Delta State University, Delta State (Cleveland, MS) – Fighting Okra *Indiana State University, IN State (Terre Haute, IN) – Platanus occidentalis, Sycamores *Ohio State University, OH State (Columbus, OH) – Aesculus glabra, Buckeyes *Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser (Burnaby, BC) – Maple leaf, Red Leafs *Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale CC (Scottsdale, AZ) – Fighting Artichokes *UNC School of the Arts (

) (no sports teams) – Fighting Pickled cucumber, Pickles

Mighty Oaks

*Goshen College, Goshen (Goshen, IN) *Oakland City University, Oakland City (Oakland City, IN) *State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY–ESF, (

Oaks

*Menlo College, Menlo (Menlo Park, CA) *Salem Community College, Salem CC (Carneys Point Township, NJ)

Stars

*Dominican University (Illinois), Dominican (IL) (River Forest, IL) *University of Illinois Springfield, Illinois-Springfield (Springfield, IL) - Prairie Stars *Lansing Community College, Lansing CC (Lansing, MI) *Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, OK) *South Arkansas Community College, South AR CC (El Dorado, AR) *Stephens College, Stephens (Columbia, MO)

Storm

*Arizona Christian University, AZ Christian (

) Firestorm *Chemeketa Community College, Chemeketa CC (

) *Crown College (Minnesota), Crown (St. Bonifacius, MN) *Davidson-Davie Community College, Davidson-Davie CC (Lexington, NC) *Eston College, Eston (Eston, Saskatchewan) *Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg Science/Tech (Harrisburg, PA) *Napa Valley College, Napa Valley (Napa, CA) *Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish (New Town, ND) *Simpson College, Simpson (IN) (Indianola, IA) *Southeast Community College, Southeast CC (multicampus) *Southeastern Oklahoma State University, SE OK State (Durant, OK) – Savage Storm *Southern Nazarene University, Southern Nazarene (Bethany, OK) – Crimson Storm *Southwestern Illinois College, SW IL (Belleville, IL) *Tidewater Community College, Tidewater CC (multicampus)

Red Storm

*St. John's University (New York City), St. John's (NY) (Jamaica, Queens) *University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande (Rio Grande, OH)

Suns

*Arkansas Tech University, AR Tech (Russellville, AR) - Golden Suns *Cedar Valley College, Cedar Valley (Lancaster, TX) *Sitting Bull College, Sitting Bull (Fort Yates, ND)

Thunder

*Algonquin College, Algonquin (Ottawa, ON) *Concordia University of Edmonton, Concordia Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) *Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Fond du Lac Tribal/CC (Cloquet, MN) *Lake Erie College, Lake Erie (Painesville, OH) *Lakehead University, Lakehead (Thunder Bay) *Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan Christian (Manhattan, KS) *Trine University, Trine (Angola, IN) *Wheaton College (Illinois), Wheaton (IL) (Wheaton, IL)

Tornadoes

*Brevard College, Brevard ( Brevard, NC) *Concordia University Texas, Concordia (TX) (

) *Geneva College, Geneva (Beaver Falls, PA) – Golden Tornadoes *King University, King (Bristol, TN) – Tornado *Talladega College, Talladega (Talladega, AL)

Cyclones

*Centenary University, Centenary (NJ) (Hackettstown, NJ) *Iowa State University, IA State (Ames, IA) *Moraine Valley Community College, Moraine Valley CC (Palos Hills, IL) *St. Cloud Technical and Community College, St. Cloud Tech/CC (St. Cloud, MN) *University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley, UW–Fox Valley (Menasha, WI)

Wind wave, Wave/Waves

*University of Alabama, Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) – Crimson Tide *Calumet College of St. Joseph, Calumet St. Joseph (Whiting, IN) - Crimson Wave *Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL State-Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL) – BlueWaves *Galveston College, Galveston (Galveston, TX) - Sea foam, Whitecaps *Kingsborough Community College, Kingsborough CC (

) – Wave *Ohio State University, Marion Campus, OH State–Marion (Marion, OH) – Scarlet Wave *Pepperdine University, Pepperdine (Malibu, CA) – Waves *Tulane University, Tulane (New Orleans) – Green Wave

People

*University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, Arkansas CC-Batesville (Batesville, AR) - River Bandits *ASA College, ASA (

) - Avengers *Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain (Blue Mountain, MS) - Toppers *Centenary College of Louisiana, Centenary LA (Shreveport, LA) - Gentlemen & Ladies *Clatsop Community College, Clatsop CC (Astoria, OR) - Banditry, Bandits *Columbia College (California), Columbia (CA) (Columbia, CA) - Land claim, Claim Jumpers *Columbia-Greene Community College, Columbia-Greene CC (Hudson, NY) - Twins *Cégep de Drummondville, Drummondville (Drummondville, QC) - Voltigeurs *Iowa Western Community College, IA Western CC (Council Bluffs, IA) - Border reivers, Reivers *Louisiana Tech University, LA Tech (Ruston, LA) (women's teams only) - Lady Techsters *LeMoyne-Owen College, LeMoyne-Owen (Memphis, TN) - Magic (illusion), Magicians *Loyola University Chicago, Loyola Chicago (Chicago) - Ramblers *University of Northwestern Ohio, NW OH (Lima, OH) - Racers *Oberlin College, Oberlin (Oberlin, OH) - Yeoman, Yeomen *Ohio University-Zanesville (Zanesville, OH) - Tracers *Pacific University, Pacific (OR) (Forest Grove, OR) - Boxing, Boxers *Pitt Community College, Pitt CC (Winterville, NC) - Bruisers *Université du Québec à Montréal, UQAM (

) - Citadins *St. Francis Xavier University, St. Francis Xavier (Antigonish, NS) - X-Men and X-Women *Sussex County Community College, Sussex County CC (Newton, NJ) - Skylanders

Academic occupations (larger category)

*Brandeis University, Brandeis (Waltham, MA) - Judges *Rowan University, Rowan (Glassboro, New Jersey, Glassboro, NJ) – Professor, Profs *Southern New Hampshire University, Southern NH (Manchester, NH) - Scribe, Penmen *Whittier College, Whittier (Whittier, CA) – Poets

Agricultural occupations (larger category)

*University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, OK Science/Arts (Chickasha, OK) - Droving, Drovers *Wichita State University, Wichita State (Wichita, KS) - Wichita State Shockers, Shockers

