Fighting Sioux logo.

1. Their original name was Fighting Sioux. It was “retired” in 2012 by the NCAA even though 63 percent of voters in North Dakota approved its retention. Fighting Hawks won a name-the-team contest, edging the Nodaks and Roughriders. 

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