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Whether they're familiar animals or weird historical words, mascots are often used to make bracket picks — especially for those of us not as sports-savvy. Some teams are named for cute animals. Others are weather events, but have bird mascot costumes for some reason. Here's a look at all the mascots in the NCAA tournament.

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Alabama mascot: Big Al (Crimson Tide)

Arizona mascot: Wilbur and Wilma (Wildcats)

Arizona State mascot: Sparky (Sun Devils)

Arkansas mascot: Tusk IV (Razorbacks)

Auburn mascot: Aubie the Tiger

Baylor mascot: Bruiser & Marigold (Bears)

Boise State mascot: Buster Bronco

Charleston mascot: Clyde the Cougar

Colgate mascot: Raider

Creighton mascot: Billy Bluejay

Drake mascot: Spike (Bulldogs)

Duke mascot: Blue Devil

Fairleigh Dickinson mascot: Knightro the Knight

Florida Atlantic mascot: Owlsley and Hoot (Owls)

Furman mascot: Victor the Paladin

Gonzaga mascot: Spike the Bulldog

Grand Canyon mascot: Thunder the Antelope

Houston mascot: Shasta the Cougar

Howard mascot: Bison

Illinois mascot: Fighting Illini

Indiana mascot: Hoosiers

Iona mascot: Killian the Gael

Iowa mascot: Herky the Hawk (Hawkeyes)

Iowa state mascot: Cy the Cardinal (Cyclones)

Kansas mascot: Big Jay and Baby Jay (Jayhawks)

Kansas State mascot: Willie the Wildcat

Kennesaw State mascot: Scrappy the Owl

Kent State mascot: Flash (Golden Flashes)

Kentucky mascot: Wildcat

Louisiana mascot: Cayenne (Ragin' Cajuns)

Marquette mascot: Golden Eagle

Maryland mascot: Testudo (Terrapin)

Memphis mascot: Tom the Tiger

Miami mascot: Sebastian the Ibis (Hurricanes)

Michigan State mascot: Sparty the Spartan

Mississippi State mascot: Bulldogs

Missouri mascot: Truman the Tiger

Montana State mascot: Champ (Bobcats)

NC State's mascot: Mr. and Mrs. Wuf (Wolfpack)

Nevada mascot: Alphie, Wolfie Jr. & Luna (Wolfpack)

Northern Kentucky mascot: Victor E. Viking (Norse)

Northwestern mascot: Willie the Wildcat

Oral Roberts mascot: Eli (Golden Eagles)

Penn State mascot: Nittany Lion

Pittsburgh mascot: Panthers

Princeton mascot: Tiger

Providence mascot: Friar Dom

Purdue mascot: Boilermaker

Saint Mary's mascot: Gael Force One

San Diego State mascot: Aztec

Southeast Missouri State mascot: Rowdy the Redhawk

TCU mascot: Superfrog (Horned Frogs)

Tennessee mascot: Smokey the Volunteer

Texas mascot: Bevo (Longhorns)

Texas A&M mascot: Reveille (Aggies)

Texas A&M Corpus Christi mascot: Izzy the Islander

Texas Southern mascot: Tiger

UCLA mascot: Joe Bruin

UConn mascot: Jonathan the Husky

UCSB mascot: Ole (Gauchos)

UNC Asheville mascot: Rocky the Bulldog

USC mascot: Traveler the Trojan

Utah State mascot: Big Blue (Aggie)

VCU mascot: Rodney the Ram

Vermont mascot: Rally (Catamounts)

Virginia mascot: Cavalier

West Virginia mascot: The Mountaineer

Xavier's mascot: D'Artagnan and the Blue Blob (Musketeers)

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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: 2023 March Madness: Full list of mascots in the NCAA tournament