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Obscure colleges
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Undergraduate 1
09/26/2009

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Bowling Green (State University)
Definition
city of Bowling Green in Northern Ohio, Falcons
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Grambling (State University)
Definition
Northern Louisiana, Tigers or Lady Tigers
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Texas Tech
Definition
Lubbock, Red Raiders
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Washington State
Definition
Pullman, on border with Idaho, Cougars
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Clemson
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city of Clemson in NW South Carolina, Tigers
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Auburn
Definition
city of Auburn, in east Alabama, Tigers
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Ball State
Definition
Muncie, IN, Cardinals
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Temple University
Definition
Philadelphia, PA. Owls.
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Wake Forest
Definition
north of downtown Winston-Salem. Demon Deacons.
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Marshall University
Definition
Huntington, (west) WV. The Thundering Herd.
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Air Force Academy
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just north of Colorado Springs, CO. Fighting Falcons. Forbes: #2 Public university in US.
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Rutgers
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largest university in NJ, one of only two colonial colleges to become fully public (William and Mary). Scarlet Knights.
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US Naval Academy (Navy)
Definition
Annapolis, MD. They have no official name but usually are referred to in media as "the Midshipmen" (since all athletes are, in fact, midshipmen), or more informally as "the Mids."
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Tulane (University)
Definition
New Orleans, LA. Green Wave.
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(William Marsh) Rice University
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Houston, TX. Owls.
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Southern Methodist University
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University Park (an enclave of Dallas), TX. "Southern Ivy League." Mustangs.
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Vanderbilt University
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Nashville, TN. "Southern Ivy League." Commodores. Named after philanthropist Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who had never been to the South.
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Army (US Military Academy)
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football stadium is in West Point, NY. "The Point." Black Knights. longest running annual international sports event is b/w them and the royal military college of canada.
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Marquette University
Definition
Milwaukee, Golden Eagles
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Villanova
Definition
NW suburb of Philly, Wildcats
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Xavier University
Definition
Cincinatti, Musketeers
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Bucknell
Definition
Central Pennsylvania (Lewisburg), Bison
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Morehead State
Definition
Morehead, Kentucky. Eagles.
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Texas A&M
Definition
College Station, TX
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Butler University
Definition
Indianapolis, IN. Bulldogs.
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Old Dominion
Definition
Norfolk, Virginia. Monarchs.
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Belmont University
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(LA) Nashville, TN. Bruins. "It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University." (wiki)
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