Ok - we've taken care of the the Midwest - now to focus on the West regional.

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(1) UConn vs. (16) Chattanooga:  UConn glides into the second round, taking care of the "Moc"kingbird mascot easily.  Winner:  UConn.

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(8) Brigham Young vs. (9) Texas A&M: Cosmo the Cougar... or a collie?  Sorry, Reveille VIII: Cosmo's the king of his domain for this matchup.  Winner:  BYU.

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(5) Purdue vs. (12) Northern Iowa:  Purdue Pete and his trusty hammer/sledgehammer makes the N. Iowa Panther shout out in defeat.  Winner:  Purdue.

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(4) Washington vs. (13) Mississippi State: Another set of huskies or the gritty bulldogs?  I have to side with the resilient Bulldogs here.  Winner:  Mississippi State.

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(6) Marquette vs. (11) Utah State:  The Marquette Golden Eagle... or Big Blue of Utah State?  Unlike Texas A&M's Aggies, this Aggie mascot has some size on him.  You're my boy, Big Blue!  Winner:  Utah State.

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(3) Missouri vs (14) Cornell:  I'm disappointed that there's no Lion involved to invoke the Lions/Tigers/Bears/Oh,My!(in this case, being said in the Dick Enberg style and not Judy Garland) trifecta.  Maybe as a special referee?  Back to the match: While Cornell can invoke truthiness from alumnus Stephen Colbert, this tiger's a bit too quick for their mascot.  Winner:  Missouri.

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(7) California vs. (10) Maryland:  At first, my thought was, "A bear - and a golden one at that - versus a turtle?  Too easy."  Not so fast.  Have you seen the Cal Golden Bears' mascot?  Testudo the Terrapin in an upset, but this one goes to overtime.  Winner:  Maryland.

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(2) Memphis vs. (15) Cal State Northridge: If we were talking the Matadors up against the Bulls, it'd be Cal State in a major upset.  However, Matadors mismatched against Tigers = FAIL.  Winner:  Memphis.