The Ultimate People’s Rankings

Our season of brackets has come to its natural end. College football has begun. Summer wanes. So, until brackets return again with the birds of spring (or—God forbid—a more serious outbreak of the pandemic forcing the cancelation of college football and basketball), we’ll leave you with The Ultimate People’s Rankings.

The People’s Rankings are a simple measure of how each competitor did in its respective tournament. We’ve compiled them after most of our brackets, some for seeding for next year, some for just the fun of it (it’s fun, ok??). They’re based on a formula that gives credit for close losses, showing which things the people voted for with the most resolve. You can find that formula elsewhere on this website. I’ve written it out something like eleven times.

The Ultimate People’s Rankings span across the thirteen brackets of this season: the License Plate Bracket, the Tournament of the Worst, the Tournament of the Best, the 90’s Bangers Bracket, the Tournament of Pretty Things, the Supporting TV Characters Bracket, the State Flags That Don’t Glorify Slavery Bracket, the Tournament of Commercials, the Tournament of Animals You Do *Not* Want in Your Home, the H Places Bracket, the Crayon Bracket, the Bracket Bracket, and—of course—the Tournament of Champions. Without further ado…here they are. Sorry, New Jersey License Plate. You’re still in last.

RankThingScore
190’s Bangers Bracket100.00
2Hawaii82.93
3Hawaii (the island)76.78
4Hogwarts74.20
5Himalayas72.56
6Half Dome68.90
T-7Cerulean66.67
T-7State Flags That Don’t Glorify Slavery Bracket66.67
9License Plate Bracket64.96
10Holland64.92
11Haleakala National Park62.40
12Huntington Beach, CA62.23
13Hyde Park (London)61.83
14California State Flag60.00
15Waterfalls59.23
16Crayon Bracket58.54
17Helsinki58.46
18Californication56.18
19Hong Kong55.44
20Belly Laughs53.66
21Semi-Charmed Life52.41
22Santeria51.77
23Ho Chi Minh City51.67
24Supporting TV Characters Bracket50.70
25Hanoi50.62
26Waves50.12
27Arizona State Flag49.29
28All the Small Things48.53
29Pacific Blue48.48
30Lakes46.84
31Blue Violet46.51
32Tournament of Animals You Do *Not* Want in Your Home46.21
33Indigo45.38
34Crisp Fall Days45.31
35Green44.44
36Streams44.28
37Alaska State Flag44.00
T-38Songs You Love43.80
T-38The First Day of Spring43.80
40Havana42.80
41South Carolina State Flag42.71
42Sunsets41.99
43A Day Off41.98
44Forest Green41.34
45Robin’s Egg Blue41.21
46Puppies41.17
47New Mexico State Flag41.07
48Blue41.06
49I Want It That Way40.59
50The Sky40.57
51Closing Time39.93
52Bluetiful39.87
53Colorado State Flag39.09
54Wyoming State Flag38.43
55Periwinkle38.32
56Montana State Flag38.16
57Honduras37.86
58Yellow Green37.78
59Ohio State Flag37.71
60College Football37.59
61Wyoming License Plate37.56
62Wildflowers37.34
63Hugs37.33
64The Barking Crow36.99
65Baby One More Time36.97
66Tournament of Commercials36.84
67Going Somewhere New36.53
68Old Neighborhoods36.45
69Clouds36.23
70If It Makes You Happy36.03
71Tournament of the Best35.90
72The Stars35.45
73Summer Evenings35.14
