The George Mason Patriots mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #92 of 352. The 2006 George Mason Patriots men’s basketball team is one of the greatest Cinderella stories in NCAA history. (View reference images.)
Loyola Marymount Lion – No. 726
The Loyola Marymount Lions mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #91 of 352. The 1990 Loyola Marymount Lions men’s basketball team is one of the greatest Cinderella stories in NCAA history, and they had the whole nation rooting for them after the tragic death of superstar Hank Gathers. (View reference images.)
Villanova Wildcat – No. 725
The Villanova Wildcats mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #90 of 352. The 1985 Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball team is the greatest of all Cinderella stories, becoming the lowest-seeded national champion in NCAA history. (View reference images.)
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.)
Yale Bulldog – No. 709
The Yale Bulldogs mascot, Boola the Bulldog, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #88 of 352. (View reference images.)
Harvard Crimson – No. 708
The Harvard Crimson mascot, a hideous distortion of John Harvard (who was a puritan clergyman from England), is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #87 of 352. (View reference images.)
Princeton Tiger – No. 706
The Princeton Tigers mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #86 of 352. This costumed tiger has terrifying bared teeth and gums, which look even more terrifying when it holds a seven-month-old baby. (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.)
Northern Illinois Husky – No. 695
The Northern Illinois Huskies mascot, Victor E. Huskie, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #83 of 352. The 2013 Northern Illinois football team (12-1) nearly qualified for a BCS bowl game again. The 2012 team (12-2) lost to Florida State in the 2013 Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. (View reference images.)
UCF Knight – No. 694
The UCF Knights mascot, Knightro, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #82 of 352. The 2013 UCF football team (11-1) just qualified for their first BCS bowl game, the 2014 Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day. (View reference images.)
Marshall Thundering Herd – No. 687
The Marshall Thundering Herd mascot, Marco, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #81 of 352. Earlier this month, the newly redesigned Marco won the Conference USA Mascot Challenge. (View reference images.)
Note: It was 33 years ago today that Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed, killing all 75 people on board, including 37 Thundering Herd football team players and five coaches. The accident is widely considered to be the deadliest sports-related tragedy in U.S. history. The 2006 movie We Are Marshall depicts the aftermath of the plane crash. This 8-bit pixel art character is for my cousin Adam, a Marshall alum.
Western Kentucky Hilltopper – No. 684
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers mascot, Big Red, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #80 of 352. (View reference images.)
Dartmouth Big Green – No. 683
The Dartmouth Big Green mascot, an anthropomorphic beer keg named Keggy the Keg, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #79 of 352. (View reference images.)
P.S. Happy Halloween! Hopefully your costume is as good as Dartmouth’s Keggy.
Hawai’i Rainbow Warrior – No. 681
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #78 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.)