Agriculture, Aggies

*Cameron University, Cameron (Lawton, OK) *Delaware Valley College, Delaware Valley (Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, PA) *Doña Ana Community College, Doña Ana CC (Las Cruces, NM) *Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, NE Tech Agriculture (Curtis, NE) *New Mexico State University, New Mexico State (Las Cruces, NM) *North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina A&T (Greensboro, NC) *Oklahoma Panhandle State University, OK Panhandle State (Goodwell, OK) *Texas A&M University, Texas A&M (College Station, TX) *Texas A&M University-Galveston, Texas A&M-Galveston (Galveston, TX) – Sea Aggies *University of California, Davis, UC Davis (Davis, CA) *Utah State University, Utah State (Logan, UT)

Wrangler (profession), Wranglers

*Cisco College, Cisco (Cisco, TX) *Flint Hills Technical College, Flint Hills Tech (Emporia, KS) *Odessa College, Odessa (Odessa, TX)

Belles

*Bennett College, Bennett (Greensboro, NC) *Saint Mary's College (Indiana), St. Mary's (IN) (Notre Dame, IN)

Cowboys (larger category)

*Connors State College, Connors State (Warner, OK) *Garden City Community College, Garden City CC (Garden City, KS) – Broncbusters *Hardin–Simmons University, Hardin-Simmons (Abilene, TX) *McNeese State University, McNeese (Lake Charles, LA) *New Mexico Highlands University, NM Highlands (Las Vegas, New Mexico) *Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, OK State-Stillwater (Stillwater, OK) *University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón, Puerto Rico-Bayamón (Bayamón, Puerto Rico) *Southern Arkansas University, Southern AR (Magnolia, AR) – Muleriders *Southwest Texas Junior College, SW TX Junior (Uvalde, TX) *University of Wyoming, Wyoming (Laramie, WY)

Gauchos

*University of California, Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) *Glendale Community College (Arizona), Glendale CC (AZ) (Glendale, AZ) *Saddleback College, Saddleback (Mission Viejo, CA)

Rough Riders/Roughriders

*Crowder College, Crowder (Neosho, MO) *Luna Community College, Luna CC (Las Vegas, NM) *Yavapai College, Yavapai (Prescott, AZ)

Cattle raiding, Rustlers

*Central Wyoming College, Central WY (Riverton, WY) *Golden West College, Golden West (Huntington Beach, CA) *Lakeland College (Alberta), Lakeland (AB) (Lloydminster, AB)

Vaqueros

*Central Arizona College, Central AZ (Coolidge, AZ) *Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara City (Santa Barbara, CA) *University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, UTRGV (Lower Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Valley, Texas) *Glendale Community College (California), Glendale CC (CA) (Glendale, CA)

Engineers

*Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT (Cambridge, MA) *Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Poly (

) *Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, Rose-Hulman (Terre Haute, IN) – Fightin' Engineers *Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Poly (Worcester, MA)

Exploration (larger category)

*Goodwin University, Goodwin (East Hartford, CT) - Navigators *La Salle University, La Salle (Philadelphia) - Exploration, Explorers

Conquistadors

*Dodge City Community College, Dodge City CC (Dodge City, KS) *Pasco–Hernando Community College, Pasco-Hernando CC (New Port Richey, FL) *Florida National University, FL National (Hialeah, FL)

Voyageurs

*Laurentian University, Laurentian (Greater Sudbury) *Rainy River Community College, Rainy River CC (International Falls, MN)

Foresters

*Huntington University (United States), Huntington (Huntington, IN) *Lake Forest College, Lake Forest (Lake Forest, IL)

Hilltoppers

*St. Edward's University, St. Edward's (

) *West Liberty University, West Liberty (West Liberty, WV) *Western Kentucky University, Western Kentucky (Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bowling Green)

Knights (standalone category - large quantity)

*Academy of Art University, Academy of Art (

) - Urban Knights *Aiken Technical College, Aiken Tech (Graniteville, SC) *Arcadia University, Arcadia (Glenside, PA) *Bellarmine University, Bellarmine (Louisville, KY) *Berkeley College, Berkeley (

) *Calvin College, Calvin (Grand Rapids) *Carleton College, Carleton (MN) (Northfield, MN) *Community College of Baltimore County, CC Baltimore County-Essex (Essex, MD) *Central Penn College, Central Penn (Summerdale, PA) *Columbia Southern University, Columbia Southern (Orange Beach, AL) *Community College of Rhode Island, CC RI (multicampus) *Crossroads College, Crossroads (Rochester, MN) *Danville Community College, Danville CC (Danville, VA) *Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fairleigh Dickinson (Teaneck, NJ) *Halifax Community College, Halifax CC (Weldon, NC) *Kentucky Christian University, KY Christian (Grayson, KY) *Louisiana Delta Community College, LA Delta CC (Monroe, LA) *Lanier Technical College, Lanier Tech (Gainesville, GA) *Lynn University, Lynn (Boca Raton, FL) - Fighting Knights *Marian University (Indiana), Marian (IN) (Indianapolis) *Martin Luther College, Martin Luther (New Ulm, MN) *Middle Georgia State College, Middle GA State (

) *Mount Saint Mary College, Mount Saint Mary (Newburgh, NY) *Neumann University, Neumann (Aston, PA) *New Jersey City University, New Jersey City (Jersey City, NJ) - Gothic Knights *Niagara College, Niagara (ON) (multicampus) *North Platte CC (part of Mid-Plains Community College) (North Platte, NE) *Northern Essex Community College, Northern Essex CC (Haverhill, MA & Lawrence, MA) *Northwood University, Northwood (Cedar Hill, TX) *Queens College, Queens (Queens) *Rutgers University, Rutgers (New Brunswick, NJ) - Scarlet Knights *San Diego City College, San Diego City (San Diego, CA) *Shasta College, Shasta (Redding, CA) *Southern University at New Orleans, Southern-New Orleans (New Orleans) *Southern Virginia University, Southern VA (Buena Vista, VA) *Southwestern Adventist University, SW Adventist (Keene, TX) *St. Andrews University (North Carolina), St. Andrews (Laurinburg, NC) *Collège Stanislas (Quebec), Stanislas (Quebec City) *Surry Community College, Surry CC (Dobson, NC) *University of Central Florida, UCF (Orlando, FL) *United States Military Academy, U.S. Military Academy [Army] (West Point, NY) - Black Knights *Warner Pacific University, Warner Pacific (Portland, OR) *Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee Valley (Wenatchee, WA) *Wartburg College, Wartburg (Waverly, IA)

Blue Knights

*Dakota County Technical College, Dakota County Tech (Rosemount, MN) *Olney Central College, Olney Central (Olney, IL) *State University of New York at Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo (Geneseo, NY)

Golden Knights

*Clarkson University, Clarkson ( Potsdam, NY) *Gannon University, Gannon (Erie, PA) *College of Saint Rose, Saint Rose (

