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FCS Nickname Rankings

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
August 9, 2018
FCS Nickname Rankings

I recently published a ranking of every nickname in the entire sport of college football based on who would win in a fight. Now, if you're an FCS fan, that list of 673 schools from all four divisions might have been a little cumbersome to work through, so here is the streamlined post you've been waiting for.

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READ: College Football Mascot (Nickname) Rankings

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In the table below, you'll find the definitive ranking of every FCS nickname based on who would win in a fight. 

First, some ground rules. All fights assume that both participants are facing each other and are prepared and ready for a scrap. Crucially, I'm ranking nicknames only here. That means I'm not giving James Madison a bulldog, they're the Dukes.

It also means that the Dukes don't have their royal guard and the Governors don't have whatever security they have in real life. Let's call it diet Secret Service. Every participant gets the items you'd reasonably expect them to have on them. Pirates get a pistol and sword, Lumberjacks get an axe, you get the idea.

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Finally, I made the determination that golden always means better than normal, with the exception of eagles because golden eagles are smaller than bald eagles.

So let's get to it! I know that you'll all have quibbles with this list, but you didn't put the work in, so I don't want to hear it! Just kidding, I'd love to entertain all of your disputes. Tweet them @befox21 or @HEROSportsFCS, whatever your heart desires.

Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for, let's get into some mascot fights!

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FCS Rank Overall Rank School Nickname Location
1 9 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Cedar City, Utah
2 10 Elon Phoenix Elon, North Carolina
3 14 Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut
4 15 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Leflore County, Mississippi
5 20 Northwestern State Demons Natchitoches, Louisiana
6 26 Western Illinois Leathernecks Macomb, Illinois
7 30 Nicholls Colonels Thibodaux, Louisiana
8 36 Sam Houston State Bearkats Huntsville, Texas
9 38 Montana Grizzlies Missoula, Montana
10 40 Grambling State Tigers Grambling, Louisiana
10 40 Jackson State Tigers Jackson, Mississippi
10 40 Princeton Tigers Princeton, New Jersey
10 40 Savannah State Tigers Savannah, Georgia
10 40 Tennessee State Tigers Nashville, Tennessee
10 40 Texas Southern Tigers Houston, Texas
10 40 Towson Tigers Towson, Maryland
11 41 Brown Bears Providence, Rhode Island
11 41 Central Arkansas Bears Conway, Arkansas
11 41 Mercer Bears Macon, Georgia
11 41 Missouri State Bears Springfield, Missouri
11 41 Morgan State Bears Baltimore, Maryland
11 41 Northern Colorado Bears Greeley, Colorado
12 43 Idaho State Bengals Pocatello, Idaho
13 46 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk, Virginia
14 47 Furman Paladins Greenville, South Carolina
15 58 Portland State Vikings Portland, Oregon
16 59 Idaho Vandals Moscow, Idaho
17 61 William & Mary Tribe Williamsburg, Virginia
18 64 Maine Black Bears Orono, Maine
19 67 Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions Pine Bluff, Arkansas
20 68 Columbia Lions New York, New York
20 68 North Alabama Lions Florence, Alabama
20 68 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Hammond, Louisiana
21 69 Southern U Jaguars Baton Rouge, Louisiana
22 70 Lafayette Leopards Easton, Pennsylvania
23 73 Western Carolina Catamounts Cullowhee, North Carolina
24 75 Eastern Illinois Panthers Charleston, Illinois
24 75 Northern Iowa Panthers Cedar Falls, Iowa
24 75 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View, Texas
25 76 Bucknell Bison Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
25 76 Howard Bison Washington, D.C.
25 76 North Dakota State Bison Fargo, North Dakota
26 89 Colgate Raiders Hamilton, New York
27 93 Hampton Pirates Hampton, Virginia
28 94 Charleston Southern Buccaneers North Charleston, South Carolina
28 94 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Johnson City, Tennessee
29 97 Alcorn State Braves Lorman, Mississippi
30 107 Holy Cross Crusaders Worcester, Massachusetts
30 107 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso, Indiana
31 108 Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania
32 113 San Diego Toreros San Diego, California
33 122 VMI Keydets Lexington, Virginia
34 124 McNeese Cowboys Lake Charles, Louisiana
35 128 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Flagstaff, Arizona
35 128 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Nacogdoches, Texas
36 134 Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut
37 143 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook, New York
38 151 North Carolina A&T Aggies Greensboro, North Carolina
38 151 UC Davis Aggies Davis, California
39 161 Cal Poly Mustangs San Luis Obispo, California
40 165 Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio
41 166 Murray State Racers Murray, Kentucky
42 171 Austin Peay Governors Clarksville, Tennessee
43 176 Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
43 176 James Madison Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia
44 184 South Dakota Coyotes Vermillion, South Dakota
45 197 Montana State Bobcats Bozeman, Montana
46 202 Fordham Rams New York, New York
46 202 Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island
47 203 Campbell Fighting Camels Buies Creek, North Carolina
48 207 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston, Texas
49 208 Florida A&M Rattlers Tallahassee, Florida
30 211 Albany Great Danes Albany, New York
51 213 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Richmond, Kentucky
52 214 Marist Red Foxes Poughkeepsie, New York
53 217 Southern Illinois Salukis Carbondale, Illinois
54 219 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene, Texas
54 219 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Daytona Beach, Florida
54 219 Davidson Wildcats Davidson, North Carolina
54 219 New Hampshire Wildcats Durham, New Hampshire
54 219 Villanova Wildcats Villanova, Pennsylvania
54 219 Weber State Wildcats Ogden, Utah
55 228 Eastern Washington Eagles Cheney, Washington
55 228 Morehead State Eagles Morehead, Kentucky
55 228 North Carolina Central Eagles Durham, North Carolina
56 229 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Cookeville, Tennessee
57 231 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, Florida
58 235