That’s a lot in DI.. where does 4 rank? (PS-the comment was re: “colleges and high schools”, so the DI info is a small piece, but gotta be a top 5, yaaas?)
I was bored on the crapper so I decided to look into this. Turns out Golden Eagles is not in the top 5, they aren't even in the top 10. They are tied with a few other schools for 12th.
1. 13 Bulldogs (Alabama A&M, Butler, The Citadel, Drake, Fresno State, Georgia, Gonzaga, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, Samford, South Carolina State, UNC Asheville, Yale)
2. 12 Tigers (Auburn, Clemson, Grambling State, Jackson State, LSU, Memphis, Missouri, Pacific, Princeton, Tennessee State, Texas Southern, Towson)
3. 10 Wildcats (Abilene Christian, Arizona, Bethune-Cookman, Davidson, Kansas State, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Northwestern, Villanova, Weber State)
4. 9 Eagles (American, Boston College, Coppin State, Eastern Michigan, Eastern Washington, Florida Gulf Coast, Morehead State, North Carolina Central, Winthrop)
5. 8 Panthers (Eastern Illinois, Florida International, Georgia State, High Point, Milwaukee, Northern Iowa, Pitt, Prairie View A&M)
6. 7 Bears (Baylor, Brown, Central Arkansas, Mercer, Missouri State, Morgan State, Northern Colorado)
T-7. 5 Aggies (New Mexico State, North Carolina A&T, Texas A&M, UC Davis, Utah State)
T-7. 5 Cougars (BYU, Chicago State, Houston, SIU-Edwardsville, Washington State)
T-7. 5 Hawks (Hartford, Maryland Eastern Shore, Monmouth, North Dakota, St. Joe's)
T-7. 5 Huskies (UConn, Houston Baptist, Northeastern, Northern Illinois, Washington)
T-7. 5 Spartans (Michigan State, Norfolk State, UNC Greensboro, San Jose State, South Carolina Upstate)
T-12. 4 Bobcats (Montana State, Ohio, Quinnipiac, Texas State)
T-12. 4 Cardinals (Ball State, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Louisville)
T-12. 4 Golden Eagles (Marquette, Oral Roberts, Southern Miss, Tennessee Tech)
T-12. 4 Lions (Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Columbia, Loyola Marymount, North Alabama)
T-12. 4 Owls (Florida Atlantic, Kennesaw State, Temple, Rice)
T-17. 3 Bearcats (Cincinnati, Binghamton, Sam Houston State)
T-17. 3 Bison (Bucknell, Howard, North Dakota State)
T-17. 3 Broncos (Boise State, Santa Clara, Western Michigan)
T-17. 3 Cowboys (McNeese State, Oklahoma State, Wyoming)
T-17. 3 Highlanders (NJIT, Radford, UC Riverside)
T-17. 3 Hornets (Alabama State, Delaware State, Sacramento State)
T-17. 3 Jaguars (IUPUI, South Alabama, Southern)
T-17. 3 Mountaineers (Appalachian State, Mount St. Mary's, West Virginia)
T-17. 3 Rams (Colorado State, Fordham, Rhode Island)
T-17. 3 Trojans (Little Rock, USC, Troy)
T-27. 2 49ers (UNC Charlotte, Long Beach State)
T-27. 2 Blue Devils (Central Connecticut, Duke)
T-27. 2 Braves (Alcorn State, Bradley)
T-27. 2 Bruins (Belmont, UCLA)
T-27. 2 Buccaneers (Charleston Southern, East Tennessee State)
T-27. 2 Colonials (George Washington, Robert Morris)
T-27. 2 Colonels (Eastern Kentucky, Nicholls State)
T-27. 2 Crusaders (Holy Cross, Valparaiso)
T-27. 2 Dukes (Duquesne, James Madison)
T-27. 2 Falcons (Air Force, Bowling Green)
T-27. 2 Flames (Liberty, UIC)
T-27. 2 Gaels (Iona, St. Mary's)
T-27. 2 Gamecocks (Jacksonville State, South Carolina)
T-27. 2 Knights (UCF, Fairleigh Dickinson)
T-27. 2 Lancers (California Baptist, Longwood)
T-27. 2 Lumberjacks (Northern Arizona, Stephen F Austin)
T-27. 2 Mavericks (Omaha, UT Arlington)
T-27. 2 Mustangs (Cal Poly, SMU)
T-27. 2 Phoenix (Elon, UWGB)
T-27. 2 Pioneers (Denver, Sacred Heart)
T-27. 2 Pirates (East Carolina, Seton Hall)
T-27. 2 Raiders (Colgate, Wright State)
T-27. 2 Rebels (Ole Miss, UNLV)
T-27. 2 Redhawks (Miami [OH] Seattle)
T-27. 2 Roadrunners (Cal State Bakersfield, UTSA)
T-27. 2 Seahawks (UNC-Wilmington, Wagner)
T-27. 2 Titans (CSU Fullerton, Detroit Mercy)
T-27. 2 Vikings (Cleveland State, Portland State)
T-27. 2 Wolfpack (Nevada, NC State)
T-27. 2 Wolverines (Michigan, Utah Valley State)
T-57. 1 Everyone Else (159 unique names)
194/353 Division One teams share a mascot with at least one other Division One team.
This post is not for or against Golden Eagles, was honestly just curious what the breakdown was.