FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota plans to reveal its new nickname.

The school has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference Wednesday to announce whether Fighting Hawks or Roughriders gained the most votes in a runoff election that ended Monday. The vote was open to people with UND ties, including students, staff and alums.

UND has been without a nickname since 2012, when the state retired the Fighting Sioux moniker that the NCAA deemed "hostile and abusive."

A committee in May began debating about 1,200 nickname ideas that were approved by a consultant after a monthlong campaign to solicit suggestions from the public. The group gradually whittled down the list to 15, then seven, and then the final five.

The final five were Fighting Hawks, Roughriders, Nodaks, Sundogs and North Stars.

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