74Dwight Schrute – The Office34.94
75Tom Hanks34.72
76The Roar of the Crowd34.67
77All Star34.34
78Ron Swanson – Parks and Recreation34.31
79Pizza34.24
80Wonderwall34.22
81Bonfires34.18
82Maryland State Flag33.87
83Wraparound Porches33.65
84Bookshops33.41
85Olive Green33.39
86What’s My Age Again32.93
87Great Movies, in Theatre32.88
88The Mountains32.87
89Sea Green32.84
90Riverbanks32.84
91Pretty Fly32.64
92Clean Sheets32.62
93Burnt Orange32.59
94Hungary32.46
95Harriet Tubman32.45
96Tubthumping32.44
97Hampshire (England)32.30
98Ironic32.10
99Purple Mountains’ Majesty31.83
100Only Wanna Be with You31.82
101Mr. Jones31.79
102Meadows31.66
103Humboldt Park (Chicago)31.63
104Man I Feel Like a Woman31.48
105Mahogany31.04
106Hyderabad (India)31.00
107Fireflies30.84
108Tournament of Pretty Things30.77
109The First Snowfall30.74
110Friends in Low Places30.49
111Texas State Flag30.48
112North Dakota License Plate30.41
113The Beach30.34
114Halifax30.24
115Cheese30.24
116Farmhouses30.23
117Hot Showers30.12
118Ripples29.90
119Cookies29.55
120Hays County, TX29.23
121Coffeehouses29.16
122The Smell of Coffee29.15
T-123Smells Like Teen Spirit29.12
T-123Jumper29.12
125The Olympics29.02
126Plum28.94
127Burnt Sienna28.77
128Rhode Island State Flag28.45
129Honolulu28.43
130Arizona License Plate28.38
131The Moon28.36
132Scarlet28.27
133You Oughta Know28.04
134Louisiana State Flag27.80
135Hampton, VA27.72
136Indiana State Flag27.70
137Salmon27.63
138Tournament of the Worst27.61
139Diamonds27.56
140Walks27.49
141Tom Haverford – Parks and Recreation27.45
142Weddings27.40
143My Heart Will Go On27.17
144Good Riddance27.07
145Georgia License Plate27.03
146Slide26.78
147Songbirds26.73
148Iris26.72
149Seashells26.64
150Wannabe26.37
151Haiti26.36
152Butterflies26.24
153String Lights26.23
154Florida License Plate26.06
155Waterfalls26.06
156Wisteria26.05
157Grandmas26.00
158Helena, MT26.00
1593 A.M.25.95
160Barns25.91
161Sunrises25.50
162Jump Around25.41
163Gob Bluth – Arrested Development25.41
164Cottages25.40
165Cornflower25.40
166Red Orange25.28
T-167Vermont State Flag25.14
T-167Pennsylvania State Flag25.14
169Iowa State Flag25.00
170Ice Cream24.82
171Anaconda24.81
172Arya Stark – Game of Thrones24.76
173Hawaii State Flag24.66
174California Love24.47
175Save Tonight24.41
176The Most Interesting Man in the World: Bear Trap et al. – Dos Equis24.38
177Henry County, GA24.36
178Losing My Religion24.35
179Candlelight24.29
180Frank Reynolds – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia24.24
181Party Up24.20
182Hartford, CT24.19
183Oklahoma State Flag24.01
184A Good Day at Work23.99
185Open Windows23.89
186Colorado License Plate23.80
187Vermont License Plate23.74
188Board Games23.53
189No Scrubs23.50
190Coming Home23.49
191Grizzly Bear23.43
192Carlton Banks – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air23.36
193Sky Blue23.33
194Wisconsin License Plate23.24
195Hudson, WI23.19
196Card Games23.11
197Oregon State Flag23.06
198Red Violet23.04
199Parks23.02
200The Smell of the Ocean22.90
201Breakfast at Tiffany’s22.89
202Wild Strawberry22.88
