When March Madness comes around, everyone wants to launch a tournament bracket, and many often have nothing to do with basketball. One annual tournament bracket that we all look forward to is the Name of the Year, with 64 names of real people unveiled to be voted on, matchup by matchup. For 2017, the names are as memorable as ever. Who will make it to the final four and the championship? Will it be Kobe Buffalomeat, Alpha McMath, Shaft Cubit, or maybe YourMajesty Lumpkins? No, because those are all in the same region. There's also Fortunate Sithole, Taco Dibbits, Boats Botes, Faraj Fartass, and Marmaduke Trebilcock. And 55 other contenders. Keep up with the tournament progression, and cast your votes, at the Name of the Year website. The full enlargeable bracket is here. -via Deadspin
2016 Pope McCorkle III
2015 Amanda Miranda Panda
2014 Shamus Beaglehole
2013 Leo Moses Spornstarr
2012 No vote held
2011 Taco B.M. Monster (NOTY High Committee and The People)
2010 Nohjay Nimpson (NOTY High Committee); Steele Sidebottom (The People)
2009 Juvyline Cubangbang (NOTY High Committee); Barkevious Mingo (The People)
2008 Destiny Frankenstein (NOTY High Committee); Spaceman Africa (The People)
2007 Vanilla Dong (NOTY High Committee and The People)
2006 Princess Nocandy
2005 Tanqueray Beavers
2004 Jerome Fruithandler
2003 Jew Don Boney Jr.
2002 Miracle Wanzo
2001 Tokyo Sexwale
2000 Nimrod Weiselfish
1999 Licentious Beastie (INVALIDATED 2006; Runner-up: Dick Surprise)
1998 L.A. St. Louis
1997 Courage Shabalala
1996 Honka Monka
1995 Ballots missing
1994 Mummenschontz Bitterbeetle (INVALIDATED 2006; Runner-up: Scientific Mapp)
1993 Crescent Dragonwagon
1992 Excellent Raymond
1992 Assumption Bulltron (Name of the Decade)
1991 Doby Chrotchtangle
1990 Otis Overcash
1989 Magnus Pelkowski
1988 No vote held
1987 No vote held
1986 No vote held
1985 Godfrey Sithole
1984 No vote held
1983 Hector Camacho