List of college sports team nicknames
The following is a sports team nicknames for colleges (universities in non-U.S. English).
These are the general, collective nicknames that various colleges and universities' athletic teams compete under. For specific names of live or costumed mascots, see List of U.S. college mascots.
0–9
49ers
- UNC Charlotte [Charlotte] (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Long Beach State (Long Beach, California) — replaced in 2020 by "The Beach"
- Yuba (Marysville, California)
A
Aggies
- Cameron (Lawton, Oklahoma)
- Delaware Valley (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
- New Mexico State (Las Cruces)
- North Carolina A&T (Greensboro)
- Panhandle State (Goodwell, Oklahoma)
- Texas A&M (College Station)
- UC Davis (Davis, California)
- Utah State (Logan)
AMCats
Anteaters
- UC Irvine (Irvine, California)[1]
Argonauts
- Great Falls (Great Falls, Montana)
- Notre Dame de Namur (Belmont, California)
- West Florida (Pensacola)
Athenas
- Women's teams of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the joint team of three of the five Claremont Colleges (Claremont, California):
Athenians
- Mount St. Mary's (Los Angeles, California)
Axemen and Axewomen
- Acadia (Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Auggies
Avengers
B
Badgers
- Brock University (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
- Northern Vermont–Johnson (Johnson)
- Spring Hill College (Mobile, Alabama)
- Wisconsin–Madison (Madison)
- Snow College (Ephraim, Utah)
Bald Eagles
- Lock Haven (Lock Haven, Pennsylvania)
Bantams
Barons
- Brewton–Parker (Mount Vernon, Georgia)
- Franciscan (Steubenville, Ohio)
- Franciscan's nickname specifically references its city's namesake, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.
- Ohio State Lima (Lima)
Beacons
- Northwest Christian (Eugene, Oregon)
- UMass Boston (Boston, Massachusetts)
Bearcats
- Baruch (Manhattan, New York)
- Binghamton (Vestal, New York)
- Brescia (Owensboro, Kentucky)
- Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Lander (Greenwood, South Carolina)
- McKendree (Lebanon, Illinois)
- Northwest Missouri State (Maryville)
- Rust (Holly Springs, Mississippi)
- Saint Vincent (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
- Southwest Baptist (Bolivar, Missouri)
- Cincinnati–Blue Ash (Blue Ash, Ohio)
- Willamette (Salem, Oregon)
Bears
- Athens State, (Athens, Alabama)
- Barclay (Haviland, Kansas)
- Barnard (New York City, New York)
- Baylor (Waco, Texas)
- Bloomfield (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
- Bridgewater State (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
- Brown (Providence, Rhode Island)
- Central Arkansas (Conway) (men's teams only)
- Coast Guard (New London, Connecticut)
- Golden State Baptist (Santa Clara, California)
- Lenoir–Rhyne (Hickory, North Carolina)
- Livingstone (Salisbury, North Carolina)
- Mercer (Macon, Georgia)
- Missouri State (Springfield)
- Morgan State (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Northern Colorado (Greeley)
- NYIT (Old Westbury, New York)
- Pikeville (Pikeville, Kentucky)
- Rocky Mountain (Billings, Montana)
- St. Joseph's (Brooklyn, New York)
- Shaw (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Shawnee State (Portsmouth, Ohio)
- SUNY Potsdam (Potsdam, New York)
- UC San Francisco (San Francisco, California)
- Ursinus (Collegeville, Pennsylvania)
- Washington (St. Louis, Missouri)
Beavers
- Babson (Wellesley, Massachusetts)
- Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)
- Bluffton (Bluffton, Ohio)
- Buena Vista (Storm Lake, Iowa)
- Caltech (Pasadena, California)
- CCNY (New York City, New York)
- Champlain (Burlington, Vermont)
- UMaine Farmington (Farmington)
- MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- Minot State (Minot, North Dakota)
- Oregon State (Corvallis)
Big Blue
Bishops
See Battling Bishops.
Bisons
- Harding (Searcy, Arkansas)
- Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada)
- Lipscomb (Nashville, Tennessee)
Blazers
- Belhaven (Jackson, Mississippi)
- Elms (Chicopee, Massachusetts)
- Hood (Frederick, Maryland)
- St. Benedict & St. John's (Saint Joseph, Minnesota)
- UAB (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Valdosta State (Valdosta, Georgia)
Blue and variants
- Wellesley (Wellesley, Massachusetts) – Blue
- Whitman (Walla Walla, Washington) – Blues
Blue Angels
- New Rochelle (New Rochelle, New York)
- Kaskaskia (Kaskaskia, Illinois) (women's teams only)
- Mount Mary (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Blueboys and Lady Blues
Blue Demons
Blue Devils
- Central Connecticut (New Britain)
- Dillard (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Duke (Durham, North Carolina)
- Kansas City Kansas CC (Kansas City)
- Kaskaskia (Kaskaskia, Illinois) (men's teams only)
- Lawrence Tech (Southfield, Michigan)
- SUNY–Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)
- Wisconsin–Stout (Menomonie)
- University of King's College (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Wisconsin–Manitowoc (Manitowoc)
Blue Dragons
Blue Hose
Blue Jays and variants
- Blue Jays
- Bluejays
Blue Raiders
Blue Streaks
Blue Wave and Variants
- Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton) (baseball team only) Blue Waves
- Florida State–Jacksonville (Jacksonville) BlueWaves
Bobcats
- Bates (Lewiston, Maine)
- Brandon (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada)
- Bryant & Stratton (Syracuse, New York and Buffalo, New York)
- College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, Missouri)
- Frostburg State (Frostburg, Maryland)
- Georgia College (Milledgeville)
- Lees-McRae (Banner Elk, North Carolina)
- Montana State (Bozeman)
- Ohio (Athens)
- Peru State (Peru, Nebraska)
- Quinnipiac (Hamden, Connecticut)
- St. Thomas (Miami, Florida)
- Texas State (San Marcos)
- UC–Merced (Merced, California)
- Pitt–Greensburg (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
- West Virginia Wesleyan (Buckhannon)
Boll Weevils
- Arkansas–Monticello (Monticello) (Men's teams)[1]
- Enterprise State CC (Enterprise, Alabama)
Bonnies
Braves
- Alcorn State (Lorman, Mississippi)
- Bradley (Peoria, Illinois)
- Chowan (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)
- Goldey-Beacom (Wilmington, Delaware)
- Husson (Bangor, Maine)
- Ottawa (Ottawa, Kansas)
- UNC-Pembroke (Pembroke, North Carolina)
Broncbusters
Broncos and Variants
- Bronchos
- Broncos
