SWEET 16 / MASCOT BRACKET
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Name pun is soft, Al
FLORIDA
Albert E.
UCLA
Joe Bruin
Bears go in the woods
DAYTON
Rudy Flyer
STANFORD
Tree
World's oddest arbor
Skirt beats jaunty cap
VIRGINIA
The Cavalier
MSU
Sparty
Sparty by a jaw
IOWA STATE
Cy the Cardinal
UCONN
Jonathan
Dogs > birds
Sparty's wearing armor
Goes to head size. Bucky!
When it's for all the clams, Bucky says, "Shuck 'em!"
Cat in the hat? A classic
ARIZONA
Wilbur
SDSU
Aztec
Bucky has cat for lunch
BAYLOR
Bruiser
WISCONSIN
Bucky
Striped shirt? Yes
Striped overalls? No
KENTUCKY
The Wildcat
LOUISVILLE
Cardinal Bird
Dogs > birds
TENNESSEE
Smokey
MICHIGAN
No mascot
Winner by default
SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
Colleen Beck, an 81-year-old woman from Memphis, put off surgery on a collapsed lung until the end of the Tigers' 71--66 defeat of George Washington.
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GREG NELSON FOR SI (FLORIDA)
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GREG NELSON FOR SI (IOWA STATE)
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GREG NELSON FOR SI (BAYLOR)
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JOHN W. MCDONOUGH/SI (UCLA)
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JOHN W. MCDONOUGH/SI (SEAN MILLER)
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DAMIAN STROHMEYER FOR SI (UCONN)
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DAMIAN STROHMEYER FOR SI (ARCHIE MILLER)
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DAVID E. KLUTHO/SI (STANFORD)
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DAVID E. KLUTHO/SI (KENTUCKY)
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DAVID E. KLUTHO/SI (LOUISVILLE)
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SIMON BRUTY/SI (VIRGINIA)
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SIMON BRUTY/SI (TENNESSEE)
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ROBERT BECK/SI (MSU)
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ROBERT BECK/SI (SDSU)
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AL TIELEMANS/SI (WISCONSIN)
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SYLDAVIA/GETTY IMAGES (SURGICAL TRAY)
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