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Here are a few that might be of some interest to some readers:
Kenyon College [Gambier, Ohio]: Predictably, the mens' teams are called the Lords, in honour of Lord Kenyon, the initial major financial supporter of the college, and the womens' teams are correspondingly called the Ladies.
Similarly, at Centenary College of Louisiana [Shreveport, LA]: The mens' teams are called the Gents, and the womens' teams are called the Ladies.
Two variations on a same name: At Northland College [Ashland, WI], the mens' teams are the Lumber Jacks and the womens' are the Lumber Jills [clever and catchy], and at Stephen F. Austin State University [Nacodoches, TX] the mens' teams are the Lumberjacks and the womens' are the Ladyjacks [not as imaginative].
St. Ambrose University [Davenport, Iowa]: The mens' teams are the Fighting Bees and the womens' are the Queen Bees ... pretty cool.
At Saint Peter's University [Jersey City, NJ] the mens' teams are the Peacocks and the womens' are, properly, the Peahens.
Similarly, at the University of Central Missouri (formerly Central Missouri State University) [Warrensburg, MO]: the mens' teams are the Mules and the womens' are, properly, the Jennies.
A nice play on spelling and pronunciation: At Tarleton State University [Stephenville, TX] the mens' teams are the Texans and the womens' are the TexAnns.
At Washington College [Chestertown, MD], the mens' teams are the Shoremen and the womens' are the Shorewomen ... predictable, politically correct, but sounds stiff/awkward/forced to my ear at least.
At the University of Alberta [Edmonton, Alberta, Canada] the mens' teams are the Golden Bears and the womens' teams are the Pandas. There is no commonality whatsoever between a Golden Bear and a Panda, other than that they are both bears, but Pandas are cute and the name is very popular with womens' team members and the student body as a whole.
I'm not aware of any relationship or commonality between the previously posted Wonder Boys (men) and Golden Sons (women) at Arkansas Tech, but both names are classic.
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