Hi dasx, thanks for the time and energy you've put into our logo. Your right, we do not want the logo to be too busy. In order to incorporate the university, let's use a blue that more closely resembles a "Carolina blue". See example here
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/blue/images/123037/title/carolina-blue-photo. For #45 could you make it more organic/natural by fading the spotlight into the background slowly. While #45 is my preference within your current submissions, I find myself looking for a visual anchor in the design like in #54. Can you create a border of some sort? I'm thinking dark brown ripped edges, with particular accentuation on the right bottom to draw attention to the name.