List of college team nicknames in the United States

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This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames.

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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

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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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