OT: Most Popular D1 Nickname???

Submitted by MGoSoftball on

The Softball team played the Utah Valley Wolverines this weekend.  There are only 2 D1 schools named Wolverines.  Their colors are green and gold.

Can everyone name the most popular D1 nicknames?  The #1 spot has 5 schools and #2 and #3 have 4 schools each.

No cheating.  No google.  Just memory.

 

Raoul

March 3rd, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^

Can everyone name the most popular D1 nicknames? The #1 spot has 5 schools and #2 and #3 have 4 schools each.

Not sure where these numbers came from, but they're way too low. The most common nickname is used by 14 schools.

ThadMattasagoblin

March 3rd, 2014 at 9:04 PM ^

If you're talking football, # 1 is tigers with Auburn, Memphis, LSU, Missouri, and Clemson. # 2 is bulldogs and wildcats. Bulldogs are Fresno State, Mississippi State, Georgia, and Louisiana Tech. Wildcats are Kentucky, Arizona, Northwestern, and Kansas State.

saveferris

March 4th, 2014 at 9:26 AM ^

Michigan State used to go by the Aggies, but then they held a contest in 1925 to come up with a new nickname, because, you know TRADITION!

Anyway, they elected to change their nickname to the Michigan "Staters" {snicker} only to have the Lansing State Journal press for one of the losing entires, the "Spartans", and this eventually caught on.

#LOLStaters

Paps

March 4th, 2014 at 2:04 PM ^

I know for sure

Tigers: LSU, Clemson

Wildcats: Davidson, Northwestern, Kentucky, Kansas State

Bulldogs: Fresno State, UGA, Miss St

Huskies: Uconn, Washington

Bears: Baylor, Cal...

The big ten has some really unique names!!! Id go with Wildcats, then Bulldogs (I think SCST are the bulldogs maybe) and Tigers for the second place one