March Madness 2011 Mascots / Nicknames List NCAA Basketball Tournament

Of course there are some of you out there that get stumped on which team to pick and go to the final resort of picking your March Madness 2011 winners based on the battle of the mascots / nicknames so we have prepared a list for you. For those of you who don't pick your NCAA Basketball seed winners based on mascots which is probably a good call, maybe you will get a chuckle out of some of the bad nicknames or the matchups.

East Region:

#1 Ohio State - Buckeyes

#2 North Carolina - Tar Heels

# 3 Syracuse - Orangeman

# 4 Kentucky - Wildcats

# 5 West Virginia - Mountaineers

# 6 Xavier - Musketeers

# 7 Washington - Huskies

# 8 George Mason - Patriots

# 9 Villanova - Wildcats

# 10 Georgia - Bulldogs

# 11 Marquette - Golden Eagles

# 12 UAB - Blazers

# 12 Clemson - Tigers

#13 Princeton - Tigers

# 14 Indiana State - Sycamores

# 15 Long Island - Blackbirds

# 16 Texas San Antonio - Road Runners

#16 Alabama State - Hornets

West Region:

#1 Duke - Blue Devils

#2 San Diego State University - Aztecs

# 3 Connecticut - Huskies

# 4 Texas - Longhorns

# 5 Arizona - Wildcats

# 6 Cincinnati - Bearcats

# 7 Temple - Owls

# 8 Michigan - Wolverines

# 9 Tennessee - Volunteers

# 10 Penn State - Nittany Lions

# 11 Missouri - Tigers

# 12 Memphis - Tigers

#13 Oakland - Golden Grizzlies

# 14 Bucknell - Bison

# 15 Northern Colorado - Bears

# 16 Hampton - Pirates

Southwest Region:

#1 Kansas - Jayhawks

#2 Notre Dame - Fighting Irish

# 3 Purdue - Boilermakers

# 4 Louisville - Cardinals

# 5 Vanderbilt - Commodores

# 6 Georgetown - Hoyas

# 7 Texas A and M - Aggies

# 8 UNLV - Running Rebels

# 9 Illinois - Fighting Illini

# 10 Florida State - Seminoles

# 11 USC - Trojans

# 11 Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) - Rams

# 12 Richmond - Spiders

#13 Morehead State - Eagles

# 14 St. Peters - Peacocks

# 15 Akron - Zips

# 16 Boston University - Terriers

Southeast Region:

#1 Pittsburgh - Panthers

#2 Florida - Gators

# 3 BYU - Cougars

# 4 Wisconsin - Badgers

# 5 Kansas State - Wildcats

# 6 St. Johns - Red Storm

# 7 UCLA - Bruins

# 8 Butler - Bulldogs

# 9 Old Dominion - Monarchs

# 10 Michigan State - Spartans

# 11 Gonzaga - Zags

# 12 Utah State - Aggies

#13 Belmont - Bruins

# 14 Wofford - Terriers

# 15 UC Santa Barbara - Gauchos

# 16 North Carolina Asheville - Bulldogs

#16 Arkansas Little Rock - Trojans

So folks do you see anything interesting, how many Aggies or Terriers does a bracket need you would think one would be enough for those names. Of course the Wildcats are well represented as always, and in our opinion the Southwest Region has the most depth for original nicknames.