) *West Georgia Technical College, West GA Tech (Waco, GA)

Green Knights

*St. Norbert College, St. Norbert (De Pere, WI) *Vermont Technical College, VT Tech (Randolph Center, Vermont)

Purple Knights

*University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT) *Saint Michael's College, Saint Michael's (Colchester, VT)

Banditry, Marauders

*Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA) *Central State University, Central State (Wilberforce, OH) *Macaulay Honors College, Macaulay (

) *McMaster University, McMaster (Hamilton, ON) *Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville (Millersville, PA) *University of Mary, Mary (Bismarck, ND) *University of Wisconsin–Marshfield/Wood County, UW–Marshfield/Wood County (Marshfield, WI)

Maritime (larger category)

*California Maritime Academy, Cal State Maritime (Vallejo, CA) – Keelhauling, Keelhaulers *Christopher Newport University, Christopher Newport (Newport News, VA) – Sea captain, Captains *Erskine College, Erskine (Due West, SC) – Flying Fleet *Rhode Island College, RI College (

) – Anchormen *Rollins College, Rollins (Winter Park, FL) – Tars *St. Clair County Community College, St. Clair County CC (Port Huron, Michigan) – Sea captain, Skippers *The Apprentice School (Newport News, VA) - Builders *United States Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD) – Midshipman, Midshipmen *Washington College, Washington (MD) (Chestertown, MD) – Shoremen

Buccaneers

*Atlantic Cape Community College, Atlantic Cape CC (multicampus) *Barry University, Barry (Miami Shores, FL) *Beloit College, Beloit (Beloit, WI) *Blinn College, Blinn (Brenham, TX) *Charleston Southern University, Charleston Southern (Charleston, SC) *Christian Brothers University, Christian Brothers (Memphis, TN) *Dawson Community College, Dawson CC (Glendive, MT) *East Tennessee State University, East TN State (Johnson City, TN) *Florida SouthWestern State College, FL SW State (multicampus) *Massachusetts Bay Community College, MA Bay CC (multicampus) *Massachusetts Maritime Academy, MA Maritime (Buzzards Bay, MA) *Park University, Park Gilbert (Gilbert, AZ) *Shelton State Community College, Shelton State CC (Tuscaloosa, AL) *University of the Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands (Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix & Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) *University of Wisconsin–Marinette, UW–Marinette (Marinette, WI)

Commodore (rank), Commodores

*Capital Community College, Capital CC (Hartford, CT) *Gulf Coast State College, Gulf Coast State (Panama City, FL) *Lorain County Community College, Lorain County CC (Elyria, OH)

Privateer, Corsairs

*Asnuntuck Community College, Asnuntuck CC (Enfield, CT) *College of the Redwoods, Redwoods (Eureka, CA) *Santa Monica College, Santa Monica (Santa Monica, CA) *University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, UMass–Dartmouth (Dartmouth, MA)

Lakers

*Clayton State University, Clayton State (Morrow, GA) *Finger Lakes Community College, Finger Lakes CC (Canandaigua, NY) *Garrett College, Garrett (McHenry, MD) *Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley State (Allendale, MI) *Iowa Lakes Community College, IA Lakes CC (Estherville, IA) *Lake Land College, Lake Land (Mattoon, IL) *Lakeland Community College, Lakeland CC (Kirtland, OH) *Lake Superior State University, Lake Superior State (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) *Mercyhurst University, Mercyhurst (Erie, PA) *Mid Michigan Community College, Mid MI CC (Harrison, MI & Mount Pleasant, MI) *Nipissing University, Nipissing (North Bay, ON) *Roosevelt University, Roosevelt (Chicago) *Southwestern Oregon Community College, SW OR CC (Coos Bay, OR) *SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)

Sailor, Mariners

*College of Coastal Georgia, Coastal GA (Brunswick, GA) *College of Marin, Marin (Kentfield, CA & Novato, CA) *Maine Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime (Castine, ME) *United States Merchant Marine Academy, Merchant Marine (Kings Point, NY) *Mitchell College, Mitchell (

) *Vancouver Island University, Vancouver Island (Nanaimo, BC)

Piracy, Pirates

*Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Chattahoochee Valley CC (Phenix City, AL) *East Carolina University, East Carolina (Greenville, NC) *Armstrong State University, GA State-Armstrong (Savannah, GA) *Hampton University, Hampton (

) *Independence Community College, Independence CC (Independence, KS) *Modesto Junior College, Modesto Junior (Modesto, CA) *North Central Missouri College, North Central MO (Trenton, MO) *Orange Coast College, Orange Coast (Costa Mesa, CA) *Palo Verde College, Palo Verde (Blythe, CA) *Park University, Park (MO) (Parkville, MO) *Peninsula College, Peninsula (Port Angeles, WA) *Pensacola State College, Pensacola State (Pensacola, FL) *Porterville College, Porterville (Porterville, CA) *Seton Hall University, Seton Hall (South Orange, NJ) *Southwestern University, Southwestern (TX) (Georgetown, TX) *Ventura College, Ventura (Ventura, CA) *Whitworth College, Whitworth (Spokane, WA)

Privateers

*University of New Orleans, New Orleans (New Orleans) *State University of New York Maritime College, SUNY Maritime (Throggs Neck)

Matadors

* Arizona Western College, AZ Western (Yuma, AZ) *California State University, Northridge, Cal State Northridge (Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge, CA) *University of San Diego, San Diego (San Diego, San Diego, CA) - Toreros *Valencia College, Valencia (Orlando, FL)

Military (larger category)

*Alderson Broaddus University, Alderson Broaddus (Philippi, WV) – Battlers *Ave Maria University, Ave Maria (Ave Maria, FL) – United States Marine Corps, Gyrenes *Gettysburg College, Gettysburg (Gettysburg, PA) - Bullets *Hamilton College (New York), Hamilton (NY) (Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, NY) - Continental Army, Continentals *Ithaca College, Ithaca (Ithaca, NY) - Bombers *Indiana University Southeast, IU Southeast (New Albany, IN) – Grenadiers *Manhattanville College, Manhattanville (Purchase, NY) – Valiants *Millsaps College, Millsaps (Jackson, MS) - Majors *Université de Montréal, Montréal (

) – Carabins *University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass (Amherst, MA) – Minutemen and Minutewomen *Ursuline College, Ursuline (Pepper Pike, OH) - Arrows *Virginia Military Institute, VMI (Lexington, VA) – Keydets *Xavier University, Xavier (OH) (

) – Musketeers *Western Illinois University, Western Illinois (Macomb, Illinois, Macomb) - United States Marine Corps, Leathernecks