- Broncs
Buccaneers
- Barry (Miami Shores, Florida)
- Beloit (Beloit, Wisconsin)
- Charleston Southern (Charleston, South Carolina)
- Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Dawson Community College (Glendive, Montana)
- East Tennessee State (Johnson City)
- Florida SouthWestern (Fort Myers, Florida), (Punta Gorda, Florida), (Naples, Florida), & (LaBelle, Florida)
- Massachusetts Maritime (Buzzards Bay)
- Virgin Islands (St. Croix & St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)
- Wisconsin–Marinette (Marinette)
Buffaloes
- Arkansas Baptist (Little Rock)
- Colorado-Boulder (Boulder)
- Milligan (Johnson City, Tennessee)
- West Texas A&M (Canyon)
Bulldogs
- Adrian (Adrian, Michigan)
- Alabama A&M (Normal)
- Barton (Wilson, North Carolina)
- Bowie State (Bowie, Maryland)
- Boyce (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York)
- Bryant (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
- Butler (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- The Citadel (Charleston, South Carolina)
- El Colegio (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)
- Concordia (Nebraska) (Seward)
- Cumberland (Lebanon, Tennessee)
- Dean (Franklin, Massachusetts)
- DeSales (Center Valley, Pennsylvania)
- Drake (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Ferris State (Big Rapids, Michigan)
- Fisk (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Fresno State (Fresno, California)
- Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- Gonzaga (Spokane, Washington)
- Kettering (Flint, Michigan)
- Knoxville (Knoxville, Tennessee)
- Louisiana Tech (Ruston) (men's teams)
- McPherson (McPherson, Kansas)
- Minnesota–Duluth (Duluth)
- Mississippi State (near Starkville, Mississippi, postal address of Mississippi State)[5]
- Montana Western (Dillon)
- Redlands (Redlands, California)
- Samford (Homewood, Alabama)
- South Carolina State (Orangeburg)
- South Suburban College (South Holland, Illinois)
- Southwestern Oklahoma (Weatherford)
- Springfield (Springfield, Illinois)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (Athens, Tennessee)
- Texas Lutheran (Seguin)
- Tougaloo (Tougaloo, Mississippi)
- Truman State (Kirksville, Missouri)
- UNC Asheville (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Union College (Barbourville, Kentucky)
- Union University (Jackson, Tennessee)
- Wilberforce (Wilberforce, Ohio)
- Wingate (Wingate, North Carolina)
- Yale (New Haven, Connecticut)
Bulls
- SUNY Buffalo (Buffalo, New York)
- South Florida (Tampa)
C
Capers
- Cape Breton (Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Carabins
- Montréal (Montréal, Quebec, Canada)
Cardinals
- Ball State (Muncie, Indiana)
- Catholic (Washington, D.C.)
- Concordia (Michigan) (Ann Arbor)
- Gadsden State (Gadsden, Alabama)
- Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas)
- Lamar (Beaumont, Texas)
- Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Massachusetts Pharmacy (Boston)
- North Central (Naperville, Illinois)
- Otterbein (Westerville, Ohio)
- Saginaw Valley State (University Center, Michigan)
- St. John Fisher (Rochester, New York)
- St. Mary's (Minnesota) (Winona)
- SUNY-Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, New York)
- Wesleyan (Middletown, Connecticut)
- Wheeling (Wheeling, West Virginia)
- William Jewell (Liberty, Missouri)
- York College (Jamaica, New York)
Celts
- St. Thomas (Houston, Texas)
Chargers
- Alabama–Huntsville (Huntsville)
- Atlanta Christian (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Briar Cliff (Sioux City, Iowa)
- Capitol (Laurel, Maryland)
- Colby-Sawyer (New London, New Hampshire)
- Dominican (Orangeburg, New York)
- Hillsdale (Hillsdale, Michigan)
- Lancaster Bible (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
- New Haven (West Haven, Connecticut)
- Wisconsin–Barron County (Rice Lake)
Citadins
- UQAM (Montréal, Quebec, Canada)
Clippers
- Concordia (Bronxville, New York)
- Maine-Machias (Machias)
Colonials
- George Washington (Washington, D.C.)
- Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pennsylvania)
- Southampton (Southampton, New York)
- Western Connecticut State (Danbury)
Colonels
- Centre (Danville, Kentucky)
- Curry (Milton, Massachusetts)
- Eastern Kentucky (Richmond)
- Nicholls State (Thibodaux, Louisiana)
- Wilkes (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Continentals
- Hamilton (Clinton, New York)
Conquerors
- Piedmont Baptist (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
Conquistadors
- Dodge City (Dodge City, Kansas)
- Pasco-Hernando (New Port Richey, Florida)
- Florida National University (Hialeah)
Cotton Blossoms
- Arkansas-Monticello (Monticello) (women's teams only)
Cougars
- Averett (Danville, Virginia)
- Azusa Pacific (Azusa, California)
- Barton CC (Great Bend, Kansas)
- BYU (Provo, Utah)
- Caldwell (Caldwell, New Jersey)
- Cal State San Marcos (San Marcos, California)
- Chatham University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Chicago State (Chicago, Illinois)
- Clark (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Clinton Community College (Clinton, Iowa)
- College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina)
- Collin (McKinney, Texas)
- Colorado Christian (Lakewood)
- Columbia College (Columbia, Missouri)
- Concordia University Chicago (River Forest, Illinois)
- Genesee CC (Genesee, New York)
- Houston (Houston, Texas)
- Kalamazoo Valley (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
- Kean (Union, New Jersey)
- Kingston (Kingston upon Thames, UK)
- Kuyper (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Lawson State (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Minnesota–Morris (Morris)
- Misericordia (Dallas, Pennsylvania)
- Mount Royal (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Mount Vernon Nazarene (Mount Vernon, Ohio)
- Redlands CC (El Reno, Oklahoma)
- Regina (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) (all sports except football)
- Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
- SIU–Edwardsville (Edwardsville, Illinois)
- Spring Arbor (Spring Arbor, Michigan)
- Washington State (Pullman)
- Western Nebraska Community College (Scottsbluff, Nebraska)
- Wisconsin–Waukesha (Waukesha)
Crusaders
- Belmont Abbey (Belmont, North Carolina)
- Capital (Columbus, Ohio)
- Clarke (Dubuque, Iowa)
- Dallas (Irving, Texas)
- Evangel (Springfield, Missouri)
- Great Lakes Christian (Delta Township, Michigan)
- Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Mary Hardin–Baylor (Belton, Texas)
- North Greenville (Tigerville, South Carolina)
- Northwest Nazarene (Nampa, Idaho)
- Susquehanna (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania)
- Valparaiso (Valparaiso, Indiana)
- William Carey (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Cyclones
- Centenary (Hackettstown, New Jersey)
- Iowa State (Ames)
- Wisconsin–Fox Valley (Menasha)
D
Deacons
- Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, New Jersey) – changed to Bears in 2014
- New Hope (Eugene, Oregon)
Defenders
- Dordt (Sioux Center, Iowa)
- Summit (Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania)
Delta Devils
- Mississippi Valley State (Itta Bena) (men's teams only)
Demon Deacons
Devilettes
- Mississippi Valley State (Itta Bena) (women's teams only)
Devils
- Kinki University (Higashiōsaka, Japan)
- USciences (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Diplomats
- Franklin & Marshall (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Dinos
- University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Dirtbags
- Long Beach State Long Beach, California (men's baseball only)
Dolphins
- Cal State Channel Islands (Camarillo, California) (no sports teams)
- Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Le Moyne (Syracuse, New York)
- College of Mount Saint Vincent (Riverdale, New York)
- Sagrado Corazón (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
- Shoreline (Shoreline, Washington)
Dons
- San Francisco (San Francisco, California)
- Santa Ana (Santa Ana, California)
Dragons
- Drexel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Minnesota State–Moorhead (Moorhead)
- Paris Junior College (Paris, Texas)
- Tiffin (Tiffin, Ohio)
Duhawks
Dukes
- Duquesne (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- James Madison (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
- James Madison's nickname is not from the title of nobility, but instead was derived from the institution's second president, Samuel Page Duke.
E
Eagles
- AIB (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Alabama Southern (Monroeville)
- Alice Lloyd (Pippa Passes, Kentucky)
- American (Washington, D.C.)
- Arizona Christian (Phoenix)
- Asbury (Wilmore, Kentucky)
- Ashland (Ashland, Ohio)
- Biola (La Mirada, California)
- Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
- Bridgewater (Bridgewater, Virginia)
- Carson Newman (Jefferson City, Tennessee)
- Central Methodist (Fayette, Missouri)
- Chadron State (Chadron, Nebraska)
- Coppin State (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Dayspring Bible College & Seminary[6] (Mundelein, Illinois)
- Eastern Michigan (Ypsilanti)
- Eastern Washington (Cheney)
- Edgewood (Madison, Wisconsin)
- Embry–Riddle Auronautical
- Emmaus (Dubuque, Iowa)
- Emory (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Faith Baptist (Ankeny, Iowa)
- Faulkner (Montgomery, Alabama)
- Florida Gulf Coast (Fort Myers)
- Georgia Southern (Statesboro)
- Heritage Bible College (Franklin, Indiana)
- Houston Community College (Houston, Texas)
- Juniata (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania)
- Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
- Morehead State (Morehead, Kentucky)
- North Carolina Central (Durham)
- North Texas (Denton)
- Northwest (Kirkland, Washington)
- Northwestern (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Oklahoma Christian (Oklahoma City)
- Pensacola Christian (Pensacola, Florida)
- Polk State (Winter Haven, Florida)
- Reinhardt (Waleska, Georgia)
- Tallahassee CC (Tallahassee, Florida)
- Trinity Baptist (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Victory (Memphis, Tennessee)
- West Coast Baptist (Lancaster, California)
- Winthrop (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
Evangels
- Johnson (Knoxville, Tennessee) (women's teams only)
- Mid-America Christian (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Excalibur
- Trent (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)
F
Falcons
- U.S. Air Force Academy [Air Force] (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
- Bentley (Waltham, Massachusetts)
- Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ohio)
- Cedar Crest (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
- Davis College (Johnson City, New York)
- Daytona State (Daytona Beach, Florida)
- Fairmont State (Fairmont, West Virginia)
- Fitchburg State (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
- Florida (Temple Terrace)
- Friends University (Wichita, Kansas)
- Messiah (Grantham, Pennsylvania)
- Montevallo (Montevallo, Alabama)
- Seattle Pacific (Seattle, Washington)
- St. Augustine's (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Wisconsin–Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac)
- Wisconsin–River Falls (River Falls)
Fighters
- Kwansei Gakuin (Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan)
Fightin' Engineers
- Rose-Hulman (Terre Haute, Indiana)
Fighting Hawks
Fighting Knights
Fighting Pickles
- UNC School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) (no sports teams)
Fighting Radish
- Tokyo University of Agriculture (Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan)
Fighting Saints
- Carroll (Helena, Montana)
- St. Francis (Joliet, Illinois)
Fighting Scots
Fighting Tigers
Fire Ants
- USC Sumter (Sumter, South Carolina)
Firebirds
Flames
- UIC (Chicago, Illinois)
- Bethesda (Anaheim, California)
- Lee (Cleveland, Tennessee)
- Liberty (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Flyers
Flying Dutchmen
- Hope (Holland, Michigan) (women's teams are the Flying Dutch)
- Lebanon Valley (Annville, Pennsylvania)
Flying Fleet
Fords
G
Gaels
For the Queen's University of Kingston, See Golden Gaels
Gaiters
- Bishop's (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada)
Gators
- Allegheny (Meadville, Pennsylvania)
- Florida (Gainesville)
- Houston–Downtown (Houston, Texas)
- San Francisco State (San Francisco, California)
- Pine Manor (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
Gee-Gees
- Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Geese
- Gainesville State (Gainesville, Georgia) (defunct)
Gentlemen
- Centenary (Shreveport, Louisiana) (men's teams only)
Gila Monsters
Golden Bears
- Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) (men's teams only)
- California (Berkeley, California)
