Mascot Madness: NC State Wolfpack

Led by America's Sweetheart DJ Burns Jr., the Wolf Pack are this year's Cinderella, winning the ACC Tournament to steal an automatic bid and crush the hopes of bubble teams. After their improbable conference tournament run, many speculated they would simply show up to the round of 64 happy to be there. They showed up to play. While the Wolf Pack might have the strongest team name remaining, do they have the logo to win it all?

Strutting Wolf or "Tuffy" did not show up as an official logo until the last turn of the century but has been a strong presence since. I think we can quickly disqualify the cap logo that was present prior to this, it is pretty lame. Which brings us to the two wolves (no, not the ones inside you). The first seems akin to a Tex Avery wolf, tongue out like they are watching a 1950s lounge singer, and it is about to unfurl as his eyes bulge. The latest rendition is a bit more fierce, exposing its teeth in a pre-bite chomp. Between the two, I will unfortunately have to go with the most recent and more fearsome Tuffy. The early aughts Tuffy is very funny, but while you can enjoy your cartoon wolves bricked up, that is not what you want from your basketball team.