That’s right, friends: March Madness is HERE.
And we know the next few days until the first round of the 2024 NCAA men's tournament will be spent with you filling out your bracket, erasing it, filling it out again, tweaking it, tweaking it again and then making last-second changes before tip-off Thursday.
If you're into doing deep research with stats, rankings, and history involved ⦠well, I’m sorry. This isn't the list for you.
This is the eighth (!) annual version of the list to help you pick your bracket based on team nicknames or mascots.
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My completely non-scientific system is based on a combination of moniker creativity, how threatening the mascot is and, sometimes, the look of the costumed thing.
Let’s jump right in:
