These mascots are beloved for their originality, charm, or sheer oddity.
- The Fighting Okra (Delta State)
- The Geoduck (Evergreen State College) — A giant clam with a devoted following.
- The Stormy Petrel (Oglethorpe University)
- The Fighting Artichoke (Scottsdale CC)
- The Trolls (Trinity Christian College)
- The Battlin’ Bishop (Ohio Wesleyan)
- The Polar Bear (Bowdoin)
- The Camel (Connecticut College)
- The Mulerider (Southern Arkansas)
- The Quaker (Penn)
- The Engineer (MIT)
- The Sagehen (Pomona College)
- The Maroon (Chicago)
- The Dutch (Central College)
- The Horned Frog (TCU)
- The Oredigger (Colorado School of Mines)
- The Hilltopper (St. Edward’s)
- The Phoenix (Chicago State)
- The Laker (Grand Valley State)
- The Fighting Scots (Wooster)