The USA Today released their Readers' Choice Awards 2026 finalists for the best college mascot. This year, Butler's beloved bulldog, Blue, was named as one of the 20 mascots to be considered as a finalist.Butler Blue has become a staple inside the iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse for Butler's home basketball games, but his presence goes far beyond on campus. The University debuted an English Bulldog in 2000, and they have used the same breed ever since.Here's the other schools that were names as finalists:Aubie the Tiger (Auburn)Bevo (Texas)Big Red (Western Kentucky)Brutus Buckeye (Ohio State)Bucky Badger (Wisconsin)Butler Blue (Butler)Demon Deacon (Wake Forest)Masked Rider (Texas Tech)Mike the Tiger (LSU)The Oregon Duck (Oregon)Osceola and Renegade (Florida State)Otto the Orange (Syracuse)Ralphie (Colorado)Sebastian the Ibis (Miami, FL)Sir Big Spur (South Carolina)Sparky the Sun Devil (Arizona State)Sparty (Michigan State)Testudo (Maryland)Traveler (USC)UGA (Georgia)You can vote at the link below.Vote for the best college mascot here!This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Vote here; Butler mascot named finalist in Readers' Choice Awards 2026