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NCAA Basketball Teams

Updated for 2023–24! Name the teams that play NCAA Division I men's basketball.
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Last updated: April 17, 2023
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First submittedNovember 3, 2011
Times taken283,069
Average score47.4%
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ACC
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
NC State
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
 
America East
Albany
Binghamton
Bryant
Maine
Mass-Lowell
New Hampshire
NJIT
UMBC
Vermont
 
American Athletic
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
North Texas
Rice
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
UA Birmingham
UNC Charlotte
UT San Antonio
Wichita State
 
Atlantic 10
Davidson
Dayton
Duquesne
Fordham
George Mason
George Washington
La Salle
Loyola Chicago
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Richmond
St. Bonaventure
St. Joseph's
St. Louis
VCU
 
Atlantic Sun
Austin Peay
Bellarmine
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky
Florida Gulf Coast
Jacksonville
Kennesaw State
Lipscomb
North Alabama
North Florida
Queens
Stetson
 
Big 12
Baylor
BYU
Central Florida
Cincinnati
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Big East
Butler
Connecticut
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John's
Villanova
Xavier
 
Big Sky
E. Washington
Idaho
Idaho State
Montana
Montana State
Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
Portland State
Sacramento State
Weber State
 
Big South
Charleston Southern
Gardner-Webb
High Point
Longwood
Presbyterian
Radford
SC Upstate
UNC Ashville
Winthrop
 
Big Ten
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin
 
Big West
Cal Poly
CSU Bakersfield
CSU Fullerton
CSU Northridge
Hawaii
Long Beach State
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
 
Colonial Athletic
Campbell
Charleston
Delaware
Drexel
Elon
Hampton
Hofstra
Monmouth
NC A&T
Northeastern
Stony Brook
Towson
UNC Wilmington
William & Mary
Conference USA
Florida Intl.
Jacksonville State
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Middle Tenn. State
New Mexico State
Sam Houston State
UT El Paso
Western Kentucky
 
Horizon League
Cleveland State
Detroit Mercy
IUPUI
Northern Kentucky
Oakland
Purdue Fort Wayne
Robert Morris
UW Green Bay
UW Milwaukee
Wright State
Youngstown State
 
Independent
Chicago State
 
Ivy League
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Yale
 
Metro Atlantic
Canisius
Fairfield
Iona
Manhattan
Marist
Mount St. Mary's
Niagara
Quinnipiac
Rider
Siena
St. Peter's
 
Mid-American
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami of Ohio
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan
 
Mid-Eastern
Coppin State
Delaware State
Howard
MD Eastern Shore
Morgan State
NC Central
Norfolk State
SC State
 
Missouri Valley
Belmont
Bradley
Drake
Evansville
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
Murray State
Northern Iowa
Southern Illinois
UI Chicago
Valparaiso
Mountain West
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Nevada
New Mexico
San Diego State
San Jose State
UNLV
Utah State
Wyoming
 
Northeast
Central Conn. St.
Fairleigh Dickinson
Long Island
Merrimack
Sacred Heart
St. Francis (PA)
Stonehill
Wagner
 
Ohio Valley
AR Little Rock
Eastern Illinois
Lindenwood
Morehead State
SE Missouri State
SIU Edwardsville
Southern Indiana
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
UT Martin
 
Pac 12
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State
 
Patriot League
American
Army
Boston University
Bucknell
Colgate
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Lehigh
Loyola Maryland
Navy
 
SEC
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
 
Southern
Chattanooga
Citadel
E. Tennessee State
Furman
Mercer
NC Greensboro
Samford
Virginia Military
Western Carolina
Wofford
Southland
Houston Christian
Incarnate Word
Lamar
McNeese State
New Orleans
Nicholls State
Northwestern State
SE Louisiana
TAMU Corpus Christi
Texas A&M-Commerce
 
Southwestern
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Arkansas Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Grambling State
Florida A&M
Jackson State
Miss. Valley State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
Texas Southern
 
Summit
Denver
Kansas City
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Omaha
Oral Roberts
South Dakota
South Dakota State
St. Thomas
Western Illinois
 
