The Battle to Name New York's Favorite College Mascot

SUNY's Mascot Madness is the annual competition that brings SUNY mascots together in a competition to find out who the fans feel is the best in all of New York. 2024 marked the 11th edition of this competition that brings campus communities together to show their spirit. 

Last year we had a new first-time champion as Ellsworth Eagle from SUNY Brockport was declared the winner and received the title of SUNY's Mascot Ambassador, becoming the 8th different champion in the history of Mascot Madness. But for all the variety in our creative characters, there’s one thing they all have in common – their spirit for their campus communities and the SUNY family simply can't be beat.

As is customary, and similar to the annual NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, Mascot Madness is broken down into 5 rounds. Round by round results will be shown below. Follow all the action and show your support using #SUNY #MascotMadness on social media.

Meet the participants in SUNY Mascot Madness 2024

Mascot Madness through the years

Since 2013, the SUNY Mascot Madness tournament has grown to new heights each year. In total, we have seen 7 different winners, with three of them being two-time winners, two of which were back-back. You can relive every year of the tournament with a history of each and the order of champions below.

Past Champions

• 2013: Hugo Hawk – New Paltz
• 2014: Baxter Bearcat – Binghamton U
• 2015: Baxter Bearcat – Binghamton U 
• 2016: Victor E. Knight – Geneseo
• 2017: Oakie the Acorn – SUNY ESF
• 2018: Victor E. Knight – Geneseo 
• 2019: Rip Van Winkle – Columbia Greene CC
• 2021: Red – Oneonta
• 2022: Wolfie Seawolf – Stony Brook U
• 2023: Wolfie Seawolf – Stony Brook U
• 2024: Ellsworth Eagle – SUNY Brockport