Favorite University Series: Wisconsin/Minnesota edition

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

After a Huskies win, we head from the Pacific Northwest to the Old Northwest. This is the only grouping of schools I love more than the Michigan ones though the top ain't as strong. The Minnesota hockey-only schools add a lot to the depth, and many great Wisconsin schools are not even listed. Whitewater will be with the D2/3 schools, but then you got another 5 other great campuses that sadly don't meet the requirements.

Ultimately, it will almost certainly come down to the Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. Badgers versus Gophers - quite a fantastic rivalry.



[1] UW-Madison - Hopefully my grad school in a few years *praying emoji* (but I'm very fickle)
[2] UW-Green Bay
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[3] UW-Milwaukee
[4] Marquette
[5] Minnesota-Twin Cities
[6] St. Thomas
[7] Duluth
[8] Minnesota State
[9] St. Cloud State
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[10] Bemidji State
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[11] Carleton

Past polls: AL; FL; IL; NorCal; MD; KY; CO; Upper New England; American Southwest;  Backyard Brawl;
Middle America;  North Texas;  Michigan; Louisiana; New York City; Utah/Nevada; Georgia; Pacific Northwest

Wisconsin/Minnesota

[Donerail]

Voted Carleton, as I'll likely be applying there.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

I expected all the votes to be for Marquette because of their WI polls.

[Miles]

UW-Madison Badgers.

[they don't love you like i love you]

One of these I actually went to, so my vote is obvious.

Oh and it's MANKATO.

[The Dowager Mod]

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. DUH.

[Gass3268]

Wisconsin-Madison #1!!!

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I expected all the votes to be for Marquette because of their WI polls.

Marquette Ain't nothin' but a buncha Walker lovers, I tell you what.

[SATW]

Minnesota Gophers.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Go Beavers!

[NeverAgain]

Badgers!

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Wisconsin, but I'd vote for Macalester if I could.

[TDAS04]

Plenty of good choices.  Went with Bemidji State.

[MasterJedi]

Voted for UW but the obvious and only true answer is UW-Whitewater Warhawks.

[KingSweden]

Go Beavers!

Hot damn!

[muon2]

Voted Carleton, as I'll likely be applying there.

As an alumni, I'll be curious to hear how your application goes.

As for the team, how can you go wrong with a school that hosted the only NCAA-approved football game using metric measures.



Yes, I was in the stands that day.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I enjoyed watching SJU beat those two colleges every year I was there, muon

[MasterJedi]

I enjoyed watching SJU beat those two colleges every year I was there, muon

Johnnie fans are amusing. They despise UST especially and hate other schools and proclaim their God given dominance but have a very brittle tolerance for being given it in reverse. Loved seeing them have their asses handed to them the last few years in football, unfortunately it appears they back.

[muon2]

I enjoyed watching SJU beat those two colleges every year I was there, muon

I don't know about the years you were there, but there was no credit given to a win over Carleton. There was of course some shame in losing to them, since so few did.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I enjoyed watching SJU beat those two colleges every year I was there, muon

I don't know about the years you were there, but there was no credit given to a win over Carleton. There was of course some shame in losing to them, since so few did.

Carleton has not beat SJU once since it began playing them in 1983.  But then, Carleton is known for brains, not brawn.

The main enemy for us were, of course, the Tommies... And the biggest rival for skill was Concordia Moorhead.

But yes.  Johnnies love to feel smug and superior...especially to the Bennies.