Sun Belt
Appalachian State
Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
James Madison
LA Lafayette
LA Monroe
Marshall
Old Dominion
South Alabama
Southern Miss
Texas State
Troy
 
West Coast
Gonzaga
Loyola Marymount
Pacific
Pepperdine
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Clara
St. Mary's
 
Western Athletic
Abilene Christian
California Baptist
Utah Tech
Grand Canyon
Seattle U
Southern Utah
Stephen F. Austin
Tarleton State
Texas Arlington
TX Rio Grande Valley
Utah Valley
100 Recent Comments
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Level 83
Nov 15, 2017
Is this the longest quiz ever? Lots of fun! So many I knew that I missed. So many I didn't know that I missed.
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Level 33
Dec 11, 2017
254
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Level 47
Dec 31, 2017
More suggestions for type ins: ECU = East Carolina, WCU = Western Carolina, FGCU = Florida Gulf Coast, GMU/Mason = George Mason, EWU = E Washington, NAU = Northern Arizona, UNCA = NC Asheville, JMU/Madison = James Madison, W&M = William & Mary, FAU = Florida Atlantic, MTSU = Middle Tennessee, ODU = Old Dominion, UDM = Detroit, BGSU = Bowling Green, CMU = Central Michigan, EMU = Eastern Michigan, WMU = Western Michigan, NIU = Northern Illinois, EIU - Eastern Illinois, SIU = Southern Illinois, SIUE = SIU Edwardsville, WIU = Western Illinois, SJSU = San Jose St, APSU = Austin Peay, SEMO = SE Missouri, RMU = Robert Morris, FDU = Fairleigh Dickinson, NKU = Northern Kentucky, EKU = Eastern Kentucky, WKU = Western Kentucky, Miss St = Mississippi St, UTC = Chattanooga, ETSU = E Tennesse St, ACU = Abilene Christian, UCA = Central Arkansas, HBU = Houston Baptist, UIW = Incarnate Word, SHSU = Sam Houston, ORU = Oral Roberts, UAPB = AR Pine Bluff, MVSU = Mississippi Valley, PVAMU = Prairie View AM
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Level 47
Dec 31, 2017
Continued suggestions: CCU = Coastal Carolina, UALR = AR Little Rock, ULL = Louisiana Lafayette, ULM = Louisiana Monroe, NMSU = New Mexico St, UNM = New Mexico, CSUF = CSU Fullerton, CSULB = Long Beach St, CSUN = CSU Northridge, CSUB = CSU Bakersfield, CSUS/Sac St = Sacramento St, UCD= UC Davis, UCI = UC Irvine, UCR = UC Riverside, WCU = Western Carolina, BCU = Bethune-Cookman, UNCC = Charlotte, UNCG = NC Greensboro, UNCW = NC Wilmington, SUU = Southern Utah, UNR = Nevada, UNH = New Hampshire, UTM = Tennessee Martin, USD = San Diego, SCU = Santa Clara, GCU = Grand Canyon,
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Level 21
Feb 8, 2018
13:39 left!
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Level 21
Feb 8, 2018
15:04 left.
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Level 21
Feb 20, 2018
16:46.
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Level 22
Mar 1, 2018
199 :D
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Level 21
Mar 13, 2018
17:50
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Level 44
Mar 29, 2018
So I get the four schools that are the least guessed but miss Michigan, Michigan St. and Purdue?
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Level 82
Mar 29, 2018
224 on second attempt. I don't think this is one I can master.
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Level 47
Mar 31, 2018
Conference changes for the 2018-19 season: North Alabama joining Atlantic Sun, Hampton and USC Upstate moving to Big South, North Dakota moving to Summit and California Baptist joining Western Athletic.
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Level ∞
Apr 2, 2018
I update this quiz every two years.
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Level 75
Apr 2, 2018
Will not leave my "Untaken" list.
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Level 83
May 2, 2019
Came here just to leave that comment then?
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Level 63
Apr 29, 2018
Finally did it 351/351! Great quiz
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Level 76
Oct 22, 2018
North Alabama is joining the Atlantic Sun Conference this year.
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Level 66
Oct 24, 2018
IPFW no longer exists. July 1st, 2018, it split into Indiana Fort Wayne and Purdue Fort Wayne, with all athletics becoming the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.
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Level 53
Oct 24, 2018
Ohio, Ohio State

Penn, Penn State

Michigan, Michigan State

lol just doing this for every state gives you a huge chunk.

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Level 79
Dec 14, 2018
California Baptist University (WAC) and University of North Alabama (Atlantic Sun) are playing Division 1 basketball starting 2018-2019.
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Level 27
Apr 1, 2019
I've been working on this and I can complete the quiz in under 4 minutes without using many abbreviations at all. The best way for me to blast through it without forgetting any was to memorize which state every college is in and go state by state geographically in my mind. Within each state you group things in ways that make sense to you. Take Virginia for instance. Do all the colleges with Virginia in the name first. Then Old Dominion since it's a nickname for Virginia. Then the Rs,

Richmond and Radford, the Ls LIberty and Longwood and the coast cities of Hampton and Norfolk St. Then the names, William and Mary, James Madison, George Mason, George Washington. With practice you can run it pretty quickly that way.

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Level 83
May 2, 2019
Maybe you misspoke, but 353 answers typed in less than 240 seconds (4 minutes)?? Not possible to both think of all those answers and type them in that time, unless you had a printed list next to you. Sorry to be the skeptic, but I typed nearly nonstop for the first 15 minutes of this and had around 200 tops.
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Level 87
Apr 17, 2019
I agree with most of the people here - needs more time! If you have to type at breakneck speed then it is no longer a trivia quiz, it is a typing test. Trivia is about knowing facts, not about how fast you can type. Unlimited is not an option because you don't get credit towards your level.
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Level 87
Apr 17, 2019
For those of you who are close, but just can't get those last few, you can shave off some time by combining some answers. Some states have a University of "STATE" and a "STATE" State University. If you're not already doing so, you can type "st" and then backspace and type the "state name". That will give you both answers without having to type the state name twice. Also if there is a direction in the name like east or eastern, you can just type the 1st letter of the direction (e, s, w or n) and the state name (doesn't work for all of them but does for most).
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Level 80
May 2, 2019
GREAT Quiz - Please fix the fact that 'NAlabama' does not work for 'North Alabama' Thanks!
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Level 45
Jun 5, 2019
301/353

Creighton and St. John's were my only top tier (P5, BEC, AAC) misses.

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Level 45
Jun 5, 2019
A ton of abbreviations do not work, examples:

ull- louisiana lafayette

ulm- louisiana monroe (they compete as ULM in any case)

ccsu- central connecticut st

mtsu- middle tennessee st

etsu- east tennessee st

There were others, but these five stuck out to me..

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Level 42
Oct 12, 2019
missing liu brooklyn
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Level 44
Nov 25, 2019
I got 168 on the first try -- I got IUPUI and somehow missed duke

-_-

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Level 43
Nov 28, 2019
309 out of 351. Thank you Wikipedia.
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Level 28
Dec 29, 2019
I had all the College Football teams memorized a few days ago. 206/353. Got California Baptist. Missed Kentucky, and About Half of the SEC
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Level 72
Apr 17, 2020
Can FAU be a type in for Florida Atlantic?
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Level 49
May 21, 2020
Finished in 8:23.
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Level 33
Jun 7, 2020
Just got all of them after months of trying and Ive never felt more accomplished.
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Level 80
Dec 2, 2020
New teams for 2020! Dixie State, Bellarmine, UC San Diego and Tarleton State. Not all of them are eligible for the bracket, but they have been placed in conferences for the 2020 season.
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Level 20
Dec 3, 2020
Bellarmine isn't competing at D-1 just yet. That might be 2021-22 season.

Dixie St, UC San Diego and Tarleton are indeed competing in D-1 now.

Dixie St & Tarleton in the WAC

UC San Diego in Big West

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Level 80
Dec 5, 2020
Bellarmine is listed in the ASUN standings on the NCAA webpage. Apparently, they compete for four years at the DI level, but aren't eligible for the bracket until that process is completed. So, I would say, based on that, they should be included in this quiz. If you have info to the contrary, by all means share it. I'm just as curious as you :)
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Level 20
Dec 3, 2020
new in 2020: Need to add Dixie State, UC San Diego and Tarleton
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Level 27
Jan 19, 2021
Also need to add Bellarmine
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Level 20
Dec 3, 2020
Sorry one more comment! There's been some shifts in conferences too!!

NJIT moved from Atl Sun to AEC

CSU Bakersfield moved from WAC to Big West

Purdue Fort Wayne and Robert Morris moved to Horizon

Missouri Kansas City moved from WAC to Summit

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Level 21
Dec 5, 2020
I got 187, I would say pretty good for an 11 year old. This was also my first time! I did miss Texas Tech and Baylor which I thought I had aready typed. Has anyone ever got all the teams?
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Level 64
Jan 27, 2021
When you type in El Paso and get UTEP for some reason
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Level 66
Feb 9, 2021
I mean, it's in the name.
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Level 64
Mar 20, 2023
this is what happens to someone who doesn't look things up. Don't be like me.
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Level 67
Apr 12, 2021
Any chance of this getting updated? I know some things have changed.
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Level 29
Apr 29, 2021
Would love to see this updated soon!
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Level 94
May 8, 2021
Can anyone explain why there are 14 colleges in the 'Big Ten'?
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Level 94
May 10, 2021
For the exact reason there are fourteen in the Atlantic 10, and only 10 in the Big 12.
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Level 29
May 10, 2021
The name is just a brand at this point, conference realignment happens all the time so the number of teams per conferences fluctuates. The original Big Ten had ten teams, but hasn't had ten since 1991. It still keeps the original name though.
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Level 67
May 11, 2021
Can we have Detroit count for Detroit Mercy? It used to be that way but since the update it has changed
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Level 89
May 21, 2021
Can we please accept more abbreviations? Down here in Riverside we always say "UCR" and "CBU" (for Cal Baptist). Neither of these are accepted currently.
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Level 72
Jun 23, 2021
Quizmaster, you moved Lamar, Sam Houston State, and Stephen F. Austin to the WAC but didn't move Abilene Christian.
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Level 76
Jul 15, 2021
Creighton isn't alphabetically ahead of Connecticut.
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Level 67
Aug 23, 2021
Way too many teams.
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Level 81
Nov 15, 2021
Typing Chicago should be sufficient for UI Chicago
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Level 80
Jan 23, 2022
Great quiz. Two suggestions--Connecticut and Creighton are not in ABC order, and please accept Detroit instead of Detroit Mercy.
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Level 49
Feb 10, 2022
I KNOW all the schools but can't remember them all when I'm doing a timed quiz. Huge basketball nerd
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Level 41
Sep 29, 2023
I feel you, I just couldn't handle the stress
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Level 80
Mar 9, 2022
I believe Florida A&M is currently in the SWAC, not the MEAC.
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Level 80
Apr 14, 2022
New teams coming in Fall of 2022:

Lindenwood (Ohio Valley)

Southern Indiana (Ohio Valley)

Stonehill (Northeast)

Texas A&M Commerce (Southland)

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Level 43
May 5, 2022
So many cheaters in this quiz, how do I get 328 right and I only get 4/5 points?
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Level 31
Oct 28, 2022
what? should be automatic 5 points, so much typing
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Level 59
May 17, 2022
Dixie State is changing its name to Utah Tech, so this quiz will have to be updated :)
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Level 70
Oct 15, 2022
University of Saint Thomas (Saint Paul, MN) is brand new to D1, after being in D3, quite the jump.
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Level 40
Oct 26, 2022
Can we get an update before the 2022 season starts in a week or 2?
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Level ∞
Oct 26, 2022
We're on a two year update schedule.
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Level 96
Apr 17, 2023
Just want to comment that I really appreciate that you only update this every two years. It's challenging when very large quizzes get updated once a year (or more) just because there's a name change or something. So thank you for being reasonable!
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Level ∞
Apr 17, 2023
Thanks! We're moving towards a two-year schedule on more quizzes of this nature.
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Level 96
Apr 18, 2023
Excellent!
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Level 31
Oct 28, 2022
got 233 correct. Couldve done better
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Level 51
Dec 6, 2022
I see from the comment above that you are on a two year update schedule, but just thought I'd mention that Houston Baptist University is now Houston Christian University.
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Level 29
Feb 10, 2023
add the new d1 schools like Queens and Lindenwood
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Level 85
Apr 17, 2023
Pretty brutal scale. But great quiz.
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Level 77
Apr 18, 2023
IUPUI has been in the Horizon League for some time.
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Level ∞
Apr 18, 2023
Fixed. There are so many teams...
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Level 85
Apr 18, 2023
Love the "infinity" Level you've attained. Quizmaster has become one with the universe!
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Level 72
Apr 19, 2023
Realignment has been a big headache but Coastal Carolina didn't move back to the Big South, did they? I thought they were in the Sun Belt. And Wichita State didn't leave the American either? It seems as if some of these schools reverted back to their old conferences by accident.

