The Savvy Technologist

Inspired by March Madness

Raise your hand if you know what a tar heel is? Did you know that a Jayhawk was a abolitionist guerilla from Missouri or Kansas around the time of the Civil War? I was watching an NCAA tournament basketball game today and realized that researching some of the historically significant team nicknames would make a fun social studies activity. Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, North Carolina Tar Heels, and Kansas Jayhawks are just a few of the ones I thought of. So what other major college teams have nicknames that aren’t just large cats, birds of prey, or some other garden variety mascot?

Some more on my list would include:

• Iowa Hawkeyes
• Ohio Buckeyes
• Indiana Hoosiers
• Purdue Boilermakes

Here’s a list of the Top 25 College Nicknames. Go UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs!