What would the NCAA tournament look like if there were no teams. No basketball. Just schools submitting their most famous alumnus like tributes in The Hunger Games. Small schools could compete with big ones. Parity at a grand scale — but there also need to be rules.
Which NCAA tournament team has the best alum?
Who has the most famous team?
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
This bracket was constructed purely based on the concept that only non-athletes could be selected. Hate the caveat all you want, but it’s more fun this way. Also, the picks for each school are largely relegated to the entertainment space. I’m sure your school has a Turing Prize-winning computer scientist, but nobody knows those people. Sorry — it’s just the way the world works.
So, without further adieu ...
A few notes on the methodology and process behind this:
- Yes, I know a chimp beat Matthew McConaughey. Washoe was the first chimp to learn sign language. He was a pioneer. That deserves points.
- The South was BRUTAL! If you’re mad about someone not making it — I am too. Tina Fey, Ludacris, The Rock, and Kristin Wiig are all deserving of Final Four berths. It sucks.
- Gregory Peck got a LOT of love. Honestly, I didn’t see him going that far — but it’s how the bracket happened to break.
- If you’re saying: “I like Ken Jeong much more than Ed Harris.” I can appreciate that. You should appreciate that Duke losing to an underdog in the second round is a likely scenario.
- “Who the hell is Samwell?” He sang “What what (in the butt).” I was in a medical ethics class with him at UNCG and he was very nice. I am a hopeless homer. Sue me.
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