203South Dakota State Flag22.88
204South Dakota License Plate22.88
205Dr. Anthony Fauci22.85
206Mambo No. 522.81
207Bike Rides22.64
208Orchid22.59
209Illinois State Flag22.58
210Everybody22.56
211Gold22.54
212Hayward, WI22.52
213H Places Bracket22.51
214Violet (Purple)22.51
215Huntsville, AL22.42
216Hump Day Camel – Geico22.40
217Kindness from a Stranger22.39
218Alaska License Plate22.38
219Bittersweet22.28
220Getting Jiggy Wit It22.01
221Maine License Plate22.00
222Frank Costanza – Seinfeld21.87
223City Skylines21.59
224Cobblestones21.48
225Gold21.44
226I Will Always Love You21.44
227No Diggity21.43
228One Week21.39
229MMMBop21.36
230Chocolate21.22
231Minnesota State Flag21.20
232Granny Smith Apple21.15
233This Is How We Do It21.10
234Kentucky License Plate21.04
235Creed Bratton – The Office21.03
236Washington State Flag21.02
237Utah License Plate20.89
238Castles20.87
239Everlong20.83
240Netflix20.80
241My Own Worst Enemy20.78
242Hoboken, NJ20.75
243Zombie20.75
244Huntington, WV20.74
245Nevada State Flag20.74
T-246Thanks, Mean Joe – Coca-Cola20.68
T-246Billy Mays – OxiClean20.68
248Baby Got Back20.58
249Blue20.56
250Bracket Bracket20.51
251Saltwater Crocodile20.49
252Trains20.28
253This is SportsCenter: Elevator – ESPN20.23
254Michigan State Flag20.23
255Lanterns20.19
256Helotes, TX20.10
257Dinosaurs19.93
258Kiss Me19.86
259Hyderabad (Pakistan)19.79
260Hawaii License Plate19.77
261Loser19.63
262My Name Is19.62
263Rattlesnake19.61
264Bridges19.59
265Hamburg19.51
266Eric Matthews – Boy Meets World19.36
267Indiana License Plate19.31
268Fireplaces19.30
269North Carolina License Plate19.28
270Fez – That ’70s Show19.03
271Idaho License Plate18.92
272Gorilla18.78
273Washington License Plate18.78
274A Good Book18.76
275Wilson Wilson – Home Improvement18.69
276Basket Case18.67
277What I Got18.56
278Blue Green18.47
279Niles Crane – Frasier18.39
280Second-Story Porches18.35
281Livin La Vida Loca18.32
282Every Morning18.30
283Abed Nadir – Community18.30
284Wisconsin State Flag18.21
285Turquoise Blue18.21
286Orange18.18
287Skunk18.18
288District of Columbia License Plate18.17
289Don’t Speak17.97
290New Hampshire License Plate17.89
291New Mexico License Plate17.85
292Henderson, NV17.73
293Tickle Me Pink17.63
294Peach17.51
295Where’s the Beef? – Wendy’s17.42
296Say My Name17.40
297Pianos17.38
298Trees17.35
299Barbie Girl17.26
300Alligator17.19
301West Virginia State Flag17.16
302Stevie Budd – Schitt’s Creek17.12
303Finishing a Puzzle17.10
304West Virginia License Plate16.94
305Flowers16.93
306Lavender16.86
307Fireplaces16.79
308The Duck Goes Golfing – Aflac16.78
309New Hampshire State Flag16.76
310Cavemen Apology – Geico16.76
311Newman – Seinfeld16.52
312Barney Rubble – The Flintstones16.51
313Golf Courses16.50
314Gangsta’s Paradise16.46
315Dolphins16.44
316Champagne Supernova16.31
317Terry Tate, Office Linebacker: Hey Janice – Reebok16.22
318Tracy Jordan – 30 Rock16.21
319Chestnut16.14
320Wine16.13
321Hot Springs, AR16.05
322Eat Mor Chikin: Stayin’ Alive – Chick-Fil-A16.01
323Oregon License Plate16.00
324Polar Bear16.00