Archers

*Moody Bible Institute, Moody Bible (Chicago) *St. Louis Community College, St. Louis CC (Kirkwood, MO)

Cadets

*Norwich University, Norwich (Northfield, VT) *Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Valley Forge Military (Wayne, PA)

Cannoneers

*Jefferson Community College (New York), Jefferson CC (NY) (Watertown, NY) *Pratt Institute, Pratt (

)

Cavaliers

*Aquinas College (Tennessee), Aquinas (TN) (Nashville) *Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, Bois-de-Boulogne (

) *Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier Parish CC (Bossier City, LA) *Cabrini College, Cabrini (Radnor, PA) *Kankakee Community College, Kankakee CC (Kankakee, IL) *Johnson County Community College, Johnson County CC (Overland Park, KS) *Montreat College, Montreat (Montreat, NC) *University of Virginia, Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) *University of Virginia's College at Wise, UVA Wise (Wise, VA) *Walsh University, Walsh (Canton, OH) *Western Technical College, Western Tech (La Crosse, WI)

Horses in warfare, Chargers

*University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama–Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) *Briar Cliff College, Briar Cliff (Sioux City, IA) *Camosun College, Camosun (Saanich, BC) *Capitol College, Capitol (Laurel, MD) *Carl Sandburg College, Carl Sandburg (Galesburg, IL) *Colby-Sawyer College, Colby-Sawyer (New London, NH) *Columbia State Community College, Columbia State CC (Columbia, TN) *Crandall University, Crandall (Moncton) *Cypress College, Cypress (Cypress, CA) *Dominican University New York, Dominican (NY) (Orangeburg, NY) *Edison State Community College, Edison State CC (Piqua, OH) *Georgia Highlands College, GA Highlands (multicampus) *Hillsdale College, Hillsdale (Hillsdale, MI) *Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster Bible (Lancaster, PA) *University of New Haven, New Haven (West Haven, CT) *Atlanta Christian College, Point (Atlanta) *Southeastern Baptist College, SE Baptist (Laurel, MS) *University of Wisconsin–Barron County, UW–Barron County (Rice Lake, WI)

Colonels

*Centre College, Centre (Danville, KY) *Curry College, Curry (Milton, MA) *Eastern Kentucky University, Eastern Kentucky (Richmond, KY) *Nicholls State Colonels, Nicholls (Thibodaux, LA) *Wilkes University, Wilkes (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

Continental Army, Colonials

*George Washington University, George Washington (Washington, D.C.) *Robert Morris University, Robert Morris (Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Moon Township, PA) *Southampton College, Southampton (Southampton (town), New York, Southampton, NY) *Western Connecticut State University, Western CT State (Danbury, CT)

Conquerors

* Carolina (

) *Association Free Lutheran Bible School and Seminary, Free Lutheran (Plymouth, MN)

Defenders

*Clarks Summit University, Clarks Summit (Clarks Summit, PA) *Dordt College, Dordt (Sioux Center, IA)

General officer, Generals

*Louisiana State University of Alexandria, LSU–Alexandria (Alexandria, LA) *Sheridan College (Wyoming), Sheridan (WY) (Sheridan, WY) *Herkimer County Community College, SUNY Herkimer (Herkimer, NY) *Sullivan County Community College, SUNY Sullivan (Loch Sheldrake, NY) *Washington and Lee University, Washington & Lee (Lexington, VA)

Lancers

*California Baptist University, CA Baptist (Riverside, CA) *Eastern Wyoming College, Eastern WY (Torrington, WY) *Grace College & Seminary, Grace (Winona Lake, IN) *College of Lake County, Lake County (Grayslake, IL) *Lenoir Community College, Lenoir CC (Kinston, NC) *Longwood University, Longwood (Farmville, VA) *Loyalist College, Loyalist (Belleville, ON) *Mount Marty College, Mount Marty (Yankton, SD) *University of South Carolina-Lancaster, South Carolina-Lancaster (Lancaster, SC) *University of Windsor, Windsor (Windsor, ON) *Worcester State College, Worcester State (Worcester, MA) *Pasadena City College, Pasadena City (Pasadena, CA)

Paladins

*Furman University, Furman (

) *Royal Military College of Canada, Royal Military Canada (Kingston, ON)

Sentinels

*North Florida Community College, North FL CC (Madison, FL) *Patrick Henry College, Patrick Henry (Purcellville, VA)

Vanguards

*Arkansas State University-Beebe, AR State-Beebe (Beebe, AR) *Vance–Granville Community College, Vance-Granville CC (Henderson, NC)

Miners (larger category)

*University of Findlay, Findlay (Findlay, OH) - Oilers *New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New Mexico Mines (Socorro, New Mexico, Socorro) *Missouri University of Science and Technology, Missouri S&T (Rolla, MO) *South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota Mines (Rapid City, SD) - Hardrockers *University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP (El Paso, TX) *Yuba College, Yuba (Marysville, CA) - 49ers *Orediggers **Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Mines (Golden, CO) **Montana Technological University, Montana Tech (Butte, MT)

Mountaineering, Mountaineers

*Appalachian State University, Appalachian State (Boone, NC) *Berea College, Berea (Berea, KY) *Eastern Oklahoma State College, Eastern OK State (Wilburton, OK) *Eastern Oregon University, Eastern Oregon (La Grande, OR) *Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Mansfield (Mansfield, PA) *Mohawk College, Mohawk (Hamilton, ON) *Mount St. Mary's University, Mount St. Mary's (MD) (Emmitsburg, MD) *Schreiner University, Schreiner (Kerrville, TX) *West Virginia University, West Virginia (Morgantown, WV) *Western Colorado University, Western Colorado (Gunnison, CO)

Mysticism, Mystics

*Bismarck State College, Bismarck State (Bismarck, ND) *Mount Saint Vincent University, Mount Saint Vincent (NS) (Halifax, NS)

Native American mascot controversy, Nickname based upon Indigenous peoples

*Central Michigan University, Central MI (Mount Pleasant, MI) – Ojibwe, Chippewas *Florida State University, FL State (Tallahassee, FL) – Seminole Tribe of Florida, Seminoles *Haskell Indian Nations University, Haskell Indian Nations (Lawrence, KS) - Fighting Indians *University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Illinois (Champaign, IL) – Fighting Illini (Illinois Confederation) *Mississippi College (Clinton, MS) – Choctaws *Oglala Lakota College, Oglala Lakota (Kyle, SD) - Bravehearts *Ana G. Méndez University, Mendez (Gurabo, Puerto Rico) - Taíno, Tainos *Southwestern College (Kansas), Southwestern (KS) (Winfield, KS) – Mound Builders, Moundbuilders *University of Utah, Utah (

