Wednesday was National Running Day. To celebrate, we asked the internet how fast each Power 5 mascot is and ranked them accordingly.

Our process was to 1) take the school’s nickname, 2) think about what that thing literally is in the real world, 3) and Google “how fast can a [insert mascot] run." To be eligible, it has to be something that is capable of running. For instance, a cyclone is often associated with speed, but it's not actually capable of running. Also, where possible, I took the average quick-burst speed for each animal.

Got it?

On your marks. Get set. Go!

Speedy predator division

1) Penn State Nittany Lions: 50 mph

T-2) LSU Tigers: 40 mph

T-2) Auburn Tigers: 40 mph

T-2) Missouri Tigers: 40 mph

2) Colorado Buffaloes: 40 mph

2) Clemson Tigers: 40 mph

7) N.C. State Wolfpack: 37 mph

T-8) Florida Gators: 35 mph

T-8) Kentucky Wildcats: 35 mph

T-8) Kansas State Wildcats: 35 mph

T-8) Arizona Wildcats: 35 mph

T-8) Pitt Panthers: 35 mph

T-8) Northwestern Wildcats: 35 mph

T-13) Arkansas Razorbacks: 30 mph

T-13) California Golden Bears: 30 mph

T-13) Michigan Wolverines: 30 mph

T-13) UCLA Bruins: 30 mph

T-13) Baylor Bears: 30 mph

18) Washington Huskies: 28 mph

19) Virginia Tech Hokies: 25 mph

Human Beings

T-20) USC Trojans: 20 mph

T-20) Tennessee Volunteers: 20 mph

T-20) Vanderbilt Commodores: 20 mph

T-20) Utah Utes: 20 mph

T-20) Oklahoma Sooners: 20 mph

T-20) Texas A&M Aggies: 20 mph

T-20) Ole Miss Rebels: 20 mph

T-20) Indiana Hoosiers: 20 mph

T-20) Michigan State Spartans: 20 mph

T-20) Nebraska Cornhuskers: 20 mph

T-20) Iowa Hawkeye: 20 mph

T-20) Illinois Fighting Illini: 20 mph

T-20) Purdue Boilermakers: 20 mph

T-20) Texas Tech Red Raiders: 20 mph

T-20) West Virginia Mountaineers: 20 mph

T-20) North Carolina Tar Heels: 20 mph

T-20) Virginia Cavaliers: 20 mph

T-20) Florida State Seminoles: 20 mph

T-20) Kansas Jayhawks: 20 mph

T-20) Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 20 mph

Heavily armored humans

40) Rutgers Scarlet Knights: A little less than 20 mph

Slower-moving fowl and terrestrial mammals

41) Wisconsin Badgers: 19 mph

T-42) Georgia Bulldogs: 18 mph

T-42) Mississippi State Bulldogs: 18 mph

44) Texas Longhorns: 15 mph

45) TCU Horned Frogs: 11 mph

46) South Carolina Gamecocks: 9 mph

47) Oregon Ducks: 5 mph

48) Maryland Terrapins: couldn’t find an exact speed but reckon they’re pretty dang slow

Couldn’t find exact speeds, but they sure seem like quick little fellas

T-49 Minnesota Golden Gophers

T-49 Oregon State Beavers

Disqualified

Is a color

Stanford Cardinal

Is a weather phenomenon incapable of running

Iowa State Cyclones

Crimson Tide

Miami Hurricanes

Is a tree, also incapable of running

Ohio State Buckeyes

Disqualified, airborne division

Louisville Cardinals

Boston College Eagles

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Whether it’s a citrus fruit or just a color, disqualified either way

Syracuse Orange

Is a hellbeast

Arizona State Sun Devils

Duke Blue Devilsd