Can you name the FBS (1-A) Schools that are located in State Capitals? by cartophile

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FBS Schools in State Capitals Quiz

by cartophile

Created Oct 13, 2009 in Sports
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	cartophile:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 04:08 GMT	6 points
	Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins.

	paulvc:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 04:15 GMT	2 points
	The only one I missed is the only one that has the capital's name in it. It's also a school currently in the top 5. Taken in total, this, of course, makes me a moron.

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	johnlk:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 04:17 GMT	3 points
	Boston College is mostly in Newton, but partly in Boston. It ought to be a bonus answer, at least, but I guess he can't do that if he's using the "extra" column

	Morbo:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 04:22 GMT	2 points
	Arizona State and Michigan State are also kinda sorta in the capitals. Different city, technically, but same neighborhood.

	paulvc:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 04:25 GMT	4 points
	BC is in Chestnut Hill, which is a village in Massachusetts that is partially in Newton, Brookline and Boston. (Chestnut Hill has its own ZIP code). Bottom line, though, is that the BC campus is actually in the Newton portion. So, no, BC is not in Boston.

	geowiz85:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 05:08 GMT	3 points
	itd also be fun to do it by giving the capitol city and having to enter the D-1 school in the city (you could add more by using the basketball schools, ie. Des Moines = Drake)

	hderek:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 06:59 GMT	5 points
	The main campus University of Minnesota is in Minneapolis, not in St. Paul... and the small campus in "St. Paul" is actually in Falcon Heights.

	theurbanmapper:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 13:06 GMT	4 points
	re: pualvc: depends: mostly the campus is in Newton (my home town). One part of the campus that is in Boston (though just barely) is the football stadium. So the college in rightfully said to be in Newton, but the football team plays in Boston. I think this deserves being a bonus.

	necolep630:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 13:34 GMT	-4 points
	I wish I had more time. And Arizona State is located in Phoenix. It should at least be a bonus answer since the stadium is in the 'burbs.

	BamaGuy:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 14:56 GMT	3 points
	actually i think arizona state is in tempe. i thought michigan state was in lansing too, but it's actually in east lansing.

	justagirl:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 17:42 GMT	1 point
	NC State is not in alpha order if it's written out in full. Not sure why it is abbreviated when no other school names are.

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	theurbanmapper:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 00:32 GMT	1 point
	Hansondm I do disagree with. The point of the article is to look at the capital city, not the area. And, knowing many people who go to and have gone to BC, they know that they go to a school in Newton, but where the stadium is in Boston. Washington University has the word "Washington" in, as does "University of Washington" but you wouldn't say they are in DC, would you? Same goes for SUNY-Binghamton.

	theurbanmapper:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 00:33 GMT	1 point
	and by "article" I mean "quiz". Damn grad school on the mind...

	zigra:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 03:21 GMT	1 point
	Do we really have to type the entire word "State"? I feel like in the other quizzes ST is accepted.

	cartophile:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 03:51 GMT	1 point
	Thanks for the feedback on the quiz. This is the first one I've published, and I do appreciate the comments. Regarding the abbreviation of NC State, I tried to use what I considered the most common way of referring to the school - a totally subjective judgment based on my three decades of following college sports. "North Carolina State" and "NCSU" also work. I accepted "LSU", since no other FBS school has those initials, but I did not accept "FSU", "UT", "OSU", et. al., since there is ambiguity with those names. The quiz now accepts "st" for "state", and I have set it to randomize the order, which I intended originally.

	ileggin:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 13:09 GMT	0 points
	If you add basketball schools, you'd get Drake, Arkansas-Little Rock, Sacramento State, Hartford, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Butler, Drake, Boston U., Jackson State, and many more...

	nineworldseries:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 17:57 GMT	1 point
	MINNESOTA IS IN MINNEAPOLIS

	Scuba_Steve:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 03:11 GMT	2 points
	@ ileggin: True, but the name of the quiz is "name the FBS schools...", which is football - not basketball.

	eja82:	Jan 14th, 2010 at 16:15 GMT	2 points
	I didn't put down the Unversity of Hawaii because it is in Manoa after I saw that Arizona St. and Michigan St. didn't work. I'm taking it that Manoa is considered part of Honolulu?

	sobdennis:	Aug 9th, 2010 at 02:09 GMT	1 point
	The only one I got wrong is one that doesn't belong. Even your link lists Minnesota in Minneapolis and not St Paul. Correct that and you have a nice quiz.