Ranking college football's 28 live dog mascots

College football teams have mascots. Many mascots are dogs. Only a few teams are smart and wonderful enough to have live dogs chilling on the sidelines. These are the best teams.

I decided to rank the 28 college football live dog mascots, but ran into a bit of a problem. Here at SB Nation, we believe all dogs are good dogs. To say some are worse than others would be rude. So I awarded a 28-way tie for first. Please don't tell them that I did list them in the order that I like them.

We think we got every puppy, DI through DIII and then some, but please tell us if we missed one.

Not included are live mascots of schools without football teams; please tell King Husky VIII at Northeastern, Rocky at UNC-Asheville, Tarzàn at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Gritty at UMBC and Scottie at Agnes Scott that they are good dogs.

Sadly not included are schools yet to replace mascots who've passed away. RIP to Drake's bulldog Porterhouse, Fresno State's Victor E. Bulldog, Samford's bulldog Libby and Southern Illinois' saluki King Tut. They were the best dogs.

Now look at these good dogs!

1a. Reveille VIII, Texas A&M, rough collie

Trey Taormina, USA Today Sports

Very good dog! Reveille is the highest-ranking officer in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and the only dog who could send a military force after us if we didn't think she is a good dog. Please tell Miss Rev she is a very good dog.

1b. Blue III ("Trip"), Butler, English bulldog

UPDATE: I AM NOW PICKING BUTLER TO WIN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT pic.twitter.com/kqpPvedBFi

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) March 13, 2015

Very good dog! I have met Butler Blue. I have seen him vomit and can confirm how good of a dog he is.

1c. Goldie, Tulsa, golden retriever

What a good dog!

1d. Smokey X, Tennessee, bluetick coonhound

Really good dog! (He also wears hats!)

1e. Pint, UC Davis, Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever

(Thanks to Domenic Noto for giving us a heads up.)

Really good dog! Pint is a retriever, so he retrieves the tees at the football games!

1f. Handsome Dan XVII, Yale, English bulldog

Really good dog!

1g. Jonathan XIV, UConn, Siberian husky

Excellent dog!

1h. Jack ("John B. Carroll"), Georgetown, English bulldog

Very good dog!

1i. Dubs, Washington, Alaskan malamute

Accomplished dog!

1j. Pio ("Buddy"), Lewis and Clark, Newfoundland 

Very good (and huge) dog! (Thanks to LandonTurnerOverdrive.)

1k. Mugzy, Ferris State, bulldog

Ferris State Univeristy's newest edition! Mugzy the bulldog ❤️ #welcometothefamily #mascot #puppylove

A photo posted by Marie N. (@marieeeebee) on Apr 30, 2015 at 9:24am PDT

PUPPY!!!!!

Mugzy was just introduced last week. (Thanks to Brandon Folsom.)

1l. Colonel Rock III ("Rocky"), Western Illinois, English bulldog

Great dog!

1m. Mission, NIU, Siberian husky

Stop everything, Mission (NIU's perfect mascot) is wearing a bow tie! @NIUAthletics @AllerianTrainer @EgyptianTheatre pic.twitter.com/fyQvxK7a1M

— Scott Grodsky (@ScottGrodsky) April 28, 2015

Very good dog! Mission's predecessor, Diesel, was also a very good dog.

1n. Scotty, Carnegie Mellon, Scottish terrier

Really good dog!

1o. Kiza, Houston Baptist, Siberian husky

What a good dog!

1p. Bully XXI ("Jak") Mississippi State, English bulldog

Photo credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

Very good dog! The Bulldogs just passed the harness to a new baby Bully, and OMG

Bully 101: Why Champ is retiring, how Jak was selected and a little Bully history https://t.co/qRXbxWsUXs pic.twitter.com/676JL7TyJe

— Bob Carskadon (@bobcarskadon) April 14, 2015

1q. Tupper, Bryant, English bulldog

I have arrived! Let's get this party started! #GoDawgs #NECPride @BryantHoops pic.twitter.com/JGqxmdh8AJ

— BryantMascot Tupper® (@BryantTuppy) November 20, 2014

Very good dog!

1r. Mo, Moravian, greyhound

The president with out mascot, Mo... Love my school #moravian pic.twitter.com/BUpYMMIuJT

— Lora Hill (@LoraHill7) October 31, 2013

Super-good dog!

1s. Tuffy, NC State, Tamaskan

Happy National Dog Day to Tuffy, live mascot of @PackAthletics. Go Pack! pic.twitter.com/bOP4tHoDjt

— NC State University (@NCState) August 26, 2014

One good dog!

1t. Bruiser, Adrian, English bulldog

Great dog!

1u. General ("G2") and Boo X, The Citadel, bulldogs

Really good dogs. G2 and Boo have been on the job since 2013. Here they are as puppies kissing General, who died in February:

.@TheCitadelOEA mascot bulldog General has died, Charleston military college says http://t.co/KIE3ThdwGQ #chsnews pic.twitter.com/kjtrV5pBv6

— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) February 27, 2015

1v. Duke V, James Madison, English bulldog

A good dog!

1w. Thurber, Redlands, English Bulldog

Oh no! #Thurber turned 5 yesterday! AND WE MISSED IT. Happiest of birthdays to our favorite bulldog! #Pleaseforgiveus pic.twitter.com/sdVnGypkOQ

— Redlands W. Soccer (@Redlands_WSOC) September 16, 2014

Good dog!

1x. Vic and Tory, Eastern New Mexico, greyhounds

Really good dogs!

1y. Tech XXI, Louisiana Tech, English bulldog

Love sitting court side at the women's basketball game! #HBTD pic.twitter.com/KVNOsegjCp

— Tech XXI (@Tech_XXI) January 23, 2015

Very good dog!

1z. Blitz III ("Magnolia"), Wofford, Boston terrier

The good news is Wofford has a live Boston Terrier mascot: pic.twitter.com/rs6GVemN5c

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) March 10, 2015

Very good dog!

1aa. Barney, Gardner-Webb, bulldog

Hello, good dog!

1bb. Uga IX ("Russ"), Georgia, English bulldog

Dale Zanine, USA TODAY Sports

Damn good dog! I think Uga is a great dog, and -- as noted -- these dogs are all tied for first place, but I am curious to test what sort of reaction we'll get from Georgia people when I put their floppy puppy last.

Photos via schools. GIFs via ESPN.

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