- Concordia University (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Kutztown (Kutztown, Pennsylvania)
- Western New England (Springfield, Massachusetts)
- West Virginia Tech (Montgomery)
- Miles (Fairfield, Alabama)
Golden Eagles
- Cal State Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
- Charleston (Charleston, West Virginia)
- Cincinnati Christian (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Clarion (Clarion, Pennsylvania)
- College at Brockport: SUNY (Brockport, New York)
- Cornerstone (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- John Brown (Siloam Springs, Arkansas)
- La Sierra (Riverside, California)
- Marquette (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Minnesota–Crookston (Crookston)
- Oral Roberts (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
- Rock Valley (Rockford, Illinois)
- Southern Miss (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
- Tennessee Tech (Cookeville)
Golden Flashes
Golden Gaels
- Queen's (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
Golden Hawks
- Wilfrid Laurier (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
Golden Knights
Golden Lions
Gold Nuggets
- Xavier (New Orleans, Louisiana) (women's teams only)
Golden Rams
- Albany State University (Albany, Georgia)
- West Chester (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
Gold Rush
- Xavier (New Orleans, Louisiana) (men's teams only)
Golden Seals
Golden Suns
- Arkansas Tech (Russellville) (women's teams only)
Golden Tigers
Golden Tornadoes
Golden Wolves
Gothic Knights
Great Lakers
- SUNY Oswego (Oswego, New York)
Green Knights
Green Terror
Green Wave
Greyhounds
- Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Loyola (Maryland) (Baltimore)
- Assumption (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Eastern New Mexico (Portales, New Mexico) (men's team only)
- Moberly (Moberly, Missouri)
- Moravian (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
- Fort Scott (Fort Scott, Kansas)
Griffins
- Reed (Portland, Oregon)
- Seton Hill (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
- Westminster (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania)
Griffons
- Missouri Western State University (Saint Joseph)
Grizzlies
- Adams State College (Alamosa, Colorado)
- Franklin College (Franklin, Indiana)
- Georgia Gwinnett (Lawrenceville)
- Montana—Missoula (Missoula)
Gryphons
- Guelph (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
Gusties
H
Hawks
- Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
- Heartland CC (Normal, Illinois)
- Hartwick (Oneonta, New York)
- Hillsborough (Tampa, Florida)
- Holy Names (Oakland, California)
- Houston–Clear Lake (Houston, Texas)
- Huntingdon (Montgomery, Alabama)
- Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, Maryland)
- Monmouth (West Long Branch, New Jersey)
- Quincy (Quincy, Illinois)
- Rockhurst (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Roger Williams University (Bristol, Rhode Island)
- Saint Joseph's (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Shorter (Rome, Georgia)
- SUNY New Paltz (New Paltz, New York)
- William Rainey Harper Community College (Palatine, Illinois)
- Evergreen Valley (San Jose, California)
Heat
- UBC Okanagan (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)
Highlanders
Hillcats
Hilltoppers
Hornets
- Alabama State (Montgomery)
- Delaware State (Dover)
- Emporia State (Emporia, Kansas)
- Fullerton College (Fullerton, California)
- Harris–Stowe State University (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
- Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, Virginia)
- Northern Vermont–Lyndon (Lyndon)
- Sacramento State (Sacramento, California)
- Shenandoah (Winchester, Virginia)
Humpback Whales
- Alaska Southeast until sports were eliminated in 1990 (Juneau)
Huskies
- Bloomsburg (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Houston Baptist (Houston, Texas)
- Michigan Tech (Houghton, Michigan)
- Northeastern (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Northern Illinois (DeKalb)
- St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
- St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
- Southern Maine (Gorham, Maine)
- Connecticut [UConn] (Storrs, Connecticut)
- Washington (Seattle, Washington)
- Wisconsin–Marathon County (Wausau, Wisconsin)
J
Jennies
- Central Missouri (Warrensburg) (women's teams only)
Jimmies
- Jamestown (Jamestown, North Dakota)
K
Kaisers
- Kansai University (Suita, Osaka, Japan)
Kangaroos and variants
Keelhaulers
- California Maritime Academy (Vallejo)
Keydets
Kingsmen
- Cal Lutheran (Thousand Oaks, California) — men's teams only
Knights
- Arcadia (Glenside, Pennsylvania)
- Bellarmine (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Berkeley (New York City, New York)
- Calvin (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Carleton (Northfield, Minnesota)
- Crossroads (Rochester, Minnesota)
- Fairleigh Dickinson (Teaneck, New Jersey)
- Martin Luther (New Ulm, Minnesota)
- Middle Georgia State College (Macon)
- Neumann University (Aston, Pennsylvania)
- Northwood (Cedar Hill, Texas)
- St. Andrews (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
- Southern Virginia (Buena Vista)
- SUNY Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)
- Central Florida [UCF] (Orlando)
- Warner Pacific (Portland, Oregon)
- Wartburg (Waverly, Iowa)
Kohawks[9]
L
Ladies
- Centenary (Shreveport, Louisiana) (women's teams only)
- Kenyon (Gambier, Ohio) (women's teams only)
Lady Blues
- Bluefield State (Bluefield, West Virginia) (women's teams)
- Illinois College (Jacksonville) (women's teams)
Lady Lions
- Penn State (State College, Pennsylvania) (women's basketball only)
Lady Macs
Lady Raiders
- Texas Tech (Lubbock) (used for women's teams in sports that are sponsored for both sexes)
Lady Reds
Lady Techsters
- Louisiana Tech (Ruston) (women's teams only)
Lady Tigers
- LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (some women's teams)
Ladyjacks
- Dakota College at Bottineau (Bottineau, North Dakota) (women's teams only)
- Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, Texas) (women's teams only)
Lakers
Note: "Laker" can also be a term for a lake freighter, a ship designed and built for the Great Lakes trade. The two Michigan schools listed here explicitly use maritime imagery in their athletic branding—Grand Valley State's mascot is a caricatured maritime captain, and Lake Superior State's athletic logo prominently features an anchor.
