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Ranking Every Mascot in the 2026 Men’s March Madness Field

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The year 2026 has been a great year for those who love mascots. The Winter Olympics gave the world Tina and Milo—two cuddly stoats who saw their plush replicas fly off the shelves in Italy and beyond. The World Baseball Classic gave us a wonderful race between anthropomorphic sushi.

Now, the world’s preeminent mascot summit begins. Over the next month in the men’s NCAA tournament, 68 mascots will descend on 14 sites across the United States. They will dance, mug for television cameras, and maybe even fight. The winner will be the viewing public.

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