NCAA nickname quiz for the cats, dogs, snakes and bears

Everyone exhale. Time for a break. Your NCAA Tournament bracket is filled out. Time for some fun. We present the unofficial, unfettered and unscientific NCAA Nickname Quiz. From Crusaders to Jackrabbits, Blue Devils to Red Raiders and Seawolves to Wolverines, test your nickname knowledge as you sit back and cross out your losers.

1. Which teams fly?

2. A couple of teams are jacked …

3. Morphed from a snake to a bird …

4. And then there’s mythical/made up creatures ….

5. The most colorful teams …

6. As for gallantry? …

7. Most popular nicknames (Hint: dogs and cats) …

8. Horned creatures, anyone? (Sorry no Frogs) …

9. Bears on the loose …

10. Weather teams …

11. We’re counting a lot of cats, including those Wildcats …

12. NFL nickname teams …

13. Quickest teams …

14. Men of Troy …

15. It’s an election year …

16. Luck ‘o the Irish …

ANSWERS:

1. Flyers (Dayton), Eagles (Florida Gulf Coast), Hawks (Saint Joseph’s), Owls (Temple).

2. Jackrabbits (South Dakota State), Lumberjacks (Stephen F. Austin).

3. Chattanooga (Mocs)

4. Phoenix (Green Bay), Seawolves (Stony Brook), Seahawks (UNC Wilmington).

5. Golden Bears (California), Blue Devils (Duke), Rainbow Warriors (Hawaii), Blue Raiders (Middle Tennessee), Orange (Syracuse), Red Raiders (Texas Tech), Golden Hurricane (Tulsa).

6. Crusaders (Holy Cross), Knights (Fairleigh Dickinson), Cavaliers (Virginia), Musketeers (Xavier).

7. Bulldogs (Butler, Fresno State, Gonzaga, UNC Asheville, Yale); Wildcats (Arizona, Kentucky, Villanova, Weber State).

8. Bulls (Buffalo), Buffaloes (Colorado), Blue Devils (Duke), Longhorns (Texas), Rams (VCU).

9. Baylor (Bears), California (Golden Bears), Cincinnati (Bearcats).

10. Cyclones (Iowa State), Hurricanes, (Miami), Golden Hurricane (Tulsa).

11. Bearcats (Cincinnati), Panthers (Northern Iowa, Pittsburgh), Jaguars (Southern), Wildcats (Arizona, Kentucky, Villanova, Weber State).

12. Bears (Baylor), Eagles (Florida Gulf Coast), Panthers (Northern Iowa, Pittsburgh), Jaguars (Southern), Seahawks (UNC Wilmington), Rams (VCU).

13. Roadrunners (Cal State-Bakersfield), Panthers (Northern Iowa, Pittsburgh), Jaguars (Southern), Running Utes (Utah), Jackrabbits (South Dakota State).

14. Trojans (Southern California, UALR)

15. Governors (Austin Peay).

16. Fighting Irish (Notre Dame), Gaels (Iona).

Associated Press