GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE LIGHTNING
Location: Wilmington, DE
Conference Affiliation: Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Comment: This highly-regarded educational institution from Delaware is also known for its cool-named sports teams. The Lightning stand out tall and proud in a collegiate sports landscape littered with WAY too many teams called Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats. Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIREBIRDS
Location: Washington, DC
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Independent
Comment: The NAIA has the Sunbirds, D2 has the Firebirds! It seems odd that a city known for
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ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE STALLIONS
Location: Tifton, GA
Division: NJCAA
Conference Affiliation: Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association
Comment: This respected institution was established in 1908 and sits along Georgia’s Lake Baldwin. All of the Stallions sports teams are noteworthy but when it comes to baseball prominent alumni include Major League players Tom Cheney, Ralph Bryant and Kyle Farnsworth. Continue reading
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FRANK PHILLIPS COLLEGE PLAINSMEN
Location: Borger, TX
Division: NJCAA
Comment: The Plainsmen are notorious with Balladeer’s Blog and the world at large for both their catchy team name AND their thoroughly butt- kicking logo. Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SUMTER FIRE ANTS
Location: Benghazi, Libya – no, actually Sumter, SC
Division: NJCAA
Comment: In a college sports world littered with far too many teams called Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats it’s always a pleasure to find teams that have a certain flair and originality. Continue reading
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SAINT CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SKIPPERS
Location: Port Huron, MI
Division: NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association)
Comment: You can insert your own Gilligan’s Island comment if you like, but I find the nickname Skippers to be Continue reading
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FAULKNER STATE SUN CHIEFS
Location: Bay Minette, AL
Division: NJCAA
Comment: This excellent institution was founded in 1965 and has additional campuses in Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY LOPERS
Location: Kearney, NE
Division: NCAA Division Two
Conference Affiliation: MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Comment: Founded in 1905 this former NAIA institution is Continue reading
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Gogebic Samsons
GOGEBIC COLLEGE SAMSONS
Location: Ironwood, MI
Division: NJCAA
Comment: How incredibly cool is the name Samsons for sports teams? In addition to this cool name and eye-catching logo Gogebic has a reputation as one of the best-run institutions in the Continue reading
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BUCKS COUNTY COLLEGE CENTURIONS
Location: Newtown, PA
Division: NJCAA
Comment: “Thwow him to the gwound, Thentuwion!” … Had to be said. Now we can all Continue reading
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