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The abbreviation may be non-obvious. For example, "KU" is the University of Kansas and not "UK," which is commonly the University of Kentucky. In some cases, the nickname may be better known than the formal name. For example, "West Point" for the United States Military Academy or "UCLA" for the University of California, Los Angeles.
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name, meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used. For ...
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.
Team Name Nickname Diving Men Conference Women Conference State Transition Start Active Notes Le Moyne College: Le Moyne: Dolphins: NEC: NEC: NY: 2023-24: 2026-27 [r] Stonehill College: Stonehill: Skyhawks: NEC: MA: 2022-23: 2025-26 [s] Queens University: Queens [j] Royals: ASUN: ASUN: NC: 2022-23: 2025-26 [t] University of Southern Indiana ...
Public (State University of New York) 1913 State University of New York at New Paltz: Hawks: New Paltz: NY: Public (State University of New York) 1936 State University of New York at Oswego: Lakers: Oswego: NY: Public (State University of New York) 1976 State University of New York at Plattsburgh: Cardinals: Plattsburgh: NY: Public (State ...
The Professional Women’s Hockey League, created via a merger of competing leagues last year, played its first season with a slate of teams identified only by their city names.
Arcadia University teams compete in the NCAA Division III within the MAC Freedom of the Middle Atlantic Conference. Men's and women's sports teams include ice hockey, track and field, baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
It currently consists six teams: four in the east and two in the west. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player will be CA$50,000, with each team allowed one "marquee player" whose salary of which only CA$75,000 counts towards a team's total salary cap of CA$1.5 million. [19] [20]