Arizona and Colorado Mascots/Nicknames
Pac-12 Mascots/Nicknames
Final Four Mascots/Nicknames
Mascots
Miscellaneous
100
UArizona ____________
Wildcats
100
Colorado ___________
Buffaloes
100
Villanova _______________
100
This Northwest school secure a special licensing agreement with Disney to use this cranky cartoon character as the basis for its mascot.
The Oregon Ducks
100
For our local friends in Arizona, what was ASU's initial mascot/nickname before it ultimately became the Sun Devils?
The Owls
200
Colorado State ___________
Rams
200
USC _____________
Trojans
200
This school's mascot/nickname dates back to 1848 when a group of pioneers crossed state lines from neighboring Nebraska.
The Kansas Jayhawks
200
This reigning National Champ in College Football employees Uga and Hairy Dawg as its mascots.
The Georgia Bulldogs
200
For our friends in Denver, the University of Colorado Boulder adopted the Buffalo mascot/nickname in 1934. The name came from a submission contest, where the winner (a local Boulder resident) won a prize of what?
$5
300
Denver _____________
Pioneers
300
Utah ____________
Utes
300
Before Michael Jordan was a Bull, a Wizard, or a Hornet (team executive), he was a member of this university -- making its 21st Final Four appearance this weekend.
North Carolina Tar Heels
300
TCU Horned Frogs
300
Name four schools that don't have a plural S in their nickname.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Stanford Cardinal
NC State Wolfpack
Navy Midshipmen
Syracuse Orange
Illinois Fighting Illini
Nevada Wolf Pack
Tulsa Green Wave
North Texas Mean Green
Marshall Thundering Herd
400
Northern Arizona ___________
Lumberjacks
400
California ___________
Golden Bears
400
This school has made 17 appearances in the Final Four. Its nickname originated in the 1920 and was intended to honor French soldiers who valiantly fought in World War I.
The Duke Blue Devils?
400
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
400
Name the top three most-used mascots/nicknames in Division I athletics.
Bulldogs, Tigers, Eagles
500
What year did UArizona make the Wildcats name permanent?
1920, though the name originated from a period in 1915 when two wildcats were literally living on campus
500
What is the only school in the conference to have a mascot that does not end in S?
Stanford Cardinal
500
The Wildcats' nickname is fourth-most popular in all of Division I athletics. Name three other schools with the Wildcats nickname.
UArizona, Kentucky, Kansas State, Northwestern, New Hampshire, Weber State, Davidson, Bethune-Cookman, and Abilene Christian
500
St. Louis Billikens
500
What is the name of the oldest mascot/nickname in Division I college athletics?
Handsome Dan (Yale)