List of U.S. college team nicknames
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This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames.
If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
The 12 most used names of four-year college mascots: Eagles (76), Tigers (46), Bulldogs (39), Panthers (33), Knights (32), Lions (32), Bears (30), Hawks (28), Cougars (27), Pioneers (28), Warriors (27) and Wildcats (27). (This is ignoring adjectives such as purple, black, nittany etc...)
[edit] Team nicknames
[edit] A
- Abilene Christian University Wildcats
- Adams State Grizzlies
- Adelphi Panthers
- Air Force Falcons
- Akron Zips
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Alabama-Huntsville Chargers
- Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
- Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets
- Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
- Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks
- Albany Great Danes
- Alcorn State Braves (men only; women's teams have no nickname, and the school refers to them simply as "Alcorn")
- Alderson-Broaddus Battlers
- Alfred Saxons
- Alvernia Crusaders
- American International Yellowjackets
- American University Eagles
- Amherst Lord Jeffs (after Lord Jeffery Amherst)
- Appalachian State Mountaineers
- Arizona Wildcats
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
- Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
- Arkansas State Red Wolves and Lady ??
- Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns
- Army Black Knights
- Ashford Saints
- Atlantic Blackflies (club soccer only)
- Auburn Tigers
- AUM Senators
- Augsburg Auggies
- Augustana (IL) Vikings
- Augustana (SD) Vikings
- Austin College Kangaroos
- Austin Peay Governors and Lady Govs
- Avila University Eagles
[edit] B
- Babson Beavers
- Baker University Wildcats
- Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets
- Ball State Cardinals
- Bard Raptors
- Bates Bobcats
- Baylor Bears and Lady Bears
- Belmont Bruins
- Benedict Tigers
- Benedictine College Ravens
- Bentley Falcons
- Berea Mountaineers
- Bethany (KS) Swedes
- Bethany (WV) Bison
- Bethel (KS) Threshers
- Bethel Royals
- Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
- Binghamton Bearcats
- Birmingham-Southern Panthers
- Black Hills State Yellow Jackets
- Blinn Buccaneers
- Bloomfield College (NJ) Deacons
- Bloomsburg Huskies
- Bluefield State Big Blues and Lady Blues
- Boise State Broncos
- Boston College Eagles
- Boston University Terriers
- Bowling Green Falcons
- Bowdoin Polar Bears
- Bowie State Bulldogs
- Bradley Braves
- Brandeis Judges
- Brigham Young Cougars
- Brigham Young-Hawaii Seasiders
- Bryant University Bulldogs
- Brooklyn Bridges
- Brown Bears
- Bucknell Bison
- Buffalo Bulls
- Buffalo State Bengals
- Butler Bulldogs
[edit] C
- Cal Lutheran Kingsmen and Regals
- Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
- Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs
- Cal State-Bakersfield Roadrunners
- Cal State-Chico Wildcats
- Cal State-East Bay Pioneers
- Cal State-Fullerton Titans
- Cal State-L.A. Golden Eagles
- Cal State-Northridge Matadors
- California U (PA) Vulcans
- California Golden Bears
- Campbell Fighting Camels
- Canisius Golden Griffins
- Capital Crusaders
- Carleton Knights
- Carnegie Mellon Tartans
- Carthage College Red Men and Lady Reds
- Case Spartans
- Castleton State Spartans
- The Catholic University of America Cardinals (occasionally the Fighting Cardinals)
- Centenary Gentlemen and Ladies
- Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears
- Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
- Central Florida Knights
- Central Methodist University Eagles
- Central Michigan Chippewas
- Central Missouri Mules and Jennies
- Central Oklahoma Bronchos
- Centre Colonels
- Chaminade Silverswords
- Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers and Lady Bucs
- Charlotte 49ers
- Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs
- Chestnut Hill Griffins
- Cheyney Wolves
- Chicago Maroons
- Chicago State Cougars
- Christian Brothers University Buccaneers
- Christopher Newport Captains
- Cincinnati Bearcats
- Citadel Bulldogs
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas
- Clarion Golden Eagles
- Clarkson Golden Knights
- Clemson Tigers
- Cleveland State Vikings
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Lady Chants
- Colby College Mules
- Colgate Red Raiders
- College of Charleston Cougars
- College of New Jersey Lions
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions
- Colorado College Tigers
- Colorado Mines Orediggers