) – Ute people, Utes *Turtle Mountain Community College, Turtle Mountain CC (Belcourt, ND) - Mighty Mickinocks *Williston State College, Williston State (Williston, ND) – Lakota people, Tetons *College of William & Mary, William & Mary (

) - Tribe

Apaches

*Cochise College, Cochise (Douglas, AZ) *Tyler Junior College, Tyler Junior (Tyler, TX)

Aztecs

*Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Américas Puebla (San Andrés Cholula) *Pima Community College, Pima CC (Tucson, AZ) *San Diego State University, San Diego State (San Diego, San Diego, CA)

Plains Indian warfare, Braves

*Alcorn State University, Alcorn State (Lorman, MS) *Black Hawk College, Black Hawk (Kewanee, IL & Moline, IL)) *Bradley University, Bradley (Peoria, IL) *Chowan University, Chowan (Murfreesboro, NC) *Goldey-Beacom College, Goldey-Beacom (Wilmington, DE) *Husson College, Husson (Bangor, ME) *Ottawa University, Ottawa (AZ/KS) (multicampus) *University of North Carolina at Pembroke, UNC Pembroke (Pembroke, NC)

Chiefs

*American Samoa Community College, American Samoa CC (Mapusaga, American Samoa) *Faulkner State Community College, Faulkner State CC (Gulf Shores, AL) - Sun Chiefs *Waubonsee Community College, Waubonsee CC (Sugar Grove, IL)

Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indians

*Catawba College, Catawba (

) *Chipola College, Chipola (Marianna, FL) *Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez (Ciudad Juárez) *Itawamba Community College, Itawamba CC (Fulton, MS) *McCook CC (part of Mid-Plains Community College) (McCook, NE) *University of South Carolina Salkehatchie, South Carolina-Salkehatchie (Allendale, SC)

Nickname based on cultures/peoples (not Indigenous American)

*Collège d'Alma, Alma (Alma, QC) - Saint John, New Brunswick, Jeannois *Atlantis University, Atlantis (

) - Atlantis, Atlanteans *Brigham Young University–Hawaii, BYU-Hawaii (Laie, HI) (no athletics) - Seasiders *Compton College, Compton (Compton, CA) – Tatars, Tartars *El Paso Community College, El Paso CC (El Paso, TX) - Tejanos, Tejanos & Tejanas *University of Idaho, Idaho (Moscow, ID) – Vandals *University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana (Lafayette, LA) - Ragin' Cajuns *Collège Montmorency, Montmorency (Laval, QC) - Nomad, Nomades *Mount St. Mary's College, Mount St. Mary's (CA) (

) – Athens, Athenians *New England College, New England (NH) (Henniker, NH) - Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrims

Netherlands, Dutch/Dutchmen

*Central College (Iowa), Central (IA) (Pella, IA) – Dutch *Hope College, Hope (Holland, MI) – Flying Dutchmen *Lebanon Valley College, Lebanon Valley (Annville, PA) – Flying Dutchmen *Union College, Union (NY) (Schenectady, NY) – Dutchmen

Fighting Scottish people, Scots

*Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro (Edinboro, PA) *Gordon College (Massachusetts), Gordon (MA) (Wenham, MA) *McHenry County College, McHenry County (Crystal Lake, IL) *Monmouth College, Monmouth (IL) (Monmouth, IL) *The College of Wooster, Wooster (Wooster, OH)

Gaels

*Iona College (New York), Iona (New Rochelle, NY) *Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's (Kingston, ON) – Golden Gaels *Saint Mary's College of California, Saint Mary's (CA) (Moraga, CA)

Gaels, Highlanders

*Cairn University, Cairn (Langhorne, PA) *Gordon State College, Gordon State (Barnesville, GA) *Houghton College, Houghton (Houghton, NY) *McLennan Community College, McLennan CC (

) *New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT (Newark, NJ) *Radford University, Radford (Radford, VA) *University of California, Riverside, UC Riverside (Riverside, CA)

Islanders

*John Abbott College, John Abbott (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC) *Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, TX A&M-Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)

Norsemen, Norse

*Bay de Noc Community College, Bay de Noc CC (Escanaba, MI) *Collège Lionel-Groulx, Lionel-Groulx (Sainte-Thérèse, QC) - Nordiques *Luther College (Iowa), Luther (Decorah, IA) *Mesabi Range College, Mesabi Range (Virginia, MN & Eveleth, MN *North Hennepin Community College, North Hennepin CC (Brooklyn Park, MN) - Norsemen *Northern Kentucky University, Northern Kentucky (Highland Heights, Kentucky, Highland Heights) *Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, NE OK A&M (Miami, OK)

Quakers

*Earlham College, Earlham (Richmond, IN) *Guilford College, Guilford (Greensboro, NC) *University of Pennsylvania, Penn (Philadelphia) *Wilmington College (Ohio), Wilmington (OH) (Wilmington, OH)

U.S. state nicknames

*Central Piedmont Community College, Central Piedmont CC (Charlotte, NC) - Meck Dec'ers *University of Iowa, Iowa (Iowa City, IA) - Hawkeyes *Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana (Bloomington, IN) – Hoosiers *University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) - Cornhuskers *University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) - Tar Heels *University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma (Norman, OK) - Sooners

Scottish people, Scots

*Alma College, Alma (Alma, MI) *Covenant College, Covenant (Lookout Mountain, GA) *Lyon College, Lyon (Batesville, AR) (men's teams only) *Macalester College, Macalester ( Saint Paul, MN) *Maryville College, Maryville (TN) (Maryville, TN) *Presbyterian College, Presbyterian (Clinton, SC)

Texas, Texans

*South Plains College, South Plains (Levelland, TX) *Tarleton State University, Tarleton (Stephenville, TX)

Tennessee#Nickname, Volunteers

*John A. Logan College, Logan (IL) (Carterville, IL) *University of Tennessee, Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Western European groups

*Albion College, Albion (Albion, MI) – British people, Britons *Alfred University, Alfred (Alfred (town), New York, Alfred, NY) – Saxons *Bethany College (Kansas), Bethany (KS) (Lindsborg, KS) – Terrible Swedes *Carlow University, Carlow (Pittsburgh) – Celts, Celtics *University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) – Fighting Irish people, Irish *University of St. Thomas (Houston), St. Thomas (TX) (