325Hiroshima15.90
326Streetlamps15.80
327Puppy Love – Budweiser15.77
328California License Plate15.76
329Wake Up with the King – Burger King15.76
330Got Milk? Who Shot Hamilton – California Milk Processor Board15.73
331Montana License Plate15.69
332I Want You Back15.69
333Missouri State Flag15.64
334Carnation Pink15.54
335Rhinoceros15.42
336Thurston Howell III – Gilligan’s Island15.27
337Yellow Orange15.22
338Magenta15.22
339Melon15.20
340Violins15.16
341Nevada License Plate15.13
342Goldenrod15.08
343Armed Spider15.03
344Chimneys14.93
345Hammond, IN14.87
346Starfish14.80
347New York State Flag14.79
348I’ll Make Love to You14.76
349Panther14.73
3501984 – Apple14.68
351Homemade Bread14.67
352Sailboats14.61
353Buster Bluth – Arrested Development14.50
354Idaho State Flag14.48
355Woolly Mammoth14.46
356Hyena14.46
357Tiger14.45
358Grandpas14.45
359Pennsylvania License Plate14.45
360My Bologna Has a First Name – Oscar Mayer14.28
361Ruth Langmore – Ozark14.28
362Roger Sterling – Mad Men14.24
363Scottie Pippen – The Last Dance14.22
364A.C. Slater – Saved by the Bell14.18
365Baseball Fields14.15
366Macaroni and Cheese14.13
367Hardwood Floors14.07
368Maine State Flag14.05
369Fansville: Season 1 Trailer – Dr. Pepper13.87
370Pebbles13.78
371Cassowary13.73
372Huron (the lake)13.73
373New Jersey State Flag13.72
374Snowflakes13.67
375Barney Stinson – How I Met Your Mother13.59
376Violet Red13.56
377Torn13.56
378Black13.53
379Cam Tucker – Modern Family13.39
380Roland Schitt – Schitt’s Creek13.31
381Creep13.30
382Tan13.27
383North Carolina State Flag13.21
384Lin-Manuel Miranda13.19
385Connecticut State Flag13.18
386Vanna White – Wheel of Fortune13.04
387Tyrion Lannister – Game of Thrones12.96
388Hell’s Kitchen (the neighborhood)12.96
389Mr. Garrison – South Park12.91
390McConaughey: Back to Move Forward – Lincoln12.91
391Massachusetts License Plate12.85
392Hibbing, MN12.79
393Elton John Christmas – John Lewis12.74
394Scorpion12.66
395Five Dollar Footlong – Subway12.65
396Stevie Janowski – Eastbound & Down12.57
397Timberwolf12.54
398Hackensack, NJ12.53
399Komodo Dragon12.52
400The Original Commercial – Snuggie12.50
401Ham Lake, MN12.45
T-402Asparagus12.40
T-402Wolverine12.40
404Hooray Beer: You Are Beautiful – Red Stripe12.39
405Jake from State Farm – State Farm12.24
406iPhone Christmas Movie – Apple12.21
407Hobart Bay, AK12.20
408Dean Pelton – Community12.15
409Heidelberg12.14
410Cadet Blue12.06
411Peyton Manning: Moovers – Mastercard11.98
412Capt. Raymond Holt – Brooklyn Nine-Nine11.94
413Frost11.85
414Howard University11.76
415Coach – Cheers11.74
416Gary Walsh – Veep11.71
417Black Bear11.71
418Lighthouses11.69
419Texas License Plate11.63
420Kansas State Flag11.43
421Good Parking Spots11.39
422Hindu Kush11.38
423Hippopotamus11.36
424Omar Little – The Wire11.33
425A Cat’s Purr11.29
426Messin’ with Sasquatch: Whoopie Cushion – Jack Link’s11.28
427Carbonation Bubbles11.23
428Mayhem: Cat Edition – Allstate11.19
429The Force – Volkswagen11.18
430Mississippi License Plate11.15
431Tumbleweed11.14
432How Many Licks – Tootsie Pop10.98
