At Temple University the sports teams are called the Owls.
Tulane University is nicknamed the Green Wave.
The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for the sports teams at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Red Wolves is the nickname of sports teams at Arkansas State University.
The Ohio State University sports teams are normally called the Buckeyes. Incidentally, the term "buckeye" is used to refer to Ohioans in general.
The Buffaloes
i think a College Sports team was called the cornhuskers. it is the only nickname derived from a sports team.
There is no institution called "University of Boston" so there is no nickname.Boston University is the name of a institution whose sports mascot is the Boston Terrier so their teams are nicknamed the Terriers.
Northern Illinois State sports teams go by the nickname of the Huskies. There are several other universities that also use this nickname.
Various sports teams from various institutions have different unique names and goals. For instance, the Rutgers University basketball team is called Scarlet Knights.
Sports teams at Barry are known as the Buccaneers.
The sports teams at the University of Tennessee are nicknamed the Volunteers. In their women's basketball program I have noticed the are referred to as the Lady Vols.