Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the ...

It wasn’t until 2010 that the mascot's name, Jack, was selected. The state of South Dakota has two species of jackrabbits, which are actually hares and have longer ears and bigger bodies than ...

(Photo by Myk Crawford/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) South Dakota State is the only college or university in the nation with a Jackrabbit as its mascot, according to the school. And "Jack" wasn't ...

Mascots are normally well-mannered, though that's not always been the case during March Madness. In the 2006 men’s tournament, Stanford’s unofficial tree mascot was ejected for not leaving the ...

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves. Furry, animated characters used as ...