Madness isn't just about highlighting the best NCAA Division I Men's Basketball teams. It's also about the mascots.

Arizona’s Grand Canyon, also playing in the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, started its Antelope nickname in 1949, later ...

The costume features a Muppet-like nose ... Zippy, the University of Akron's kangaroo mascot, ranked No. 2. Zippy, who was No. 1 last year, even has her own NIL deal. The turmoil at the top ...

Wearing the costumes of badgers and beavers ... A few years later, a contest was held to create a mascot. The winner was a kangaroo called Mr. Zip with boxing gloves and a zipper.