Edit: I'm just going to list out the issues I see..

Wichita State: American, not Missouri Valley

Presbyterian: Big South, not ASUN

Coastal Carolina: Sun Belt, not Big South

Valparaiso: Missouri Valley, not Horizon

Abilene Christian: WAC, not Southland

One last thing: Typing in Indiana is also giving credit for Southern Indiana. I apologize for the length and hope I don't come across too harshly, I just found myself confused while taking the quiz.

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Level ∞
Apr 20, 2023
Thanks very much for the help! All fixed now.
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Level 18
Apr 20, 2023
Florida AM and Grambling are reversed for their alphabetical order in their conference
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Level 64
Apr 23, 2023
please allow for more--like way more--abbreviations. I should be able to type EKU for Eastern Kentucky, FAU for Florida Atlantic, etc.
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Level 80
May 2, 2023
Grambling and Flordia A&M are not in ABC order, FYI.

Actually, there are a number of conferences out of ABC order.

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Level 69
Aug 17, 2023
RIP PAC-12
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Level 72
Sep 6, 2023
4.6 percent getting all 361 is crazy 😭
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Level 74
Oct 1, 2023
Finished in 7:47
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Level 80
Nov 5, 2023
I'm not sure anyone besides you cares.
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Level 80
Nov 5, 2023
Seems like the NCAA changes every year:

Colonial > Coastal

Le Moyne (new to NEC)

W Illinois > Ohio Valley

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Level 41
Nov 7, 2023
Add le moyne to nec and let me type florida atlantic as FAU
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Level 56
Nov 9, 2023
Changes to be made:

Add Le Moyne to NEC

Allow us to use "FAU" for Florida Atlantic

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Level 59
Nov 18, 2023
Can you accept "The Citadel" for Citadel?
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Level 69
Nov 19, 2023
Glad to see my North Carolina Tar Heels are the most guessed!
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Level 62
Dec 15, 2023
Typo - UNC Asheville not UNC Ashville
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Level 40
Feb 27, 2024
I think the only team you're missing is Le Moyne
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Level 52
Mar 15, 2024
It's crazy that you need 358 to get 5 points now, especially since the average is 170.
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Level 17
Mar 28, 2024
Please accept JMU for James Madison and Sdst for San Diego State
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Level 37
Apr 10, 2024
Im up to 282 wich is better than 80 percent Of the test takers. And No help from google... to be fair some of these schools are very small and most people wouldn't even know they existed, unless they Googled it
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Level 56
Apr 11, 2024
can you change your updating to yearly because the quiz becomes quickly outdated because of teams joining d1, and the pac 12 dying. Please, I beg you
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Level 96
Jun 30, 2024
Shouldn't this be updated with the latest round of conference realignment? I seem to recall that the NCAA FBS quiz has been updated.
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Level 67
Jul 29, 2024
suggestions for type-ins:

SEMO for Southeastern Missouri

FGCU for Florida Gulf Coast

SIUE for Southern Illinois - Edwardsville

TAMUCC for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

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Level 37
Jul 29, 2024
There are so many abbreviations missing that are obvious.
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Level 91
Oct 21, 2024
Who are the lunatics getting over 75% on this?