Top College Fight Songs

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• University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY): "On, On, U of K"
• University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): "Notre Dame Victory March" ("the best-known and perhaps the most-borrowed")
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• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI): "The Victors" ("most rousing and stunning; a very proud song")
• University of Wisconsin — Madison (Madison, WI): "On Wisconsin" ("smooth and much-borrowed old classic")
• Yale University (New Haven, CT): "Down The Field" ("another smooth and much-borrowed old classic")
• United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD): "Anchors Aweigh" ("very dynamic and uplifting")
• University of Maine (Orono, ME): "The Maine Stein Song" ("great melody, but it's a drinking song")
• University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA): "Fight on, USC" ("brilliant, sparkling, and innovative")
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA): "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" ("fine tune; great sense of humor")
• The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX): "The Eyes of Texas" ("tune borrowed from 'I've been working on the railroad,' but has a lot of sweep and energy")
• Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH): "Across the Field" ("smooth and active; takes one pleasantly across the field")
• University of Minnesota — Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN): "Minnesota Rouser" ("dynamic and rousing, as the title suggests")
• Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN): "Indiana, Our Indiana" ("tugs at the heart while causing foot-tapping")
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): "Illinois Loyalty" ("smooth, sensitive, and flowing")
• Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA): "Washington & Lee Swing" ("very catchy and likable; well-named")
• University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA): "Fight on, Pennsylvania" ("creative and different from the rest of the pack")
• University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK): "Boomer Sooner" ("borrowed from 'Yale Boola,' but rocks the stadium")
• University of Georgia (Athens, GA): "Glory, Glory to Old Georgia" ("uses the rouser 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' as a tune; a passing mention to the University of Colorado, which also uses the tune for its 'Glory, Glory, Colorado' ")
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• United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy, CO): "U.S. Air Force Song" ("excellent uplifting march; also used as the Air Force's song")
• United States Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT): "Semper Paratus" ("lesser-known but quite stirring march; also used as the Coast Guard's song")
• Clemson University (Clemson, SC): "Clemson Fight Song" ("uses the delightful 'Tiger Rag' as its tune")
• University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): "Down the Field" ("uses the exact same title and tune as Yale's 'Down the Field': F for originality, but A+ for taste")
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• United States Military Academy (West Point, NY): "On, Brave Old Army Team" ("We don't want to forget the Army; a good song with one terrific passage")
• Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL): "Huskie Fight Song" ("lively and distinctive")
• Cornell University (Ithaca, NY): "Far Above the Cayuga's Wasters" ("This is really an alma mater rather than a fight song, but is such a collegiate classic, how can one overlook it? If played with a lively enough tempo, it becomes a pretty good fight song")
• Furman University (Greenville, SC): "Our Director March" ("These three universities all use this excellent tune, but not always as a fight song; if the melody had a clearer institutional identify, it would be in the top fifteen. Many other schools also use the tune, including the University of Southern California, for its 'Victory Song'"
• Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): "Our Director March" ("These three universities all use this excellent tune, but not always as a fight song; if the melody had a clearer institutional identify, it would be in the top fifteen. Many other schools also use the tune, including the University of Southern California, for its 'Victory Song'"
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• Rice University (Houston, TX): "Our Director March" ("These three universities all use this excellent tune, but not always as a fight song; if the melody had a clearer institutional identify, it would be in the top fifteen. Many other schools also use the tune, including the University of Southern California, for its 'Victory Song'"
• University of Oregon (Eugene, OR): "Mighty Oregon" ("a very smooth song")

Honorable Mentions

• Auburn University (Auburn, AL): "War Eagle"
• Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA): "For Boston"
• Columbia University (New York, NY): "Roar, Lion, Roar"
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• Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH): "As the Backs Go Tearing By"
• Duke University (Durham, NC): "Duke Blue and White"
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• Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): "The Gridiron King"
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• Lamar University (Beaumont, TX): "Big Reg"
• Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI): "Michigan State Fight Song"
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• Northwestern University (Evanston, IL): "Go U Northwestern"
• Pennsylvania State University — University Park (University Park, PA): "The Nittany Lion"
• Princeton University (Princeton, NJ): "The Princeton Cannon Song"
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• Stanford University (Stanford, CA): "Come Join the Band"
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• Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY): "Down, Down The Field"
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• Texas A&M University — College Station (College Station, TX): "The Aggie War Hymn"
• The Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH): "Le Regiment"
• The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL): "Yea, Alabama"
• Tulane University (New Orleans, LA): "Roll on, Tulane"
• University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): "Sing UCLA"
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): "Pride of the Illini"
• University of Missouri — Columbia (Columbia, MO): "Fight Tiger"
• University of Nebraska — Lincoln (Lincoln, NE): "Dear Old Nebraska U"
• University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA): "Fight on Pennsylvania"
• University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA): "Hail to Pitt"
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• University of South Carolina — Columbia (Columbia, SC): "Carolina Fight Song"
• University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA): "Bow Down to Washington"
• Yale University (New Haven, CT): "Bingo, Eli Yale"

Notable or Exceptional Songs in Order of Superiority

• 1. Yale University (New Haven, CT): "Down the Field"; "Yale Boola"; "Bingo Eli Yale"
• 2. Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): "Our Director"; "The Gridiron King"
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• 3. The Ohio State University — Columbus (Columbus, OH): "Across the Field": "Le Regiment"
• 4. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): "Illinois Loyalty"; "Pride of Illini"