- Colorado State Rams
- Colorado State University-Pueblo ThunderWolves
- Columbia Lions
- Concord Mountain Lions and Lady Lions
- Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers
- UConn Huskies
- Connecticut College Camels
- Cornell Big Red
- Creighton Bluejays
- Culver-Stockton College Wildcats
- Cumberland Bulldogs
- Cumberlands Patriots
[edit] D
- Dallas Baptist Patriots
- Dana Vikings
- Dartmouth Big Green
- Davidson Wildcats
- Dayton Flyers
- Denison Big Red
- DePaul Blue Demons
- DePauw Tigers
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
- Delaware State Hornets
- Delaware Tech Roadrunners
- Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen
- Denver Pioneers
- Detroit Titans
- Dickinson Red Devils
- District of Columbia Firebirds and Lady Firebirds
- Drake Bulldogs
- Drew Rangers
- Drexel Dragons
- Duke Blue Devils
- Duquesne Dukes
[edit] E
- Earlham Hustlin' Quakers
- East Carolina Pirates and Lady Pirates
- East Stroudsburg Warriors
- East Tennessee Buccaneers and Lady Bucs
- East Texas Baptist Tigers
- Eastern Illinois Panthers
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels and Lady Colonels
- Eastern Michigan Eagles
- Eastern Nazarene Lions
- Eastern Eagles
- Eastern Washington Eagles
- Edinboro Fighting Scots
- Elon Phoenix
- Emory Eagles
- Emporia State Hornets
- Evangel Crusaders
- Evansville Purple Aces
Endicott College Gulls
[edit] F
- Fairfield Stags
- Fairmont State Falcons
- Ferris State Bulldogs
- Finlandia Lions
- Fisk Bulldogs
- Florida Gators
- Florida A&M Rattlers
- Florida Atlantic Owls
- Florida International Golden Panthers
- Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles
- Florida State Seminoles
- Fordham Rams
- Fort Valley State University Wildcats
- Franklin and Marshall Diplomats
- Fresno State Bulldogs
- Frostburg State Bobcats
- Furman Paladins
[edit] G
- Geneva Golden Tornadoes
- Gannon Golden Knights
- George Mason Patriots
- George Washington Colonials
- Georgetown Hoyas
- Georgia Bulldogs (Yale-influenced) and Lady Bulldogs (women's gymnastics uses Gym Dogs and the baseball team is known as the "Diamond Dawgs")
- Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies
- Georgia Southern Eagles and Lady Eagles
- Georgia State Panthers
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and The Ramblin' Wreck
- Gettysburg Bullets
- Glenville State Pioneers and Lady Pioneers
- Gonzaga Bulldogs (also "'Zags")
- Gordon Fighting Scots
- Graceland University Yellowjackets
- Grambling State Tigers and Lady Tigers
- Grand Valley State Lakers
- Grand View Vikings
- Green Bay Phoenix
- Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
[edit] H
- Hamilton Continentals
- Hamline Pipers
- Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates
- Hardin-Simmons Cowboys and Cowgirls
- Harding Bisons
- Hartford Hawks
- Harvard Crimson
- Hawaii Warriors, Rainbow Warriors, or Rainbows (various men's teams) and Rainbow Wahine (all women's teams)
- Hawaii-Hilo Vulcans
- Henderson State Reddies
- Hendrix Warriors
- Hiram College Terriers
- Hofstra Pride
- Hope College Flying Dutchmen
- Holy Cross Crusaders
- Houston Cougars
- Howard Bison
[edit] I
- Idaho Vandals
- Idaho State Bengals
- IIT Scarlet Hawks
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Illinois College Blue Boys
- Illinois State Redbirds
- Illinois Wesleyan Titans
- Incarnate Word University Cardinals
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Indiana State Sycamores
- Indianapolis Greyhounds
- Iona Gaels
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Iowa Wesleyan Tigers
- IPFW Mastodons
- Ithaca Bombers
- IUP Crimson Hawks
- IUPUI Jaguars
[edit] J
- Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers
- Jacksonville Dolphins
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks
- James Madison Dukes
- Jamestown Jimmies
- John Brown University Golden Eagles
- Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
- Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
[edit] K
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
- Kean Cougars
- Kennesaw State Owls and Lady Owls
- Kent State Golden Flashes
- Kentucky Wildcats (women's gymnastics uses GymKats)
- Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes
- Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
- Kenyon Lords and Ladies
- Kutztown Golden Bears
[edit] L
- La Salle Explorers
- Lafayette Leopards
- Lake Forest Foresters
- Lake Superior State Lakers
- Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
- Langston Lions and Lady Lions
- Lawrence Vikings
- Le Moyne Dolphins
- Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks
- LeMoyne-Owen Magicians
- Lesley Lynx
- Liberty Flames and Lady Flames
- Life Running Eagles
- Lincoln Christian College Preachers & Angels
- Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers
- Lincoln (PA) Lions
- Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
- Lindenwood University Lions
- Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders
- Lipscomb Bisons and Lady Bisons
- Livingstone Blue Bears
- Lock Haven Bald Eagles
- Long Beach State 49ers (most men's and women's teams) and Dirtbags (baseball team's unofficial nickname but acknowledged by the university)
- Longwood Lancers
- Loras Duhawks (short for Dubuque Hawks)
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters
- Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
- Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
- Louisville Cardinals
- Loyola (Chicago) Ramblers
- Loyola (Maryland) Greyhounds
- Loyola Marymount Lions
- Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack
- LSU Fightin' Tigers and Lady Tigers (also "Bayou Bengals")
- Lubbock Christian Chaparrals
[edit] M
- Macalester Scots
- Maine Black Bears
- Manhattan Jaspers and Lady Jaspers
- Mansfield Mountaineers
- Marist Red Foxes
- Marquette Golden Eagles
- Marshall Thundering Herd
- Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders
- Maryland Terrapins
- Massachusetts Minutemen and Minutewomen
- UMass Lowell River Hawks
- McNeese State Cowboys and Cowgirls
- McMurry Indians
- McPherson Bulldogs
- Medaille Mavericks
- Memphis Tigers and Lady Tigers
- Mercer Bears
- Mercyhurst Lakers
- Mesa State College Mavericks and Lady Mavs
- Messiah Falcons
- Metro State Roadrunners
- Miami Hurricanes
- Miami (OH) RedHawks
- Michigan Wolverines
- Michigan State Spartans
- Michigan Tech Huskies
- MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders
- Middlebury Panthers
- Midwestern State University Mustangs and Lady Mustangs
- Millersville Marauders
- Millsaps Majors
- Milwaukee Panthers
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
- Minnesota-Morris Cougars
- Minnesota State Mavericks
- Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragons
- Mississippi State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes
- Missouri Tigers
- Missouri-St. Louis Rivermen and Riverwomen
- Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears
- Missouri Valley College Vikings
- MIT Engineers
- Mobile Rams
- Monmouth Hawks
- Montana Grizzlies (Lady Griz for women's basketball only)
- Montana State Bobcats
- Montevallo Falcons
- Morehead State Eagles
- Morgan State Bears and Lady Bears
- Morrisville State Mustangs
- Mount Mercy Mustangs
- Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
- Mount Union Purple Raiders
- Muhlenberg Mules
- Murray State Racers (all men's teams except baseball), Lady Racers, and Thoroughbreds (baseball)
[edit] N
- Navy Midshipmen
- Nebraska Cornhuskers, Huskers
- Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
- Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
- Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (which are extinct)
- Nevada Wolf Pack
- New England Noreasters
- New Hampshire Wildcats
- New Haven Chargers
- New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders
- New Mexico Lobos
- New Mexico State Aggies
- New Mexico Tech Pygmies
- New Orleans Privateers and Lady Privateers
- New York Violets (although the mascot is the Bobcat)
- Niagara Purple Eagles
- Nicholls State Colonels and Lady Colonels
- Norfolk State Spartans
- North Alabama Lions
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- North Carolina A&T Aggies
- North Carolina State Wolfpack
- North Dakota Fighting Sioux
- North Dakota State Bison
- North Florida Ospreys
- North Park Vikings
- North Texas Mean Green
- Northeastern Huskies
- Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
- Northern Colorado Bears
- Northern Illinois Huskies
- Northern Iowa Panthers
- Northern Kentucky Norse
- Northern Michigan Wildcats
- Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons
- Norwich Cadets
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
[edit] O
- Oakland Golden Grizzlies
- Ouchita Baptist Tigers
- Oberlin Yeomen
- Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels
- Ohio wildcatss
- Ohio Northern Polar Bears
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Ohio Valley Fighting Scots
- Ohio Wesleyan Battlin' Bishops
- Old Dominion Monarchs and Lady Monarchs
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Oklahoma City Stars
- Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls
- Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
- Oregon Ducks
- Oregon State Beavers
- Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls
- Oswego State Great Lakers
- Ozark Eagles
[edit] P
- Pace Setters
- Pacific Tigers
- Pacific Lutheran Lutes (a play on Lutheran)
- Penn Quakers
- Penn State Nittany Lions and Lady Nittany Lions
- Pepperdine Waves
- Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Tarzans and Janes
- Pitt-Bradford Panthers
- Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats
- Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats
- Pitt-Titusville Panthers
- Pittsburg State Gorillas
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions
- Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens
- Portland Pilots
- Portland State Vikings
- Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady Panthers
- Presbyterian Blue Hose
- Princeton Tigers
- Providence Friars
- Purdue Boilermakers
[edit] Q
- Quinnipiac Bobcats
- Quincy Hawks
[edit] R
- Radford Highlanders
- Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
- Reed College Griffins
- Regis Rangers
- RPI Engineers (ice hockey and football), Redhawks (all other sports)
- Richmond Spiders
- Rice Owls
- RIT Tigers
- Rhode Island Rams
- Rhode Island School of Design Nads
- Rhodes Lynx
- Richard Stockton Ospreys
- Rochester Yellowjackets
- Rose-Hulman Engineers
- Rosemont Ramblers
- Rowan Profs
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors
- Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders
[edit] S
- Sacramento State Hornets
- Sacred Heart Pioneers
- St. Ambrose Fighting Bees and Queen Bees
- St. Anselm Hawks
- St. Benedict Blazers
- St. Bonaventure Bonnies
- St. Cloud State Huskies
- St. Edward's Hilltoppers
- St. Francis (NY) Terriers
- St. Francis (PA) Bull Riders
- St. John's (MN) Johnnies
- St. John's (NY) Red Storm
- Saint Joseph's Hawks
- St. Lawrence Saints
- Saint Louis Billikens
- St. Louis Pharmacy Eutectics
- Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels
- St. Mary's (MN) Cardinals
- St. Michael's Purple Knights
- St. Olaf Oles
- Saint Peter's Peacocks and Peahens
- St. Thomas (MN) Tommies
- Salem International Tigers
- Sam Houston State Bearkats
- Samford Bulldogs
- San Diego Toreros
- San Diego State Aztecs
- San Francisco Dons
- San Jose State Spartans
- Santa Clara Broncos
- Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers
- Scottsdale Artichokes
- Seattle Redhawks
- Seton Hall Pirates
- Sewanee Tigers
- Siena Saints
- Simmons (Kentucky) Panthers
- Simon's Rock Llamas
- Shepherd Rams
- Shippensburg Red Raiders
- Slippery Rock The Rock (formerly, Pride)
- SMU Mustangs
- South Alabama Jaguars
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- South Carolina State Bulldogs
- South Dakota Coyotes
- South Dakota Mines Hardrockers
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits
- South Florida Bulls
- Southeast Missouri Redhawks
- Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions
- SE Oklahoma State Savage Storm
- Southern Arkansas Muleriders and Lady Muleriders
- Southern California Trojans and Women of Troy
- Southern Jaguars
- Southern Illinois Salukis
- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
- Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
- Southern Maine Huskies
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles
- Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm
- Southern Utah Thunderbirds and Lady Thunderbirds
- Southwest MN State Mustangs
- Southwestern Pirates
- Spring Hill College Badgers
- Springfield College Pride
- Stanford Cardinal (the color)
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks
- Stetson Hatters
- Stony Brook Seawolves
- SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles
- SUNY Cortland Red Dragons
- SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils
- SUNY Geneseo Knights
- SUNY Institute of Technology Wildcats
- SUNY New Paltz Hawks
- SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons
- SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals
- SUNY Potsdam Bears
- Syracuse Orange
[edit] T
- Tampa (Spartans)
- Tarleton State Texans
- TCU Horned Frogs and Lady Frogs
- Temple Owls
- Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols (formally Lady Volunteers, but the shorter form is acceptable to the school and far more widely used)
- Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
- Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers
- Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
- Texas Longhorns
- Texas-Arlington Mavericks
- Texas-Brownsville Scorpions
- Texas-Dallas Comets