- Finger Lakes Community College (Canandaigua, New York)
- Grand Valley State (Allendale, Michigan)
- Holy Family College (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
- Lake Superior State (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
- Mercyhurst (Erie, Pennsylvania)
- Nipissing (North Bay, Ontario, Canada)
- Roosevelt University (Chicago, Illinois)
- SUNY Oswego (Oswego, New York)
Lancers
- California Baptist (Riverside)
- College of Lake County (Grayslake, Illinois)
- Lenoir CC (Kinston, North Carolina)
- Longwood (Farmville, Virginia)
- Mount Marty (Yankton, South Dakota)
- Windsor (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
- Worcester State College (Worcester, Massachusetts)
- Pasadena City College (Pasadena, California)
Lions
- Bryan College (Dayton, Tennessee)
- College of New Jersey (Ewing)
- Columbia (New York City, New York)
- East Mississippi CC (Scooba)
- Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
- Eastern Nazarene (Quincy, Massachusetts)
- Emmanuel (Franklin Springs, Georgia)
- Florida Memorial (Miami Gardens)
- Freed–Hardeman University (Henderson, Tennessee)
- The King's College (New York City, New York)
- Langston (Langston, Oklahoma)
- Lincoln (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
- Lindenwood (Saint Charles, Missouri)
- Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles, California)
- Missouri Southern State (Joplin)
- Molloy (Long Island, New York)
- Mount St. Joseph (Delhi Township, Ohio; postal address in Cincinnati)
- Multnomah (Portland, Oregon)
- North Alabama (Florence)
- Piedmont (Demorest, Georgia)
- Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg, New Jersey)
- Saint Leo University (St. Leo, Florida)
- Soka University of America (Aliso Viejo, California)
- Southeastern Louisiana (Hammond)
- Southwestern Assemblies of God (Waxahachie, Texas)
- Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)
- Trinity Bible College (Ellendale, North Dakota)
- Vanguard (Costa Mesa, California)
- York University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
See also Red Lions.
Little Giants
Longhorns
Lords
- Kenyon (Gambier, Ohio) (men's teams only)
Los Libros
- St. John's College (Santa Fe, New Mexico) (no sports teams)
Lumberjacks
- Dakota College at Bottineau (Bottineau, North Dakota) (men's teams)
- Humboldt State (Arcata, California)
- Northern Arizona (Flagstaff)
- Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, Texas) (men's teams)
LumberJacks
- Northland College (Ashland, Wisconsin) (men's teams only)
LumberJills
- Northland College (Ashland, Wisconsin) (women's teams only)
Lutes
Lynx
- CU Denver (Denver) (no sports teams)
- Lesley (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- Lindenwood (Belleville, Illinois)
- Rhodes (Memphis, Tennessee)
M
Magicians
- LeMoyne-Owen (Memphis, Tennessee)
Marauders
- Antelope Valley (Lancaster, California)
- Central State (Wilberforce, Ohio)
- McMaster (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
- Millersville (Millersville, Pennsylvania)
- University of Mary (Bismarck, North Dakota)
- Wisconsin–Marshfield/Wood County (Marshfield)
Mariners
- Maine Maritime (Castine)
- Marymount California (Rancho Palos Verdes)
- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, New York)
- Vancouver Island (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Maroons
Mavericks
- Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction)
- Minnesota State (Mankato)
- Ohio State–Mansfield (Mansfield)
- Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Texas-Arlington (Arlington)
Mean Green
Mechanics
- Williamson (Media, Pennsylvania)
Mighty Macs
Mighty Oaks
Mighty Sabers
Mounties
Note: "Mounties" can refer to either the 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, Pennsylvania)
- Mount Allison (Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada)
- Mount Aloysius (Cresson, Pennsylvania)
- Mt. San Antonio (Walnut, California)
Mules
- Central Missouri (Warrensburg) (men's teams only)
- Colby College (Waterville, Maine)
- Muhlenberg (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
Muskies
- Lakeland (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)
- Muskingum (New Concord, Ohio)
Mustangs
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, (San Luis Obispo, California)
- The Master's University (Santa Clarita, California)
- Midwestern State, (Wichita Falls, Texas)
- Morningside, (Sioux City, Iowa)
- Mount Mercy University, (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
- Southern Methodist (University Park, Texas)
- Southwest Minnesota State (Marshall, Minnesota)
- Stevenson University (Stevenson, Maryland)
- Western Ontario, (London, Ontario, Canada)
- Western New Mexico, (Silver City, New Mexico)
N
Nads
- Rhode Island School of Design (Providence) (ice hockey)
Nittany Lions
- Penn State (multicampus)
O
Fighting Okra
- Delta State (Cleveland, Mississippi) (unofficial)[1]
Oles
Olympians
- San Diego Mesa (San Diego, California)
Orediggers
- Colorado Mines (Golden)
- Montana Tech (Butte)
Ospreys
- North Florida (Jacksonville)
- Richard Stockton (Galloway, New Jersey)
Owls
- Bryn Mawr (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)
- Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton)
- Keene State (Keene, New Hampshire)
- Kennesaw State (Kennesaw, Georgia)
- Maine–Presque Isle (Presque Isle)
- Rice (Houston, Texas)
- Prince George's (Largo, Maryland)
- Southern Connecticut State (New Haven)
- Temple (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Warren Wilson (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Westfield State (Westfield, Massachusetts)
- William Woods (Fulton, Missouri)
P
Pandas
- Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) (women's teams only)
Panthers
- Adelphi (Hempstead, New York)
- Albany Pharmacy (Albany, New York)
- Birmingham–Southern (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Chaffey (Rancho Cucamonga, California)
- Chapman (Orange, California)
- Clark Atlanta (Atlanta)
- Claflin (Orangeburg, South Carolina)
- Drury (Springfield, Missouri)
- Eastern Illinois (Charleston, Illinois)
- Ferrum (Ferrum, Virginia)
- Florida International (University Park)
- Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne)
- Georgia State (Atlanta)
- Greenville College (Greenville, Illinois)
- High Point (High Point, North Carolina)
- Kentucky Wesleyan (Owensboro)
- LaGrange College (LaGrange, Georgia)
- Middlebury (Middlebury, Vermont)
- Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
- Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls)
- Ohio Dominican (Columbus)
- Pitt (Pittsburgh)
- Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
- Plymouth State (Plymouth, New Hampshire)
- Prairie View (Prairie View, Texas)
- Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)
- SUNY Purchase (Purchase, New York)
- Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan)
- South Florida State (Avon Park)
- Virginia Union (Richmond)
Patriots
- Arlington Baptist (Arlington, Texas)
- College of Central Florida (Ocala)
- Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Kentucky)
- Dallas Baptist (Dallas, Texas)
- Francis Marion (Florence, South Carolina)
- George Mason (Fairfax, Virginia)
- Morthland (West Frankfort, Illinois)
- Texas-Tyler (Tyler)
Peacocks and Peahens
- Saint Peter's College (Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Upper Iowa University (Fayette)
Pilots
Note: "Pilots" can refer to either the maritime or aeronautic profession. Portland and LSU-Shreveport's nicknames refer to the former, while Providence Seminary's refers to the latter.