433The Man Your Man Could Smell Like: Questions – Old Spice10.95
434Silver11.47
435Norm Peterson – Cheers10.88
436North Dakota State Flag10.84
437Honiara10.83
438Sprinkles11.27
439Paris Geller – Gilmore Girls10.68
440Flower Boxes10.67
441Donna Moss – The West Wing10.64
442The Jingle – Education Connection10.64
443French Fries10.53
444Jack Donaghy – 30 Rock10.44
445Steamboats10.42
446Hialeah, FL10.40
447Hudson River10.29
448E-Trade Baby: Shankapotamus – E-Trade10.24
449Richard Splett – Veep10.17
450Brick Red10.15
451Turtle – Entourage10.14
452Tape a Cheetah to Her Back – AT&T10.12
453High Point, NC10.07
454Porkchop – Doug10.07
455Hebron, IL10.04
456Mountain Lion10.02
457Paulie Walnuts – The Sopranos10.01
458Delaware License Plate10.00
459Glitter10.40
460Like a Girl – Always9.85
461Teacups9.81
462Ship My Pants – Kmart9.81
463Huntley, IL9.75
464Milhouse Van Houten – The Simpsons9.74
465Kelly Kapowski – Saved by the Bell9.74
466Jesse Pinkman – Breaking Bad9.72
467Warthog9.71
468New York License Plate9.69
469Wolf9.64
470Hangzhou9.63
471South Carolina License Plate9.59
472Opera (Need Cash Now) – J.G. Wentworth9.53
473Yellow9.52
474Barb Holland – Stranger Things9.51
475Soft Carpeting9.45
476Real Men of Genius: Footlong Hot Dog – Bud Light9.44
477Delaware State Flag9.34
478Bear in a Pool – Farmers Insurance9.32
479Locomotives9.31
480Becoming Your Parents: Dr. Rick – Progressive9.27
481Silver9.18
482Louisiana License Plate9.16
483Swingsets9.12
484We Got Ourselves a Game – Versus9.07
485Apricot9.05
486Ram9.05
487Thank You, Mom: 2018 Olympics – Procter & Gamble8.96
488Maryland License Plate8.91
489Badger8.78
490Comet – Full House8.50
491Nebraska State Flag8.47
492Robert Goulet – Emerald Nuts8.36
493Frogs – Budweiser8.26
494Icicles8.25
495Moose8.19
496Gray8.18
497Cacti8.05
498MJ vs. Larry Bird – McDonald’s8.05
499Snapping Turtle8.00
500Time Machine – Dorito’s7.95
501Shawn – The Good Place7.83
502Mr. Carson – Downtown Abbey7.79
503Stegosaurus7.76
504Hillsboro, OR7.71
505Mauvelous7.67
506Go Meat! – Hillshire Farm7.59
507Emerald Ash Borer7.51
508Mosquitos7.49
509Christmas Bells – Hershey’s Kisses7.44
510Ostrich7.41
511Vases7.40
512Oklahoma License Plate7.40
513Imported from Detroit – Chrysler7.37
514Elephant7.36
515Goose7.30
516Sign Language – Chick-Fil-A7.28
517Nebraska License Plate7.27
518Illinois License Plate7.25
519Virginia License Plate7.16
520Car/House/Apt Problems7.11
521Sherman T. Potter – M*A*S*H7.11
522Hollywood7.11
523Minnesota License Plate7.09
524Spock – Star Trek7.01
525Snow Leopard6.99
526Bison6.92
527Camel6.92
528Red6.89
529Find Your Greatness – Nike6.89
530White6.87
531Spring Green6.84
532Roger – American Dad6.77
533Magic Fridge – Bud Light6.75
534Harlem6.75
535Kentucky State Flag6.59
536Arkansas License Plate6.57
537The Land of Sky Blue Waters – Hamm’s Beer6.54
538Wind Chimes6.38
T-539Feral Hog6.36
T-539Cheetah6.36
541Alabama License Plate6.14
542Antelope6.14
543Grackle6.10
544Missouri License Plate6.00
545Frog Protection – Discover Card5.95
546Kansas License Plate5.86
547Chibs Telford – Sons of Anarchy5.69
548Green Yellow5.63
