College Media Madness 2026

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 15 through April 6, 2026, when the confetti falls.

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 10.

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 [email protected] with questions and press inquiries.

Follow along with the competition on Twitter at @MediaMadness26

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NEWSROOMS

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RAISED

#1

The Daily Pennslyvanian
University of Pennsylvania

$34,444.00
87 donors

#2

The Stanford Daily
Stanford University

$9,927.00
45 donors

#3

The Heights
Boston College

$9,638.00
38 donors

#4

The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University

$9,545.00
59 donors

#5

Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University Bloomington

$6,684.00
60 donors

#6

The GW Hatchet
George Washington University

$5,219.39
26 donors

#7

The Daily Emerald
University of Oregon

$4,390.00
28 donors

#8

The State Press
Arizona State University

$2,866.25
26 donors

#9

The Ithacan
Ithaca College

$2,265.00
14 donors

#10

The Daily Targum
Rutgers University

$1,347.00
27 donors

#11

The Daily Free Press
Boston University

$1,065.00
22 donors

#12

Daily Trojan
University of Southern California

$190.00
8 donors

#13

The O'Colly
Oklahoma State University

$0.00
0 donors

#14

The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University

$0.00
0 donors

#15

The Tiger
Clemson University

$0.00
0 donors

#16

The Student Life
Pomona College

$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 [email protected].

This website was created and is maintained by Mark Nash. Original design by Robert Beatty.