List of college sports teams in the United States with different nicknames for men's and women's teams

The following is a list of college athletics programs in the United States that have different nicknames for their men's and women's teams.

Different nicknames

  • Arkansas at Monticello, University of (Arkansas–Monticello, UA–Monticello, or UAM). Men's teams: Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils. Women's teams: Arkansas–Monticello Cotton Blossoms.
  • Arkansas Tech University. Men's teams: Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys. Women's teams: Arkansas Tech Golden Suns
  • Centenary College of Louisiana. Men's teams: Centenary Gentlemen. Women's teams: Centenary Ladies.
  • Central Arkansas, University of. Men's teams: Central Arkansas Bears. Women's teams: Central Arkansas Sugar Bears.
  • Central Missouri, University of. Men's teams: Central Missouri Mules. Women's teams: Central Missouri Jennies.
  • Georgia, University of. Most of the teams are called the Georgia Bulldogs. The women's basketball team is called the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. The women's gymnastics team is called the Georgia Gym Dogs.
  • Hawaiʻi (at Mānoa), University of
    • Men's teams: The basketball, swimming and diving, and tennis teams retain the historic name of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors. The baseball team is the Hawaiʻi Rainbows. The football, golf, and volleyball teams are known as the Hawaiʻi Warriors.
    • Women's teams: All are known as the Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine.
  • Kentucky State University. Men's teams: Kentucky State Thorobreds. Women's teams: Kentucky State Thorobrettes.
  • Kenyon College. Men's teams: Kenyon Lords. Women's teams: Kenyon Ladies.
  • Louisiana Tech University. Men's teams: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Women's teams: Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters.
  • Massachusetts (at Amherst), University of. Men's teams: UMass Minutemen. Women's teams: UMass Minutewomen.
  • McNeese State University. Men's teams: McNeese State Cowboys. Women's teams: McNeese State Cowgirls.
  • Mississippi Valley State University. Men's teams: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. Women's teams: Mississippi Valley State Devilettes.
  • Oklahoma State University. Men's teams: Oklahoma State Cowboys. Women's teams: Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
  • Stephen F. Austin State University. Men's teams: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Women's teams: Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks. (Compare to Northern Arizona University, which uses "Lumberjacks" for all teams regardless of [...].)
  • Washburn University. Men's teams: Washburn Ichabods. Women's teams: Washburn Lady Blues.
  • Wyoming, University of. Men's teams: Wyoming Cowboys. Women's teams: Wyoming Cowgirls.

Schools that use the prefix "Lady" for some or all of the women's teams

  • Anderson University (Indiana). Men's teams: Anderson Ravens. Women's teams: Anderson Lady Ravens.
  • Arkansas, University of. Men's teams: Arkansas Razorbacks. Women's teams: Arkansas Lady Razorbacks.
  • Baylor University. Men's teams are the Bears. Some women's teams are the Lady Bears, while some are Bears.
  • Campbell University. Men's teams: Campbell Fighting Camels. Women's teams: Campbell Lady Camels.
  • California State University, Northridge. Men's teams: Matadors. Women's teams: Lady Matadors.
  • Chattanooga, University of Tennessee at. Men's teams: Chattanooga Mocs. Women's teams: Chattanooga Lady Mocs.
  • Eastern Kentucky University. Men's teams are the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Some women's teams are Lady Colonels, and others are Colonels.
  • Howard University. Men's teams: Howard Bison. Women's teams: Howard Lady Bison.
  • Jackson State University. Men's teams: Jackson State Tigers. Women's teams: Jackson State Lady Tigers.
  • Lamar University. Men's teams: Lamar Cardinals. Women's teams: Lamar Lady Cardinals.
  • Liberty University. Men's teams: Liberty Flames. Women's teams: Liberty Lady Flames.
  • Lindenwood University. Men's teams: Lindenwood Lions. Women's teams: Lindenwood Lady Lions.
  • Louisiana State University. Men's teams: LSU Tigers. Women's teams: LSU Lady Tigers.
  • Mississippi State University. Men's teams: Mississippi State Bulldogs. Women's teams: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs.
  • Montana, University of. The women's basketball team is known as the Lady Griz. All other teams for both sexes are known as Grizzlies.
  • Old Dominion University. Men's teams: Old Dominion Monarchs. Women's teams: Old Dominion Lady Monarchs.
  • Pennsylvania State University. The women's basketball team is known as the Penn State Lady Lions. All other teams for both sexes are known as Penn State Nittany Lions.
  • Tennessee, University of. Men's teams: Tennessee Volunteers. Women's teams: Tennessee Lady Volunteers.
  • Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of – see: Chattanooga, University of Tennessee at (above)
  • Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Men's teams are the Javelinas. Some women's teams are the Lady Javelinas, and others are Javelinas.
  • Texas Christian University. Men's teams: TCU Horned Frogs. Women's teams: TCU Lady Frogs.
  • Texas Tech University. The women's basketball team is known as the Lady Raiders. All other teams for both sexes are known as Red Raiders.

Schools that once used different nicknames for women's teams, but no longer do

  • Kentucky, University of. Women's teams were known as Lady Kats, but adopted the men's nickname of Wildcats starting with the 1995–96 academic year. The women's gymnastics team retained its historic nickname of GymKats for at least a decade, but has now abandoned it in favor of Wildcats.
  • Louisiana at Lafayette, University of (Louisiana–Lafayette). The women's teams were referred to as the "Lady Cajuns" until the 2006-07 academic year, but they now use the same "Ragin' Cajuns" nickname as the men's teams.
  • Middle Tennessee State University. The women's teams were referred to as the Lady Raiders until the 2007-08 academic year, but they now use the same Blue Raiders nickname as the men's teams.
  • Oral Roberts University. When ORU began intercollegiate athletics in 1965, its teams were Titans; when women's sports were added, those teams became Lady Titans. Just before the end of the 1992–93 academic year, the school adopted its current nickname of Golden Eagles for all teams.
  • Syracuse University. Before the 2004–05 academic year, men's and women's teams were Orangemen and Orangewomen. All teams for both sexes are now known as Orange.
  • Western Illinois University. Before the 2009–10 academic year, women's teams were known as the Westerwinds. They now use the men's nickname of Leathernecks.

See also

  • List of college sports team nicknames
  • List of college mascots in the United States
  • List of mascots#College mascots