Welcome back to the 2025 Mascot Madness game! Releasing on St. Paddy’s day in a tribute to Leprechauns and mascots everywhere.
Enter with the form here. Group information and breakdowns below. New in 2025 – Hero teams are now a points multiplier of 1.5x.
Group Names and Counts
*play-in game in the group. total subject to drop. **multiple play-in games in the group
| Group name | Total teams |
|---|---|
| Mammals | 11 |
| Cats | 10 |
| Humans | 10 |
| Dogs | 9 |
| Folklore | 7 |
| Birds | 6 |
| SeaLand | 6 |
| Farm | 5 |
| Total on 3/19 | 64 |
Don’t go over 22 teams!
In the likely event that we have no new entries this year, decided to mix things up and update the rules a bit this year. Hero teams, which as always need to be from one of the Groups you selected, will now accrue 1.5x points for wins. This means a 1 seed hero team gets 1.5 for win 1, 3 for win 2, 4.5 for win 3, etc. 2-seed heroes would see 3, 6, 9.
Rules
- Select two to three groups from the list above. The number of teams in each group is in total teams and in the parentheses in the form. You cannot exceed 22 teams.
- Write in two hero teams. Your hero team must be from one of the groups you selected. Hero teams will receive 1.5x points per win (see note above).
- Hero teams are first come first serve.
- Points are awarded after each win based on seed. A 10-seed winning its first game is worth 10 points. A 7-seed winning its first game is worth 7 points.
- The second round has a 2x point multiplier, third round 3x, fourth round 4x, etc. (championship is 6th round)
- Play-In Games are not worth any points, you can change your selection up until noon ET. on Thursday, March 20
Alas, behold the field:
Teams by Group:
Wilderness Mammals (11)
- Wisconsin Badgers – 3
- Michigan Wolverines – 5
- UCLA Bruins – 7
- Baylor Bears – 9
- Arkansas Razorbacks – 10
- VCU Rams – 11
- Colorado State Rams – 12
- Akron Zips – 13
- Montana Grizzlies – 14
- Grand Canyon Antelopes – 14
- Lipscomb Bison – 14
Cats (10)
- Auburn Tigers – 1
- Houston Cougars – 1
- Kentucky Wildcats – 3
- Arizona Wildcats – 4
- Clemson Tigers – 5
- Memphis Tigers – 5
- BYU Cougars – 6
- Missouri Tigers – 6
- High Point Panthers – 13
- SIU Edwardsville Cougars – 16
Intimidating Humans (10)
- St Johns Red Storm – 2
- Purdue Boilermakers – 4
- Ole Miss Rebels – 6
- Illinois Fighting Illini – 6
- St Mary’s Gaels – 7
- Oklahoma Sooners – 9
- Xavier Musketeers – 11
- Robert Morris Colonials – 15
- Norfolk State Vikings – 15
- Mt. St Mary’s Mountaineers – 16
Dogs (9)
- Mississippi State Bulldogs – 8
- Gonzaga Bulldogs – 8
- Uconn Huskies – 9
- Georgia Bulldogs – 9
- New Mexico Lobos – 10
- Drake Bulldogs – 11
- Yale Bulldogs – 13
- Bryant Bulldogs – 15
- Wofford Terriers – 15
Ancient Folklore (7)
- Duke Blue Devils – 1
- Michigan State Spartans – 2
- Tennessee Volunteers – 2
- UNC Tar Heels – 11
- UC San Diego Tritons – 12
- Liberty Flames – 12
- Troy Trojans – 14
Wise Birds (6)
- Oregon Ducks – 5
- Kansas Jayhawks – 7
- Marquette Golden Eagles – 7
- Louisville Cardinals – 8
- Creighton Bluejays – 9
- UNCW Seahawks – 14
SeaLand (6)
- Florida Gators – 1
- Alabama Crimson Tide – 2
- Texas Tech Red Raiders – 3
- Maryland Terrapins – 4
- Vanderbilt Commodores – 10
- Alabama St Hornets – 16
Farm (5)
- Iowa State Cyclones – 3
- Texas A&M Aggies – 4
- Utah State Aggies – 10
- McNeese State Cowboys – 12
- Omaha Mavericks – 15
First Round Matchups
*2 play-in games each for Humans and Folklore. 1 for Farm and 1 for Birds.