) – Celts

Vikings

*Augustana College (Illinois), Augustana (IL) (Rock Island, IL) *Augustana University, Augustana (SD) (Sioux Falls, SD) *Barstow Community College, Barstow CC (Barstow, CA) *Bethany Lutheran College, Bethany Lutheran (Mankato, MN) *Berry College, Berry (Mount Berry, GA) *Big Bend Community College, Big Bend CC (Moses Lake, WA) *Brigham Young University-Idaho, BYU–Idaho (Rexburg, Idaho, Rexburg) *Carl Albert State College, Carl Albert State (Poteau, OK) *Cleveland State University, Cleveland State (Cleveland) *Del Mar College, Del Mar (Corpus Christi, TX) *Diablo Valley College, Diablo Valley (Pleasant Hill, CA) *Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City State (Elizabeth City, NC) *Glen Oaks Community College, Glen Oaks CC (Centreville, MI) *Grand View University, Grand View (Des Moines) *Grayson College, Grayson (Denison, TX) *Hudson Valley Community College, Hudson Valley CC (

) *Itasca Community College, Itasca CC (Grand Rapids, MN) *Jefferson College (Missouri), Jefferson (MO) (Hillsboro, MO) *Lawrence University, Lawrence (Appleton, WI) *Long Beach City College, Long Beach City (Long Beach, CA) *Collège de Maisonneuve, Maisonneuve (

) *Mercer County Community College, Mercer County CC (Trenton, NJ & West Windsor, NJ) *Missouri Valley College, MO Valley (Marshall, MO) *North Park University, North Park (Chicago) *Northwest–Shoals Community College, Northwest-Shoals CC (Phil Campbell, AL) *Ocean County College, Ocean County (Toms River, NJ) *Portland State University, Portland State (Portland, OR) *Salem State University, Salem State (Salem, MA) *Sampson Community College, Sampson CC (Clinton, NC) *St. Johns River State College, St. Johns River State (Palatka, FL) *St. Lawrence College, Ontario, St. Lawrence (Kingston, ON) *University of Alberta Augustana Campus, UAlberta Augustana (Camrose, Alberta) *Valley City State University, Valley City State (Valley City, ND) *University of Victoria, Victoria (Victoria, BC) – Vikes *Villa Maria College, Villa Maria (

) *Westchester Community College, Westchester CC (Valhalla, NY) *West Valley College, West Valley (Saratoga, CA) *Western Washington University, Western WA (Bellingham, WA)

Horse racing, Pacers

*Marywood University, Marywood (Scranton, PA) *Piedmont Community College, Piedmont CC (Roxboro, NC) *University of South Carolina Aiken, USC Aiken (Aiken, SC) *William Peace University, William Peace (

)

Pilots

*Arkansas State University-Newport, AR State-Newport (Newport, AR) - Aviators *Bethel University (Indiana), Bethel (IN) (Mishawaka, IN) *Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LSU-Shreveport (Shreveport, LA) *University of Portland, Portland (Portland, OR) *Providence University College and Theological Seminary, Providence Seminary (Otterburne, MB) *Prairie College, Prairie (Three Hills, AB)

Flyers

*University of Dayton, Dayton (Dayton, OH) *Lewis University, Lewis (Romeoville, IL) *Sandhills Community College, Sandhills CC (Pinehurst, NC)

American pioneer, Pioneers

*Alfred State College, Alfred State (Alfred (town), New York, Alfred, NY) *University of Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA) *Butler County Community College, Butler County CC (Butler, PA) *California State University, East Bay, Cal State East Bay (Hayward, CA) *Carroll University, Carroll (WI) (Waukesha, WI) *Crowley's Ridge College, Crowley's Ridge (Paragould, AR) *Delta College (Michigan), Delta (MI) (University Center, MI) *University of Denver, Denver (Denver) *Glenville State College, Glenville State (Glenville, WV) *Grinnell College, Grinnell (Grinnell, IA) *Indian River State College, Indian River State (Fort Pierce, FL) *Lewis & Clark College, Lewis & Clark (Portland, OR) *Malone University, Malone (Canton, OH) *Marietta College, Marietta (Marietta, OH) *MidAmerica Nazarene University, MidAmerica Nazarene (Olathe, KS) *Miles Community College, Miles CC (Miles City, MT) *North Arkansas College, North AR (Harrison, AR) *Northland Community and Technical College, Northland CC/Tech (Thief River Falls, MN & East Grand Forks, MN) *Pacific Union College, Pacific Union (Angwin, CA) *Point Park University, Point Park (Pittsburgh) *Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Pontifical Catholic-Mayagüez (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) *Prairie State College, Prairie State (Chicago Heights, IL) *Sacred Heart University, Sacred Heart (Fairfield, CT) *Smith College, Smith (Northampton, MA) *Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg Methodist (Spartanburg, SC) *Texas Woman's University, Texas Woman's (Denton, TX) *Transylvania University, Transylvania (Lexington, KY) *Tusculum University, Tusculum (Greeneville, TN) *Utica College, Utica (Utica, NY) *Volunteer State Community College, Volunteer State CC (Gallatin, TN) *Wayland Baptist (Plainview, TX) *Western Oklahoma State College, Western OK State (Altus, OK) *Western Piedmont Community College, Western Piedmont CC (Morganton, NC) *Wharton County Junior College, Wharton County Junior (Wharton, TX) *William Paterson University, William Paterson (Wayne, NJ) *University of Wisconsin–Platteville, UW-Platteville (Platteville, WI)

Plainsmen

*Frank Phillips College, Frank Phillips (Borger, TX) *Northeastern Junior College, Northeastern Junior (Sterling, CO)

Pied Piper of Hamelin, Pipers

*Hamline University, Hamline ( Saint Paul, MN) *Lyon College, Lyon (Batesville, AR) (women's teams only)

Political movements (larger category)

*Antioch College, Antioch (Yellow Springs, OH) – Radicals *Providence Christian College, Providence Christian (Pasadena, CA) - Sea Beggars *Yeshiva University, Yeshiva (

) - Maccabees & Lady Macs

Patriotism, Patriots

*Arlington Baptist College, Arlington Baptist (Arlington, TX) *Baptist Bible College (Missouri), Baptist Bible (MO) (

) *College of Central Florida, College of Central FL (Ocala, FL) *University of the Cumberlands, Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) *Dallas Baptist University, Dallas Baptist (Dallas) *Francis Marion University, Francis Marion (Florence, SC) *George Mason University, George Mason (Fairfax, VA) *Isothermal Community College, Isothermal CC (Spindale, NC) *Northwest–Shoals Community College, Northwest-Shoals CC (Muscle Shoals, AL) *Patrick & Henry Community College, Patrick & Henry CC (Martinsville, VA) *South Piedmont Community College, South Piedmont CC (multicampus) *Southeastern Technical College, Southeastern Tech (Vidalia, GA) *Southern State Community College, Southern State CC (Hillsboro, OH) *University of Texas at Tyler, UT Tyler (Tyler, TX) *University of Valley Forge, Valley Forge (Phoenixville, PA) *Wallace Community College Selma, Wallace Selma CC (Selma, AL)

