The Marquette Golden Eagles mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #112 of 351. (View reference images.)
Providence Friar – No. 848
The Providence Friars mascot, the wide-eyed, big-headed Friar, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #109 of 351. (View reference images.)
Note: This is NCAA Division I mascot #5 of 5 in celebration of the first week of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The No. 6-seeded Friars play the No. 11-seeded Dayton Flyers (last year’s Cinderella team) today.
Creighton Bluejay – No. 847
The Creighton Bluejays mascot, Billy Bluejay, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #108 of 351. (View reference images.)
Note: This is NCAA Division I mascot #4 of 5 in celebration of the first week of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
Xavier Musketeer – No. 720
The Xavier Musketeers mascot, the Blue Blob, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #89 of 352. There is a second official Musketeers mascot, D’Artagnan, but I prefer the furry creature. (View reference images.)
Memphis Tiger – No. 704
The Memphis Tigers mascot, Pouncer, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #85 of 352. In addition to having a costumed mascot, Memphis is also one of only two universities in America with a live tiger mascot, TOM III. (View reference images.)
Cincinnati Bearcat – No. 697
The Cincinnati Bearcats mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #84 of 352. (View reference images.)
Connecticut Husky – No. 638
The Connecticut Huskies mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #77 of 348. (View reference images.)
Louisville Cardinal – No. 637
The Louisville Cardinals mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #76 of 348. (View reference images.)
Syracuse Orange – No. 636
The Syracuse Orangemen mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #75 of 348. (View reference images.)
Pittsburgh Panther – No. 635
The Pittsburgh Panthers mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #74 of 348. (View reference images.)
Boston College Eagle – No. 634
The Boston College Eagles mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #73 of 348. (View reference images.)
Virginia Tech Hokie – No. 633
The Virginia Tech Hokies mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #72 of 348. (View reference images.)
Miami Hurricane – No. 632
Sebastian the Ibis, the Miami Hurricanes mascot, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #71 of 348. (View reference images.)
Butler Bulldog – No. 597
The Butler Bulldogs mascot played Cinderella for two consecutive years. In both 2010 and 2011, the Butler men’s basketball team advanced to the national championship game of the NCAA tournament. They were seeded fifth in 2010 and eighth in 2011. This is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #57 of 348. (View reference images.)
Rutgers Scarlet Knight – No. 544
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #56 of 347. Rutgers recently announced they will leave the Big East and join the Big Ten Conference with the Marlyand Terrapins on July 1, 2014. This is Big Ten mascot #14 of 14. (View reference images.)
West Virginia Mountaineer – No. 442
The West Virginia Mountaineers mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #54 of 347. West Virginia will leave the Big East Conference and join the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2012. (View reference images for this mascot, who is not unlike Davy Crockett.)
Navy Midshipman – No. 190
The Navy Midshipmen mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #51 of 347. Yes, the United States Naval Academy’s “midshipman” mascot is a goat. Go figure. This is FBS independent schools mascot #3 of 4. (View reference images.)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 188
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #49 of 347. Tomorrow is the start of the NCAA Division IA football schedule, so here is a leprechaun to kick off another short series of 8-bit college mascots. This is FBS independent schools mascot #1 of 4. (View reference images.)
Boise State Bronco – No. 127
The Boise State Broncos mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #47 of 347. I hadn’t made a college mascot in a while, so here is Buster Bronco. Today is the first day of the 2011-12 academic year, which means Boise State University is now a member of the Mountain West Conference and has withdrawn from the Western Athletic Conference. This is Mountain West mascot #1 of 8. (View reference images.)
Note: Boise State’s Bronco Stadium is known for its blue field color, or “Smurf Turf.” It was the first college stadium field to be any color other than traditional green, as well as the only college to have a non-green field for 22 years (1986-2008). Since 2009, three other colleges (Eastern Washington, Central Arkansas, New Haven) have installed non-green fields, but Boise State holds a trademark on the blue field.
