The Best College Mascots

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Albert Gator (Honorable Mention): University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Baldwin the Eagle (Top 32): Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Bevo (Elite 8): The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Big Al (Winner!): The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Big Red (Top 32): Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY)

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Billiken (Sweet 16): St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

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Boilermaker Special (Honorable Mention): Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN)
Brutus Buckeye (Final 4): The Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH)

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Bucky Badger (2nd place): University of Wisconsin — Madison (Madison, WI)
Chief Osceola and Renegade (Top 32): Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Cocky (Sweet 16): University of South Carolina — Columbia (Columbia, SC)
Demon Deacon (Top 32): Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)
Fighting Pickle (Honorable Mention): University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC)
Goldy the Gopher (Honorable Mention): University of Minnesota — Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)
Herbie Husker (Elite 8): University of Nebraska — Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
Herky the Hawk (Top 32): University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

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HokieBird (Top 32): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)
Joe Bruin (Honorable Mention): California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Keggy the Keg (Honorable Mention): Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Mike the Tiger (Sweet 16): Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Otto the Orange (Elite 8): Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)

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Peter the Anteater (Top 32): University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Ralphie (Sweet 16): University of Colorado, Boulder (Boulder, CO)

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Ramblin' Wreck (Sweet 16): Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Rameses (Top 32): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Reveille (Honorable Mention): Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX)
Roc the Panther (Honorable Mention): University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Sammy the Slug (Top 32): University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Scrotie (Honorable Mention): Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)
Sebastian the Ibis (Honorable Mention): University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
Smokey (Top 32): University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Sooner Schooner (Top 32): University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

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Sparky the Sun Devil (Honorable Mention): Arizona State University — Tempe Campus (Tempe, AZ)
Sparty (Final 4): Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

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Super Frog (Sweet 16): Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

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The Blue Devil (Sweet 16): Duke University (Durham, NC)

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The Leprechaun (Top 32): University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)

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The Masked Rider (Top 32): Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)

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The Mountaineer (Sweet 16): West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
The Stanford Tree (Top 32): Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

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Traveler (Honorable Mention): University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Uga (Top 32): University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

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WuShock (Elite 8): Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

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