Patriote movement, Patriotes

*Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec-Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières) *Cégep de Saint-Laurent, Saint-Laurent (

)

Rebels

*Hill College, Hill (Hillsboro, TX) *Lee College, Lee (TX) (Baytown, TX) *University of Mississippi, Mississippi [Ole Miss] (Oxford, MS) *Red River College Polytechnic, Red River Poly (Winnipeg) *Cégep de Sorel-Tracy, Sorel-Tracy (Sorel-Tracy, QC) - Rebelles *University of Nevada, Las Vegas, UNLV (Paradise, Nevada)

Turncoat, Renegades

*Bakersfield College, Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) *Columbia College Chicago, Columbia Chicago (Chicago) *Ohlone College, Ohlone (Fremont, CA & Newark, CA)

Political/royal occupations (larger category)

*California Lutheran University, Cal Lutheran (Thousand Oaks, CA) - Kingsmen and Regals *Durham College, Durham (Oshawa, ON) - Lords *Franklin & Marshall (Lancaster, PA) – Diplomats *Heidelberg University (Ohio), Heidelberg (Tiffin, OH) - Student Princes *Monroe Community College, Monroe CC (Rochester, NY) - Tribunes *Rockford University, Rockford (Rockford, IL) - Regents *Washington & Jefferson College, Washington & Jefferson (Washington, PA) – President (government title), Presidents

Ambassadors

*Oakwood University, Oakwood (Huntsville, AL) *Ozark Christian College, Ozark Christian (Joplin, MO)

Barons

*Brewton-Parker College, Brewton–Parker (Mount Vernon, GA) *Corning Community College, Corning CC (Corning, NY) - Red Barons *Franciscan University of Steubenville, Franciscan ( Steubenville, OH) *Ohio State University, Lima Campus, OH State–Lima (Lima, OH) *James A. Rhodes State College, Rhodes State (Lima, OH) *Rowan College at Burlington County, Rowan-Burlington County (Mount Laurel, NJ) *Séminaire de Sherbrooke, Séminaire (Sherbrooke, QC)

Don (honorific), Dons

*University of San Francisco, San Francisco (

) *Santa Ana College, Santa Ana (Santa Ana, CA)

Dukes

*Duquesne University, Duquesne (Pittsburgh) *Rowan College of South Jersey, Rowan-Cumberland (Vineland, NJ)

Governors

*Austin Peay State University, Austin Peay (Clarksville, TN) *Wallace Community College, Wallace CC (Dothan, AL)

Monarchs

*King's College (Pennsylvania), King's (PA) (Wilkes-Barre, PA) *Los Angeles Valley College, L.A. Valley (Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California) *Macomb Community College, Macomb CC (Warren, MI) *Methodist University, Methodist (Fayetteville, NC) *Old Dominion University, Old Dominion (Norfolk, VA)

Royal family, Royals

*Bethel University (Minnesota), Bethel (MN) (Arden Hills, MN) *Douglas College, Douglas (New Westminster, BC) *Eastern Mennonite University, Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, VA) *Ecclesia College, Ecclesia (Springdale, AR) *Hope International University, Hope International (Fullerton, CA) *Johnson University Florida, Johnson (FL) (Kissimmee, FL) *Lake Region State College, Lake Region State (Devils Lake, ND) *Nipawin Bible College, Nipawin Bible (Nipawin, SK) *Queens University of Charlotte, Queens Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) *Redeemer University, Redeemer (Hamilton, ON) *Regent University, Regent (Virginia Beach, VA) *University of Scranton, Scranton (Scranton, PA) *Warner University, Warner (Lake Wales, FL)

Senators

*Davis and Elkins College, Davis & Elkins (Elkins, WV) *Ulster County Community College, SUNY Ulster (Stone Ridge, NY) *Walters State Community College, Walters State CC (Morristown, TN)

Politician, Statesmen

*Delta State University, Delta State (Cleveland, MS) *Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Hobart (Geneva, NY) *Kennedy–King College, Kennedy-King (Chicago) *Lincoln Trail College, Lincoln Trail (Robinson, IL) *William Penn University, William Penn (Oskaloosa, IA)

Raiders

*Central Community College, Central CC (multicampus) *Central Lakes College, Central Lakes (Brainerd, MN) *Colgate University, Colgate (Hamilton (village), New York, Hamilton, NY) *Franklin University, Franklin (OH) (Columbus, OH) *Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Fulton-Montgomery CC (Johnstown, NY) *Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids CC (Grand Rapids *Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee Engineering (Milwaukee) *Moorpark College, Moorpark (Moorpark, CA) *University of Mount Union, Mount Union (Alliance, OH) - Purple Raiders *Northwest Florida State College, NW FL State (Niceville, FL) *Oakland Community College, Oakland CC (Oakland County, MI) *Oakton Community College, Oakton CC (Des Plaines, IL) *Pierce College (Washington), Pierce (Lakewood, WA & Puyallup, WA) *Rivier University, Rivier (Nashua, NH) *Roane State Community College, Roane State CC (Harriman, TN) *Rose State College, Rose State (Midwest City, OK) *Rutgers–Newark (Newark, NJ) - Scarlet Raiders *Seminole State College of Florida, Seminole State (Sanford, FL) *Shippensburg University, Shippensburg (Shippensburg, PA) *Southern Oregon University, Southern OR (Ashland, OR) *Three Rivers Community College (Missouri), Three Rivers CC (MO) (Poplar Bluff, MO) *Wright State University, Wright State (Dayton, OH)

Blue Raiders

*Lindsey Wilson College, Lindsey Wilson (Columbia, KY) *Middle Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee (Murfreesboro, TN)

Red Raiders

*Northwestern College (Iowa), Northwestern (IA) (Orange City, IA *Texas Tech University, Texas Tech (Lubbock, TX) - Red Raiders and Lady Raiders

Rangers

*Drew University, Drew (Madison, NJ) *Kilgore College, Kilgore (Kilgore, TX) *Northwest Mississippi Community College, NW MS CC (Senatobia, MS) *Northwestern Oklahoma State University, NW OK State (Alva, OK) *Olympic College, Olympic (Bremerton, WA) *University of Wisconsin–Parkside, Parkside (Somers, WI) *Regis University, Regis (CO) (Denver) *Ranger College, Ranger (Ranger, TX)

Tartans

*Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh) *Sinclair Community College, Sinclair CC (Dayton, OH) - Tartan Pride

