We at Maxim.com naturally have our own friendly little bracket pool and, in the interest of being nice (hey, we thought we’d try it!), we opened it up to everyone. That includes girls. So far we’ve found this to be very lucrative, based on our Associate Managing Editor's selection criteria:
Texas A&M because "I wanted to write an ampersand."
Winthrop because "it sounds like the name of the kid in The Music Man."
Butler because "I didn't want to write an abbreviation for South Alabama."
Kansas State, because "my friend is a huge Kansas fan, but I couldn't remember which one he went to."
Kent, because "our boss's name is Kent (hi, Kent!)."
Oklahoma because "of the musical."
Vanderbilt, because "it sounds fancy."
Texas, because "I don't know what an Austin Peay is."
Memphis, because "I already had two Texas's."
Mississippi State, because "I want a bulldog."
Temple, because "my friend's Jewish and goes to temple."
San Diego, because "I spell Connecticut wrong a lot."
Purdue, because "of the chicken."
Drake, because "it's one syllable."
Wow. Check back for more of this absurdity throughout the tournament, as we poll the other women in our pool (who will eventually win).