Round of 32 NCAA Team Mascot Facts & other Oddities

For NCAA March Madness basketball enthusiasts, here are some odd facts about the 32 teams that remain in the tournament:

• State with the Most Teams: Florida (3): Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, Miami

• Teams with Golden in the nicknames: (3) Cal Golden Bears, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Marquette Golden Eagles

• Teams with a color as a mascot: (2) Syracuse Orange, Harvard Crimson

• Teams from the same city: (2) Philadelphia – Temple, La Salle

• Teams with the same mascot: (4) Bulldogs: Butler, Gonzaga; Rams: VCU, Colorado State

• Teams with bird mascots: (7) Marquette Golden Eagles, Creighton Bluejays, Kansas Jayhawks, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, Louisville Cardinals, Oregon Ducks, Temple Owls

• Teams named after state residents: Indiana Hoosiers, Illinois Fighting Illini

• Teams that are natural disasters: (2) Miami Hurricanes, Iowa State Cyclones

• Weirdest Mascots: Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels, Wichita State Shockers, Syracuse Orange, Harvard Crimson, Saint Louis Billikens

• Strange Animal Mascots: (2) Minnesota Golden Gophers, Michigan Wolverines

• Nuts, Grains and Fruits: Ohio State Buckeyes, Wichita State Shockers, Syracuse Orange