Trailblazers

*Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, AR State-Mountain Home (Mountain Home, AR) *Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville-Buncombe Tech CC (Asheville, NC) *Atlanta Metropolitan College, Atlanta Metropolitan (Atlanta) *Brightpoint Community College, Brightpoint CC (Chester, VA) *Centralia College, Centralia (Centralia, WA) *Forsyth Technical Community College, Forsyth Tech CC (

) *John Wood Community College, John Wood CC (Quincy, IL) *Lewis & Clark Community College, Lewis & Clark CC (Godfrey, IL) *Louisville Bible College, Louisville Bible (Louisville, KY) *Luzerne County Community College, Luzerne County CC (Nanticoke, PA) *Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MA Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA) *North Central Kansas Technical College, North Central KS Tech (Beloit, KS) *University of North Texas at Dallas, North TX-Dallas (Dallas, TX) *Ohio Christian University, OH Christian (Circleville, OH) *Utah Tech University, Utah Tech (St. George, UT) *Vincennes University, Vincennes (Vincennes, IN)

Trades (larger category)

*Acadia University, Acadia (Wolfville, NS) - Axemen and Axewomen *Grays Harbor College, Grays Harbor (Aberdeen, WA) - Choker setter, Chokers *Lincoln Memorial University, Lincoln Memorial (Harrogate, Tennessee, Harrogate, TN) - Railsplitters *Northwest College, Northwest (WY) (Powell, WY) - Trapping, Trappers *Purdue University, Purdue (West Lafayette, IN) - Boilermakers *Stetson University, Stetson (DeLand, FL) - Hatmaking, Hatters *Vermilion Community College, Vermilion CC (Ely, MN) - Ironmen *Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, Williamson Mechanical Trades (Media, PA) - Mechanics

Brewing, Brewers

*Vassar College, Vassar (Poughkeepsie, NY) *Williamsburg Technical College, Williamsburg Tech (Kingstree, SC)

Lumberjack, Loggers

*Lincoln Land Community College, Lincoln Land CC (Springfield, IL) *University of Puget Sound, Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)

Lumberjacks

*Alpena Community College, Alpena CC (Alpena, MI) *Dakota College at Bottineau, Dakota Bottineau (Bottineau, ND) - Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks *Humboldt State University, Humboldt State (Arcata, CA) *Northern Arizona University, Northern AZ (Flagstaff, AZ) *Northland College (Wisconsin), Northland (WI) (Ashland, WI) - LumberJacks and LumberJills *Stephen F. Austin State University, Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, TX) - Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks

Warriors

*Appalachian Bible College, Appalachian Bible (Mount Hope, WV) *American Indian College, American Indian (

) *Bacone College, Bacone (Muskogee, OK) *California State University, Stanislaus, Cal State Stanislaus (Turlock, CA) *Corban University, Corban (

) *Diné College, Diné (Tsaile, AZ) *East Central Community College, East Central CC (Decatur, MS) *Eastern Connecticut State University, Eastern CT State (Willimantic, CT) *East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg (East Stroudsburg, PA) *El Camino College, El Camino (Alondra Park, CA) *University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii (Honolulu) - Rainbow Warrors & Rainbow Wahine *Hendrix College, Hendrix (Conway, AR) *Indian Hills Community College, Indian Hills CC (Ottumwa, IA & Centerville, IA) *Indiana Institute of Technology, Indiana Tech (Fort Wayne, IN) *Lewis–Clark State College, Lewis-Clark State (Lewiston, ID) *Life Pacific University, Life Pacific (San Dimas, CA) *Little Priest Tribal College, Little Priest (Winnebago, NE) *Lycoming College, Lycoming (Williamsport, PA) *Massasoit Community College, Massasoit CC (Brockton, MA) *Merrimack College, Merrimack (North Andover, MA) *Midland University, Midland (NE) (Fremont, NE) *Nyack College, Nyack (Nyack, NY) *Rend Lake College, Rend Lake (Ina, IL) *Ridgewater College, Ridgewater (Willmar, MN & Hutchinson, MN) *Rochester College, Rochester (MI) (

) *Rowan–Cabarrus Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus CC (multicampus) *Southern Wesleyan University, Southern Wesleyan (Central, SC) *Sterling College (Kansas), Sterling (KS) (Sterling, KS) *Texas A&M University–Central Texas, TX A&M-Central TX (Killeen, TX) *Union College (Nebraska), Union (NE) (Lincoln, NE) *Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Vaughn (Flushing, Queens) *Valor Christian College, Valor Christian Columbus, OH) *Wabash Valley College, Wabash Valley (Mt. Carmel, IL) *University of Waterloo, Waterloo (Waterloo, ON) *Waldorf University, Waldorf (Forest City, IA) *Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla CC (Walla Walla, WA) *Wayne State University, Wayne State (MI) (Detroit) *Webber International University, Webber International (Babson Park, FL) *Westcliff University, Westcliff (Irvine, CA) *Westmont College, Westmont (Montecito, CA) *William Jessup University, William Jessup (Rocklin, CA) *Winona State University, Winona State (Winona, MN) *Wisconsin Lutheran College, WI Lutheran (Milwaukee)

Footnotes

References

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Black Bears

Bruins

Golden Bears

Grizzlies

Kodiaks

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Cougar, Catamounts

Cougars

Jaguars

Leopards

Lynx

Cougar, Mountain Lions

Cougar, Panthers

Cougar, Pumas

Bobcat, Wildcats

Birds (larger category, excluding Eagles and Hawks)

Bantam (poultry), Bantams

Blue jay, Blue Jays

Blue jay, Bluejays

Northern cardinal, Cardinals

Roadrunner, Chaparrals

California condor, Condors

Ducks

Falcons

Cockfight, Gamecocks

Gulls

Herons

Ospreys

Owls

Peacocks

Pelicans

Penguins

Bird of prey, Raptors

Common raven, Ravens

Greater roadrunner, Roadrunners

American bison, Bison

American bison, Buffaloes

Camels

Cats (larger category, excluding Big Cats)

Cows (larger category)

Bulls

Maverick (animal), Mavericks

Coyotes

Deer

Bucks

Stags

Dogs (larger category)

American Bulldog, Bulldogs

Greyhounds

Husky, Huskies

St. Bernard (dog), Saints

Salukis

Scottish Terrier, Scotties

Terriers

Eagles (standalone category – multiple sub-categories)

Águilas

Bald eagle, Bald Eagles

Golden eagle, Golden Eagles

Screaming Eagles

Red fox, Foxes

Red Foxes

Hawks (standalone category – multiple sub-categories)

Jayhawks

Nighthawks

Red Hawks

Osprey, River Hawks

Osprey, Riverhawks

Osprey, Seahawks

Skyhawks

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Armadillo Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along wi ...
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