- Portland (Portland, Oregon)
- LSU-Shreveport (Shreveport, Louisiana)
- Providence Seminary (Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada)
Pioneers
- Alfred State (Alfred, New York)
- Cal State East Bay (Hayward, California)
- Carroll (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
- Crowley's Ridge (Paragould, Arkansas)
- Denver (Denver, Colorado)
- Glenville State (Glenville, West Virginia)
- Grinnell (Grinnell, Iowa)
- Indian River (Fort Pierce, Florida)
- Lewis & Clark (Portland, Oregon)
- LIU Post (Brookville, New York)
- Malone (Canton, Ohio)
- Marietta College (Marietta, Ohio)
- MidAmerica Nazarene (Olathe, Kansas)
- Miles Community College (Miles City, Montana)
- Pacific Union College (Angwin, California)
- Prairie State College (Chicago Heights, Illinois)
- Sacred Heart (Fairfield, Connecticut)
- Smith (Northampton, Massachusetts)
- Spartanburg Methodist (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
- Transylvania (Lexington, Kentucky)
- Tusculum (Greenevillle, Tennessee)
- Utica College (Utica, New York)
- Wayland Baptist (Plainview, Texas) (all teams except women's basketball)
- William Paterson (Wayne, New Jersey)
- Wisconsin–Platteville (Platteville, Wisconsin)
Pipers
- Hamline (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Lyon College (Batesville, Arkansas) (women's teams only)
Pirates
- Armstrong State (Savannah, Georgia)
- Chattahoochee Valley (Phenix City, Alabama)
- East Carolina (Greenville, North Carolina)
- Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
- Orange Coast (Costa Mesa, California)
- Park University (Parkville, Missouri)
- Pensacola (Pensacola, Florida)
- Seton Hall (South Orange, New Jersey)
- Southwestern (Georgetown, Texas)
- Whitworth (Spokane, Washington)
Platypi
- St. John's College (Annapolis, Maryland) (unofficial)
Prairie Wolves
Prairie Stars
- Illinois–Springfield (Springfield)
Preachers
- Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, Missouri) (men's teams only)
- Johnson (Knoxville, Tennessee) (men's teams only)
Pride
Privateers
- New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- SUNY Maritime (Throggs Neck, New York)
Pumas
- St. Joseph's (Rensselaer, Indiana)
- Paradise Valley CC (Phoenix, Arizona)
- National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico)
Purple Aces
Purple Eagles
Purple Knights
Purple Raiders
Q
Quakers
- Earlham (Richmond, Indiana)
- Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina)
- Penn (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
R
Radicals
Raiders
- Colgate (Hamilton, New York)
- Franklin (Columbus, Ohio)
- MSOE (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Northwest Florida (Niceville)
- Rose State (Midwest City, Oklahoma)
- Seminole (Sanford, Florida)
- Shippensburg (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania)
- Southern Oregon (Ashland)
- Wright State (Dayton, Ohio)
Ramblers
Rams
- Angelo State (San Angelo, Texas) (women's' teams are called Rambelles)
- Colorado State (Fort Collins)
- Cornell College (Mount Vernon, Iowa)
- Fordham (The Bronx)
- Framingham State (Framingham, Massachusetts)
- Huston Tillotson (Austin, Texas)
- Jefferson (Philadelphia)
- Mobile (Mobile, Alabama)
- North Central (Minneapolis)
- Regina (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) (football only)
- Rhode Island (Kingston)
- Ryerson (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Shepherd (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
- Suffolk (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Texas Wesleyan (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Unity (Unity, Maine)
- Virginia Commonwealth (Richmond)
- Winston-Salem State (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
Rangers
Raptors
Rattlers
- Florida A&M (Tallahassee)
- St. Mary's (San Antonio, Texas)
- Wisconsin–Rock County (Janesville)
Ravens
- Anderson (Anderson, Indiana)
- Benedictine (Atchison, Kansas)
- Carleton (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
- Kobe University (Kobe, Japan)
- Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, New Hampshire)
Red Barons
- Corning Community College (Corning, New York)
Red Dragons
- SUNY Cortland (Cortland, New York)
- SUNY Oneonta (Oneonta, New York)
Red Flash
Red Hawks and variants
- Martin Methodist (Pulaski, Tennessee) – RedHawks
- Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) – RedHawks
- Montclair State (Montclair, New Jersey) – Red Hawks
- Ripon (Ripon, Wisconsin) – Red Hawks
- Roberts Wesleyan (Rochester) – Redhawks
- Seattle (Seattle, Washington) – Redhawks
- Simpson (Redding, California) – Red Hawks
- Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau) – Redhawks
Red Lions
Red Men and variants
- Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisconsin) - Red Men
- McGill University (Montréal, Quebec, Canada) - Redmen
Red Raiders
Red Ravens
Red Storm and variants
- St. John's (Jamaica, New York) – Red Storm
- Rio Grande (Rio Grande, Ohio) – RedStorm
- Southern Nazarene (Bethany, Oklahoma) – Red Storm
Regals
- Cal Lutheran (Thousand Oaks, California) (women's teams only)
Reivers
Renegades
Ridgebacks
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada)
Riverbats
- Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
River Hawks
Riverhawks
Roadrunners
- Angelina (Lufkin, Texas)
- Cal State Bakersfield (Bakersfield, California)
- Dalton State (Dalton, Georgia)
- Delaware Technical Community College (Georgetown)
- Metro State (Denver, Colorado)
- Ramapo (Mahwah, New Jersey)
- Texas–San Antonio (San Antonio)
- State Fair (Sedalia, Missouri)
- Wisconsin–Richland (Richland)
The Rock
- Slippery Rock (Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania)
Rouge et Or (Red and Gold)
- Laval (Québec City, Québec, Canada)
Roughnecks
- Findlay (Findlay, Ohio) (wrestling only)
Royals
- Bethel (Arden Hills, Minnesota)
- Eastern Mennonite (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
- Hope International (Fullerton, California)
- Johnson (Kissimmee, Florida)
- Lake Region State College (Devils Lake, North Dakota)
- Queens (NC) (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Regent (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
- Scranton (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
- Warner (Lake Wales, Florida)
Runnin' Rebels
- UNLV (Paradise, Nevada) (men's basketball only)
Running Eagles
S
Sabercats
Sagehens
- Pomona-Pitzer, a joint team of two of the Claremont Colleges (Claremont, California):
Saints
- Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Ashford (San Diego, California)
- Carroll (Helena, Montana)
- Flagler (St. Augustine, Florida)
- Marymount (Arlington, Virginia)
- Our Lady of the Lake (San Antonio, Texas)
- Presentation (Aberdeen, South Dakota)
- Saint Lawrence University (Canton, New York)
- Saint Martin's (Lacey, Washington)
- Santa Fe (Gainesville, Florida)
- St. Scholastica (Duluth, Minnesota)
- Seward County Community College (Liberal, Kansas)
- Siena (Loudonville, New York)
- Siena Heights (Adrian, Michigan)
- Thomas More (Crestview Hills, Kentucky)
Salukis and variants
- Southern Illinois (Carbondale) Salukis
- SW Tennessee (Memphis) Saluqis
Savage Storm
Scarlet Raiders
Scarlet Wave
- Ohio State–Marion (Marion, Ohio)
Scots
- Alma (Alma, Michigan)
- Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Georgia)
- Lyon (Batesville, Arkansas) (men's teams only)
- Macalester (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Maryville (Maryville, Tennessee)
- Presbyterian (Clinton, South Carolina)[1]
- Wooster (Wooster, Ohio)
Sea Aggies
- Texas A&M University-Galveston (Galveston)
Sea Devils
Sea Warriors
- Hawaiʻi Pacific (Honolulu) – nickname changed to Sharks in 2014
Seahawks and variants
- Broward College (Davie, Florida) – Seahawks
- Keiser (West Palm Beach, Florida) - Seahawks
- St. Mary's (St. Mary's City, Maryland) - Seahawks
- Salve Regina (Newport, Rhode Island) - Seahawks
- UNC-Wilmington (Wilmington, North Carolina) - Seahawks
- Wagner (Staten Island, New York) - Seahawks
- Memorial (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) - Sea-Hawks
Seahorse
- Ryukoku University (Kyoto, Japan)
Seasiders
- BYU-Hawaiʻi (Laie) (defunct)
Seawolves
Senators
- Davis & Elkins (Elkins, West Virginia)
Sentinels
Shoremen
Skyhawks
Skylanders
Skylights
- Montana State–Northern (Havre)
Soldiers
- Saint Louis Christian (St. Louis, Missouri)
Spartans
- Aurora University (Aurora, Illinois)
- University of Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa)
- Case Western Reserve (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Castleton State College (Castleton, Vermont)
- Michigan State (East Lansing, Michigan)
- Norfolk State (Norfolk, Virginia)
- Northampton Community College (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
- North Carolina–Greensboro (Greensboro, North Carolina)
- St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, New York)
- San Jose State (San Jose, California)
- South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
- Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
- Trinity Western University (Langley, British Columbia, Canada)
- York College of Pennsylvania (Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania)
Spirits
- Salem College (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
- University of Wisconsin–Baraboo/Sauk County (Baraboo, Wisconsin)
Squirrels
- Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, Virginia)[1]
- Union (Richmond, Virginia)
Stags
- Men's teams of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the joint team of three of the five Claremont Colleges, although Scripps College is female-only (Claremont, California):
- Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
Stars
- Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
- Stephens (Columbia, Missouri)
Statesmen
Stingers
- Concordia (Montréal, Quebec, Canada)
Storm
Student Princes
Sugar Bears
- Central Arkansas (Conway) (women's teams only)
Sunbirds
Sun Chiefs
- Faulkner State (Gulf Shores, Alabama)
Sun Devils
Surge
- Cincinnati State Technical & Community College (Cincinnati, Ohio)
T
Tartans
- Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Sinclair Community College (Dayton, Ohio)
Terrible Swedes
Texans
- Tarleton State (Stephenville, Texas) – women's teams used "TexAnns" from 1969–2019
Thoroughbreds and variants
- Kentucky State (Frankfort) – Thorobreds (men) and Thorobrettes (women)
- Murray State (Murray, Kentucky) (baseball only) – Thoroughbreds
- Skidmore (Saratoga Springs, New York) – Thoroughbreds
Thunder
- Lake Erie College (Painesville, Ohio)
- Lakehead (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
- Trine (Angola, Indiana)
- Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois)
Thunderhawks
Thunder Wolves and variants
- Colorado State–Pueblo (Pueblo) – ThunderWolves
- Lakehead (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) – Thunderwolves
Tigers
- Auburn (Auburn, Alabama)
- Campbellsville (Campbellsville, Kentucky)
- Clemson (Clemson, South Carolina)
- Colorado College (Colorado Springs)
- Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- DePauw (Greencastle, Indiana)
- Doane (Crete, Nebraska)
- East Central (Ada, Oklahoma)
- East Texas Baptist (Marshall)
- Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Fort Hays State (Hays, Kansas)
- Georgetown (Georgetown, Kentucky)
- Grambling State (Grambling, Louisiana)
- Hampden–Sydney (Hampden Sydney, Virginia)
- Holy Family University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Hiwassee (Madisonville, Tennessee)
- Iowa Wesleyan University (Mount Pleasant, Iowa)
- Jackson State (Jackson, Mississippi)
- LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
(Men: Tigers, Women: Tigers or Lady Tigers) - Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Missouri (Columbia)
- Occidental (Los Angeles, California)
- Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Arkansas)
- Pacific (Stockton, California)
- Princeton (Princeton, New Jersey)
- Riverside Community College (Riverside, California)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York)
- Saint Paul's (Lawrenceville, Virginia)
- Salem (Salem, West Virginia)
- Savannah State (Savannah, Georgia)
- Sewanee (Sewanee, Tennessee)
- Stillman (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
- Tennessee State (Nashville)
- Texas Southern (Houston)
- Towson (Towson, Maryland)
- Trinity (San Antonio, Texas)
- Trinity of Florida (New Port Richey)[13]
- West Alabama (Livingston)
- Wittenberg (Springfield, Ohio)
Timberwolves
Titans
- Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton, California)
- Detroit Mercy (Detroit)
- Eastern Florida (Melbourne)
- Indiana University South Bend (South Bend)
- Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington)
- Lane Community College (Eugene, Oregon)
- Ohio State–Newark (Newark)
