Give it the Old College Try
Beyond the NFL, college ball offers dozens of teams to root for — plus two or three extra days a week to cheer them on. What car do shoppers at your alma mater prefer? Check out which cars (both new and used models) were searched for the most in the ZIP code for each school that topped its Division I conference (or conference division) in 2005:
| Most-Searched Cars on College Campuses | |
|---|---|
| Click the model name to read its 2006 Cars.com report. | |
| College | Car |
| ACC Atlantic: Florida State (Tallahassee, Fla.) | Honda Civic |
| ACC Coastal: Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.) | Dodge Grand Caravan* |
| Atlantic 10 North: New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.) | Honda Civic |
| Atlantic 10 South: Richmond (Richmond, Va.) | Honda Accord |
| Big 12 North: Colorado (Boulder, Colo.) | Ford Mustang |
| Big 12 South: Texas (Austin, Texas) | Honda Civic |
| Big East: West Virginia (Morgantown, W.Va.) | Chevrolet Cobalt |
| Big Sky: Montana (Missoula, Mont.) | Mercedes-Benz M-Class* |
| Big South: Coastal Carolina (Conway, S.C.) | Ford Mustang* |
| Big Ten: Penn State (University Park, Pa.) | Honda Civic |
| C-USA East: UCF (Orlando, Fla.) | Ford Mustang |
| C-USA West: Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla.) | BMW M3 |
| Gateway: Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, Iowa) | Honda Civic* |
| Great West: Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) | Honda Civic* |
| IA Independents: Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Ind.) | Honda Accord |
| Ivy League: Brown (Providence, R.I.) | Honda Civic |
| MAAC: Duquesne (Pittsburgh) | Chrysler Town & Country* |
| MEAC: Hampton (Hampton, Va.) | Honda Accord |
| Mid-American East: Miami (Oxford, Ohio) | Honda Civic |
| Mid-American West: Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) | Honda Accord |
| Mountain West: TCU (Fort Worth, Texas) | Honda Civic |
| Northeast: Central Connecticut State (New Britain, Conn.) | Honda Accord |
| Ohio Valley: Eastern Illinois (Charleston, Ill.) | Ford Mustang |
| Pac-10: USC (Los Angeles) | Honda Civic |
| Patriot League: Colgate (Hamilton, N.Y.) | Volkswagen Jetta |
| Pioneer North: San Diego (San Diego) | Lincoln Town Car |
| Pioneer South: Morehead State (Morehead, Ky.) | Honda Civic |
| SEC East: Georgia (Athens, Ga.) | Toyota Camry* |
| SEC West: LSU (Baton Rouge, La.) | Honda Accord |
| Southern: Appalachian State (Boone, N.C.) | Jeep Wrangler |
| Southland: Texas State (San Marcos, Texas) | Ford Mustang |
| Sun Belt: Arkansas State (Jonesboro, Ark.) | Toyota Yaris |
| SWAC East: Alabama A&M (Normal, Ala.) | Chevrolet Caprice Classic* |
| SWAC West: Grambling State (Grambling, La.) | Chevrolet Impala |
| WAC: Nevada (Reno, Nev.) | Jeep Wrangler |
*Small sample size may skew results. | |
Posted on 8/25/06
