March Madness Crossword Challenge--CPMS

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Across
  1. 3. Washington College in _____, Maryland was financially supported by George Washington and is the 1st chartered college in the new US
  2. 9. Local university known for its strong engineering and tech programs
  3. 12. Barack Obama graduated from here with a political science degree
  4. 16. The oldest universtiy in the continental United States
  5. 18. This university has three main campuses in NJ
  6. 22. This university is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the country
  7. 23. The 3rd oldest public institution in NJ
  8. 24. The RAIDER is this university's mascot (located in NY state)
  9. 25. This local university's historic 2022 NCAA performance to the Elite Eight ended with a loss to North Carolina
  10. 28. This university's football team is the 2025 National Football Champs
  11. 29. Undergraduate university of famed Cliffside Park resident Gloria Gaynor
  12. 32. This is the Ivy League school in New Jersey
  13. 37. Formally knows as Jersey City State
  14. 38. Members of this famous band met while studying at Rhode Island School of Design
Down
  1. 1. The University of California at Santa Cruz'slimy mascot
  2. 2. This university's original name was Trenton State
  3. 4. The nutty mascot of Ohio State University
  4. 5. Shortened name of med school famed Cliffside resident Dr. Oz attended
  5. 6. There is a classic statue of an owl on campus
  6. 7. Located in New York, this university's athletic teams are the RAMS
  7. 8. This university used to be called Glassboro State
  8. 10. Kamala Harris graduated from this HBCU
  9. 11. This university's mascot is Otto the Orange
  10. 13. The CRIMSON TIDE university
  11. 14. These famous people went to this law school: VP JD Vance, President Bill and Senator Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas and
  12. 15. Mrs. Foster went to a school located in this small upstate town
  13. 17. One of this school's colors is the name of the school
  14. 19. The ___________ Colleges are a group of 7 schools located in Southern California
  15. 20. Located in Madison, this state university hosts an epic snowball fight on Bascom Hill
  16. 21. Original name of Ivy League school, Columbia University
  17. 26. Rutgers University's main campus is in this small city
  18. 27. This university is located in Hoboken
  19. 30. March is this university's favorite month as they are the fighting irish
  20. 31. Their mascot is Joe Bruin
  21. 33. This university's womens volleyball team won the Division 1 National Championship in 2024
  22. 34. Sweet number in the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament
  23. 35. This college's mascot is a purple cow; it is located in Massachusetts
  24. 36. First undergraduate school that Donald Trump attended