- St Pete (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- Westminster (New Wilmington, Pennsylvania)
- Wisconsin–Oshkosh (Oshkosh)
- CC Beaver County (Monaca, Pennsylvania)
Tomcats
Tommies
Toreros
Tracers
- Ohio University-Zanesville (Zanesville)
Trailblazers
- Atlanta Metropolitan (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Dixie State (St. George, Utah)
- Vincennes (Vincennes, Indiana)
Trappers
Tribe
- William & Mary (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Tribunes
Tritons
- Eckerd (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- UC San Diego (San Diego, California)
- Missouri-St. Louis (St. Louis County)
Trojans
- Anderson University (Anderson, South Carolina)
- Central Alabama (Alexander City)
- Little Rock (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, North Carolina)
- Seminole State (Seminole, Oklahoma)
- Southern California (Los Angeles)
- Taylor (Upland, Indiana)
- Trinity International (Deerfield, Illinois)
- Troy (Troy, Alabama)
- Virginia State (Petersburg)
Tuks and Tukkies
Twins
- Columbia-Greene (Hudson, New York)
V
V-Hawks
Valiants
Varsity Blues
- University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Varsity Reds
- New Brunswick (Fredericton, Canada)
Vert et Or (Green and Gold)
- Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke/Longueuil, Quebec, Canada)
Vikes
- UVic (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Vikings
- Augustana College (Rock Island, Illinois)
- Augustana University (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
- Bethany Lutheran (Mankato, Minnesota)
- Berry (Mount Berry, Georgia)
- BYU Idaho (Rexburg, Idaho)
- Cleveland State (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, Texas)
- Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, California)
- Elizabeth City State (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)
- Grand View University (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Lawrence (Appleton, Wisconsin)
- Long Beach City (Long Beach, California)
- North Park (Chicago, Illinois)
- Portland State (Portland, Oregon)
- Salem State (Salem, Massachusetts)
- St. Johns River (Palatka, Florida)
- Valley City State (Valley City, North Dakota)
- Villa Marie (Buffalo, New York)
- Western Washington (Bellingham, Washington)
Vixens
- Sweet Briar (Sweet Briar, Virginia)
Vulcans
- Hawaiʻi-Hilo (Hilo, Hawaii)
- California University of Pennsylvania (California, Pennsylvania)
W
Warhawks
- Auburn-Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
- Calhoun (Decatur, Alabama)
- Coastal Alabama East (Brewton, Alabama)
- Louisiana-Monroe (Monroe)
- Wisconsin–Whitewater (Whitewater)
Warriors
- Cal State–Stanislaus (Turlock, California)
- Corban (Salem, Oregon)
- Eastern Connecticut State (Willimantic)
- East Stroudsburg (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Hendrix (Conway, Arkansas)
- Indiana Tech (Fort Wayne)
- Lewis-Clark State (Lewiston, Idaho)
- Lycoming (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
- Merrimack (North Andover, Massachusetts)
- Midland (Fremont, Nebraska)
- Rochester College (Rochester Hills, Michigan)
- Vaughn (Flushing, New York)
- Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
- Wayne State (Detroit, Michigan)
- Webber International (Babson Park, Florida)
- Westmont (Montecito, California)
- William Jessup (Rocklin, California)
- Winona State (Winona, Minnesota)
- Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee)
Webbies
Wesmen
- Winnipeg (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Westerners
White Mules
Wildcats
- Abilene Christian (Abilene, Texas)
- Arizona (Tucson)
- Baker (Baldwin City, Kansas)
- Bethel (McKenzie, Tennessee)
- Bethune-Cookman (Daytona, Florida)
- Bishop State (Mobile, Alabama)
- Cazenovia College (Cazenovia, New York)
- Chico State (Chico, California)
- Central Washington (Ellensburg)
- Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Missouri)
- Davidson (Davidson, North Carolina)
- Daemen College (Amherst, New York)
- Fort Valley (Fort Valley, Georgia)
- Indiana Wesleyan (Marion)
- Johnson & Wales University (multicampus)
- Kansas State (Manhattan)
- Kentucky (Lexington)
- Linfield College (McMinnville, Oregon)
- New Hampshire (Durham)
- North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton)
- Northern Michigan (Marquette)
- Northwestern (Evanston/Chicago, Illinois)
- Penn College (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
- Portland Bible College (Portland, Oregon)
- Randolph College (Lynchburg, Virginia)
- St. Catherine (St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- SUNY Institute of Technology (Utica, New York)
- Villanova (Villanova, Pennsylvania)
- Wayne State College (Wayne, Nebraska)
- Weber State (Ogden, Utah)
- Wiley College (Marshall, Texas)
- Wilmington University (New Castle, Delaware)
- Wisconsin–Washington County (West Bend)
Wolf Pack and variants
- Loyola New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) – Wolfpack
- Nevada (Reno) – Wolf Pack
- North Carolina State (Raleigh) – Wolfpack
- Thompson Rivers (Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) – WolfPack
Wolves
Women of Troy
- USC (Los Angeles, California) (women's teams only; used interchangeably with men's nickname of Trojans)
Wonder Boys
X
X-Men and X-Women
Y
Yellow Jackets and variants
- American International (Springfield, Massachusetts)
- Baldwin Wallace (Berea, Ohio)
- Black Hills State (Spearfish, South Dakota)
- Cedarville (Cedarville, Ohio)
- Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio)
- Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
- Graceland (Lamoni, Iowa)
- Howard Payne (Brownwood, Texas)
- LeTourneau (Longview, Texas)
- Randolph-Macon (Ashland, Virginia)
- Rochester (Rochester, New York) – Yellowjackets
- Waynesburg (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania)
- West Virginia State (Institute)
- Wisconsin–Superior (Superior)
Z
Zias
- Eastern New Mexico (Portales) (women's teams only; defunct, with all teams now known as Greyhounds)
Zips
See also
- List of college team nicknames in the United States
- List of college nickname changes in the United States
- List of college sports teams in the United States with different nicknames for men's and women's teams
- List of college mascots in the United States
- Native American mascot controversy
- Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots
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