Friday, March 20, 2009

Mascot talk

Well, this got me thinking what the best mascot in the tournament is. Because I'm lame and looked for about 5 seconds, I could only find the 2008 list. But let's hear what you think the best of the best is:

West Region:
#1 UNC - Bruins
#2 Duke - Blue Devils
# 3 Xavier - Musketeers
# 4 Connecticut - Huskies
# 5 Drake - Bulldogs
# 6 Purdue - Boilermakers
# 7 West Virginia - Mountaineers
# 8 BYU - Cougars
# 9 Texas A and M - Aggies
# 10 Arizona - Wildcats
# 11 Baylor - Bears
# 12 San Diego - Toreros
# 14 Georgia - Bulldogs
# 15 Belmont - Bruins
# 16 Mississippi Valley State -Delta Devils
Midwest Region:
# 1 Kansas - Jayhawks
# 2 Georgetown - Hoyas
# 3 Wisconsin - Badgers
# 4 Vanderbilt - Commodores
# 5 Clemson - Tigers
# 6 USC - Trojans
# 7 Gonzaga - Bulldogs
# 8 UNLV - Rebels
# 9 Kent State - Golden Flashes
# 10 Davidson - Wildcats
# 11 Kansas State - Wildcats
# 12 Villanova - Wildcats
# 13 Siena - Saints
# 14 Cal State Fullerton - Titans
# 15 UMBC - Retrievers
# 16 Portland State - Vikings
South Region:
# 1 Memphis - Tigers
# 2 Texas - Longhorns
# 3 Stanford - Cardinal
# 4 Pittsburgh - Panthers
# 5 Michigan State - Spartens
# 6 Marquette - Golden Eagles
# 7 Miami - Hurricanes
# 8 Mississippi State - Bulldogs
# 9 Oregon - Ducks
# 10 St. Mary's - Gaels
# 11 Kentucky - Wildcats
# 12 Temple - Owls
# 13 Oral Roberts - Golden Eagles
# 14 Cornell - Big Red
# 15 Austin Peay - Governors
# 16 Texas-Arlington - Mavericks
East Region:
# 1 North Carolina - Tarheels
# 2 Tennessee - Volunteers
# 3 Lousville - Cardinals
# 4 Washington State - Cougars
# 5 Notre Dame - Fighting Irish
# 6 Oklahoma - Sooners
# 7 Butler - Bulldogs
# 8 Indiana - Hoosiers
# 9 Arkansas - Razorbacks
# 10 South Alabama - Jaguars
# 11 St. Joseph's - Hawks
# 12 George Mason - Patriots
# 13 Winthrop - Eagles
# 14 Boise State - Broncos
# 15 American University - Eagles
# 16 Mount St. Mary's - Mountaineers

Also, give this a read ... pretty entertaining. I think this is how one woman (who shall remain nameless because I want to remain alive) in our office filled out her bracket.

http://mattwisdom.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/ncaa-tournament-mascot-fight-2009/

5 comments:

Scott Barrett said...

By the way, Josh, that Web site is a little suspect. They don't have Moses Brown as the Quakers and they don't have the Millionaires at all.

Rick Grosvenor said...

I admitted the Web site was not as awesome as I initially thought.

By the way, last I checked UNC was the Tar Heels, not the Bruins.

Rick Grosvenor said...

I'm still on the fence about the best nickname in this year's tournament, but the best mascot is, by far, the Western Kentucky big fury red thing (not the official name).

Scott Barrett said...

Not easy to come up with a "Hilltopper" outfit.

Cheryl said...

Georgetown Hoyas? That's a plant as far as I know.

My first pick would be the UMBC Retrievers for personal reasons.

Others I like are ND - Fighting Irish
UNLV Rebels
and of course
Wisconsin Badgers