Hoops Hustle in March Madness: Ready to Reach NBA Nirvana!
Ranking all 68 NCAA tournament teams by mascot and team name as we get set for 2026 March Madness.
That’s right, everyone: With the men's bracket officially revealed , March Madness 2026 is officially HERE. And we know the next few days until the first round of the 2026 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 on Thursday morning before the first games after the First Four tips off. If you’re one of those people who is into doing deep bracket research with stats, rankings, and history?
Sorry. This isn’t the list for you. This is the tenth (!
) annual version of the list to help you pick your bracket based on team nicknames or the school's mascots. Here's a breakdown of my completely non-scientific system: It's based on a combination of moniker creativity, how threatening the mascot is and, sometimes, the look of the costumed thing. Away we go: 68.
Illinois Fighting Illini We've been here before: If you have no mascot, you get penalized. They got rid of their offensive mascot, but the Kingfisher isn't official yet. 67.
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