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In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.
This list of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States provides a lexicon of such names. It includes only alternative names for institutions, not nicknames for their campuses, athletic teams, or personalities. Thus it specifically excludes mascots and athletic team names. To see those lists, please go to:
Trivia Team Names. The Brainy Bunch. Quiz and Tell. The Quiznos. Sherlock’s Home. The Factaholics. The Justice League. Business As Usual. Street Smarts.
Conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision must meet a more stringent set of NCAA requirements than other conferences. Among these additional NCAA regulations, institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision must be "multisport conferences" and participate in conference play in at least six men's and eight women's sports, including football, men's and women's basketball, and at least two other ...
Conference affiliations are current for the 2024 season. The list includes all current and former FBS, Division I-A, Division I, University Division, and Major-College football teams since 1946 when the NCAA started having continuous records of major football teams. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s major-status was only based on whether the team had ...
An example of the inaccuracy is looking at the list of teams with the nickname of Tigers: 39 given in Wiki's 'List of college sports team nicknames" (i.e. US colleges); 46 cited in Wiki's "List of college team nicknames in the United States"; and 56 listed in "USA Colleges and Universities Team Names" (this being my external site which used ...
List of NCAA Division I institutions. This is a list of colleges and universities that are members of Division I, the highest level of competition sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, there are 364 institutions classified as Division I (including those in the process of transitioning from other divisions).