Mascots inspire us, motivate us and entertain us. And sometimes they frighten us, as this group of ACC mascots apparently did to 13-month-old Evelyn Robinson earlier this month before the ACC men’s basketball tournament in Brooklyn, New York.
Both Duke’s Blue Devil and Louisville’s Louie the Cardinal have been bounced from this year’s NCAA Tournament, which has narrowed to the Sweet 16.
Now let’s take a look at those 16 remaining mascots and rank them. If your favorite Sweet 16 mascot isn’t at the top of the list, take heart: At least your team is still alive in the tournament, which is better than 52 other teams and mascots can say.