- Texas-Pan American Broncs and Lady Broncs
- Texas-Permian Basin Falcons
- Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners
- Texas-Tyler Patriots
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Texas A&M-Commerce Lions
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
- Texas A&M International Dustdevils
- Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas
- Texas Lutheran Bulldogs
- Texas Southern Tigers
- Texas State Bobcats
- Texas Tech Red Raiders (Lady Raiders for women's basketball only)
- Thomas More Blue Rebels
- Toledo Rockets
- Towson Tigers
- Transylvania Pioneers
- Trevecca Trojans
- Tri-County Technical College (Anderson SC) War Eagles
- Trinity Bantams
- Trinity Tigers
- Troy Trojans
- Tufts Jumbos
- Tulane Green Wave
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane
[edit] U
- Union (KY) Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
- Union (NY) Dutchmen and Dutchwomen
- Union (TN) Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
- UAB Blazers
- UC Berkeley Golden Bears
- UC Davis Aggies
- UC Irvine Anteaters
- UC Merced Golden Bobcats
- UC Riverside Highlanders
- UC San Diego Tritons
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
- UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
- UCF Knights
- UCLA Bruins
- UHD Gators
- UHV Jaguars
- UIC Flames
- UMBC Retrievers
- UMKC Kangaroos
- UNC Asheville Bulldogs
- UNC Greensboro Spartans
- UNC Pembroke Braves
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks
- UNLV Rebels (most men's teams), Runnin' Rebels (men's basketball), Lady Rebels (all women's teams)
- USC Trojans and Women of Troy
- Utah Utes (most teams), Runnin' Utes (basketball), Red Rocks (women's gymnastics)
- Upper Iowa Peacocks
- Utah State Aggies
- Utah Valley Wolverines
- UTEP Miners
[edit] V
- Valdosta State Blazers
- Valparaiso Crusaders
- Vanderbilt Commodores
- Vassar Brewers
- Vermont Catamounts
- Villa Julie Mustangs
- Villanova Wildcats
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Virginia Commonwealth Rams
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Virginia State Trojans
- Virginia Union Panthers
- Virginia Wesleyan Marlins
- Viterbo V-Hawks
- Voorhees Tigers
- VMI Keydets
[edit] W
- Wagner Seahawks
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Waldorf Warriors
- Walsh University Cavaliers
- Warner University Royals
- Washburn Ichabods and Lady Blues
- Washington Huskies
- Washington (MO) Bears
- Washington and Jefferson Presidents
- Washington and Lee Generals
- Washington State Cougars
- Wayland Baptist Pioneers
- Weber State Wildcats
- Webster Gorloks
- Wentworth Institute of Technology Leopards
- Wesley College Wolverines
- Wesleyan University Cardinals (plural nickname originally referred to the color, but the bird is now the mascot)
- West Alabama Tigers
- West Chester Golden Rams
- West Florida Argonauts
- West Georgia Wolves
- West Liberty State Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes
- West Texas University Westerners and Lady Westerners
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- West Virginia State Yellow Jackets
- West Virginia Tech Golden Bears and Lady Golden Bears
- West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats and Lady Bobcats
- Western Carolina Catamounts and Lady Catamounts
- Western Connecticut State Colonials
- Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks and Westerwinds
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers
- Western Michigan Broncos
- Western Oregon Wolves
- Western Washington Vikings
- Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals
- Whittier Poets
- Wichita State Shockers
- Widener Pride
- William & Mary Tribe
- William Jewell College Cardinals
- William Penn Statesmen and Lady Statesmen
- Williams Ephs (after Ephraim Williams)
- Winston-Salem State Rams and Lady Rams
- Winthrop Eagles
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds
- Wisconsin-Madison Badgers
- Wisconsin-La-Crosse Eagles
- Wisconsin-Marathon County Huskies
- Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County Marauders
- Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers
- Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers
- Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets
- Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks
- Wittenberg Tigers
- Wofford Terriers
- Wooster Fighting Scots
- WPI Engineers
- Worcester State College The Lancers
- Wright State Raiders
- Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Yale Bulldogs or Elis (after Elihu Yale)
- Yeshiva Maccabeesnot a sate
- Youngstown State Penguins