549Escape of the Bunny – Energizer5.59
550Walrus5.54
551The Jingle – Check Into Cash5.47
552Hades5.32
553Water Balloon Fights5.26
554Utah State Flag5.23
555Louie De Palma – Taxi5.21
556Allergies5.17
557Great Taste, Less Filling: Dangerfield Softball – Miller Lite5.13
558Birthday Cake – Panda Cheese5.03
559Lion5.01
560Beaver5.01
561MJ vs. MJ – Gatorade4.99
562Litter4.99
563Harare4.93
564Rory – Hello Ladies4.92
565Fans – M&M’s4.87
566Like a Rock – Chevrolet4.86
567Rerun – What’s Happening!!4.83
568Harvey Mudd College4.81
569Michigan License Plate4.80
570Sepia4.77
571Freestyle Rhythm – Nike4.76
572Poison Dart Frog4.75
573Giant Freshwater Stingray4.73
574Bells4.73
575Raw Sienna4.70
576Radio Language Barrier – Language Institute4.70
577Mick Belker – Hill Street Blues4.69
578Bald Eagle4.68
T-579Florida4.66
T-579Traffic4.66
581Ponies4.62
582Silvio Dante – The Sopranos4.62
583The DMV4.61
584Sunburn4.56
585Bat4.54
586Jackal4.54
587Janine Davis – The Big Bang Theory4.54
588Barry Goldberg – The Goldbergs4.47
589Black Ice4.46
590Thinkpieces about Generations4.43
T-591Parking Tickets4.40
T-591Potholes4.40
593Fountains4.39
594Other People’s Farts4.32
595Steam4.31
596The College Tuition Bubble4.28
597Comcast4.26
598Rhode Island License Plate4.25
599Massachusetts State Flag4.21
600Bear Fight – John West4.20
601Sea Otter4.16
602Jim Ignatowski – Taxi4.06
603New Jersey4.04
604Computer Problems3.97
605Iowa License Plate3.88
606Piranha3.82
607Stubbing Your Toe3.74
608Bull3.69
609Mosquito3.64
610Delays3.58
611Identity Theft3.57
612Hornet3.56
613Coyote3.54
614Stepping in Something Bad3.53
615Meetings3.50
616Connecticut License Plate3.48
617Broken Zippers3.47
618Pirate Restaurant – FreeCreditReport.com3.40
619Brown3.38
620Virginia State Flag3.34
621Pearls3.31
622Body Odor3.28
623Stains3.24
624Great Horned Owl3.21
625Dollhouses3.21
626Chinese Giant Salamander3.20
627Tennessee License Plate3.20
628Slow Drivers3.08
629Ohio License Plate3.04
630Watery Coffee3.03
631Thin Toilet Paper2.93
632Byron Hissey – Below Deck Sailing Yacht2.89
633Vulture2.88
634Mold2.85
635Diarrhea2.81
636Houston2.77
637Constipation2.74
638The NCAA2.64
639Killer Whale2.63
640Spring Coming Late2.59
641Pigeon2.58
642Roadkill2.56
643Pyramid Schemes2.44
644Giraffe2.44
645Dingo2.40
646Opossum2.34
647Social Media2.27
648The Houston Astros2.25
649Cold Wind2.22
650Anteater2.17
651Reality TV2.07
652Brain Freezes1.91
653Obsolete Liquor Laws1.83
654Hall Monitors1.78
655Mountain Goat1.74
656AT&T1.66
657Fast Drivers1.64
658Algebra Chant – NACME1.64
659Kangaroo1.64
T-660Dead Batteries1.63
T-660Monopolized Industries1.63
662Melted Candy1.63
663Hill Valley, CA1.62
664Burnt Food1.59
665Overused Jokes1.53
666Cable News1.48
667Elevator Problems1.39
668Feral Hogs1.36
669Robocalls1.36
670Spills1.29
671Nickelback1.25
672Falling Over1.21
673Boredom1.17
674Long Stoplights1.14
675Shots1.12
676Almost-Empty Pens1.08
677Drama1.00
678Tabloids0.99
679Hawkins, IN0.94
680Terms and Conditions0.92
681Wet Paint0.52
682New Jersey License Plate0.00
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