William Carey University is a Christian school in Hattiesburg, Miss. named after a British missionary. UT-Permian Basin is a state school in football-mad West Texas without a football team.
Warner University in Lake Wales, Fla., changed its name from Warner Southern College seven years ago to “better reflect the diversity of its programs and people”, and not because “Warner Southern” – the name that moved on the ESPN and NCAA score tickers in November – sounds like a cable company.
What these fine schools without widely-known athletic programs have in common is that their basketball teams beat Conference USA opponents this season.