List of college team nicknames in the United States explained
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 teams (including names with attached adjectives such as "Blue", "Golden", "Flying", or "Fighting"): Eagles (118), Hawks (106), Tigers (72), Lions (65), Bulldogs (58), Cougars (58), Panthers (55), Bears (54), Knights (50), Wildcats (42), Warriors (41), and Pioneers (36).
A
AB-AK
AL
AM
AN
AO-AQ
AR
AS
AT
AU
AV-AZ
B
BAB-BAP
BAR-BAY
BEL-BEN
BER-BEV
BI
BL
BO
BRA-BRI
BRO-BRY
BU
C
CAB-CALH
UC (CAL)
CALI
CALU-CAN
CAP-CAR
CAS-CAZ
CC
CEC-CENTE
CENTRAL-CENTRAL L
CENTRAL M-CENTRAL W
CENTRALI-CER
CHA-CHE
CHES-CHR
CI
CL
Cleary University Cougars
COA-COK
COL-COLO
Colby Sawyer Chargers
College of Biblical Studies Ambassadors
COLU
COM-CONC
CONN-COP
COR-COW
CR
CU-CY
D
DA
DE-DEL
DEN-DET
DI
DR
DU-DY
E
EAR-EAST
EASTERN-EASTFIELD
EC-ED
EL
EM
EN-ES
EU-EV
F
FA
FE
FI
FL
FO
FR
FU
G
GA
GE
GI-GL
GO
GR
GU-GW
H
HAG-HAN
HAR
HAS-HAY
HE
HI
HOB-HOS
HOU-HOW
HU
I
ID-IL
IM-IN
IO
IR-IT
J
JA
JE
JO-JU
K
KA
KE
Keystone college Giants
KI-KL
KN-KU
L
LA-LAG
LAK
LAM-LAN
LAR-LAW
LE
LI
LOC-LOR
LOS
LOU
LOW-LOY
LU
LY
M
MAC-MAL
MAN
MAR
MAS-MAY
MC
ME
MIA-MID
MIL-MIN
MIR-MIT
Mississippi University For Women owls
MOB-MON
MOO-MOT
MOU
MT
MU
N
NA
NEB-NEV
NEW
NH-NJ
NORC-NORM
NORTH A-NORTH C
NORTH D-NORTH T
NORTHA-NORTHEAST
NORTHEASTERN
NORTHERN-NORTHLAND
NORTHWEST
NORTHWESTERN
NORTHWO-NOV
NU-NY
O
OA
OB-OG
OH
OK
OL-ON
OR
OS-OT
OU-OZ
P
PA
PE
PF-PH
PI
PL-PO
Plymouth state Panthers
PR
PU
Q
R
RA
RE
RH-RI
ROA-ROC
ROG-ROX
RU
S
SAC-SAG
SAINT A-SAINT J
SAINT K-SAINT X
SAL-SAM
SAN
SANTA
SAR-SC
SE
SH
SI
SK-SN
SOL-SON
SOUTH
SOUTHEAST-SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTHERN
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHWESTERN-SOW
SP
STA-STE
STI-STR
SUF-SUL
SUNY
SUR-SY
T
TA
TEC-TER
TEX
TH-TI
TO
TR
TU-TY
U
UA-UN
UP-UV
V
VA
VE
VI
VO
W
WAB-WAR
WAS-WAY
WEA-WES
WEST-WESTC
WESTERN
WESTF-WESTM
WH
WIC-WIN
WIS-WIT
WO-WY
X-Z
X
Y
Z
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