The Logistics of Mask Madness
All in all, the format is very similar to a March Madness Bracket. Dougherty shared the set up:
Mask entries are submitted via a google form on the department’s website.
A committee of Campus Recreation student employees will rank their favorites, creating a bracket.
During a 1.5 weeks in March, the matchups will be posted via social media stories and followers can vote using the poll feature. Masks with the most votes advance.
Dougherty shared if any colleagues are interested, they have more info and some FAQs for Mask Madness on their webpage.
The Mask Madness marketing graphic.
28 Dec 2020
Just before the end of 2020, the NCAA has gone ahead and done maybe the most 2020 thing ever. The NCAA has filed a trademark for the term “Mask Madness,” as a way to promote the wearing of masks during the Division I men’s basketball tournament known as “March Madness.”
“The National Collegiate Athletic Association made the filing on Dec. 23,” Sporting News reports. “According to the filing, the NCAA wants to use the term both to promote public awareness about the benefits of wearing masks, along with advertising and marketing around masks as a protection of viral infections.”
The NCAA has filed a trademark for MASK MADNESS.