College Media Madness 2023

College Media Madness is an annual fundraising competition for student newsrooms. This year, we're bringing together student journalism outlets from across the United States to see which newsroom can raise the most money from March 12 through April 3, 2023, when the confetti falls.

In 2021, we raised more than $96,000 and in 2022, we raised more than $124,000. Think we can top it this year? Click on your favorite newsroom below and give a gift — every dollar counts! Then, watch them climb up the standings. Leaderboard last updated on April 5, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. MST.

This project was organized by The Daily Orange, the independent student news organization serving Syracuse University and is run by The State Press, the independent student news organization serving Arizona State University. Email fundraising.statepress@gmail.com with questions and press inquiries.

Follow along with the competition on Twitter at @MediaMadness23

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NEWSROOMS

$137,445.92
RAISED

#1

The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania

$27,547.00
90 donors

#2

The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University

$24,800.00
62 donors

#3

The Cornell Daily Sun
Cornell University

$11,448.00
47 donors

#4

The Daily Orange
Syracuse University

$10,000.00
103 donors

#5

The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa

$7,340.00
63 donors

#6

Emerald Media Group
University of Oregon

$6,700.00
42 donors

#7

The Vanderbilt Hustler
Vanderbilt University

$6,691.00
46 donors

#8

The GW Hatchet
George Washington University

$5,194.00
28 donors

#9

The Xylom
Georgia Institute of Technology

$5,138.00
13 donors

#10

The Arkansas Traveler
University of Arkansas

$4,925.00
10 donors

#11

The Daily Illini
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

$3,589.00
35 donors

#12

The Heights
Boston College

$3,386.00
53 donors

#13

The State Press
Arizona State University

$2,863.00
28 donors

#14

The Eagle
American University

$2,792.00
22 donors

#15

The Daily Gamecock
University of South Carolina

$2,205.00
38 donors

#16

The Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin

$1,907.00
17 donors

#17

The Diamondback
University of Maryland, College Park

$1,795.00
24 donors

#18

The Stanford Daily
Stanford University

$1,792.00
39 donors

#19

The Maneater
University of Missouri

$1,466.00
20 donors

#20

The Signpost
Weber State University

$1,160.00
18 donors

#21

The Ithacan
Ithaca College

$1,019.00
17 donors

#22

The Daily Barometer
Oregon State University

$980.00
11 donors

#23

The Daily Californian
University of California, Berkeley

$780.00
16 donors

#24

Arizona Daily Wildcat
University of Arizona

$565.00
5 donors

#25

Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University

$515.00
6 donors

#26

CU Independent
University of Colorado, Boulder

$255.00
4 donors

#27

The Battalion
Texas A&M University - College Station

$250.00
0 donors

#28

The Daily Collegian
Penn State University

$210.00
9 donors

#29

Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky

$100.00
2 donors

#30

The Michigan Daily
University of Micigan

$20.00
1 donors

#31

The Reflector
Mississippi State University

$15.00
1 donors

#32

The News Record
University of Cincinnati

$0.00
0 donors

#33

The Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles

$0.00
0 donors

#34

The Cavalier Daily
University of Virginia

$0.00
0 donors

College Media Madness was created by The Daily Orange, the independent student news organization at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It is currently maintained by The State Press, the independent student news organization at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. It is in no way affiliated with the NCAA. Donations are made directly to student newsrooms and/or their affiliated universities, and may be tax-deductible. Please direct specific questions to the outlet to whom you donated.

For press inquiries and more information, contact fundraising.statepress@gmail.com.

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