Have you ever wondered what would happen if all the teams in the NCAA Tournament were replaced with your favorite condiments, toppings, and dips? Who hasn't, right? Well, Jethro, your sleepless nights are over ... welcome to The 2003 GoBoilers.com Tournament of Condiments, Toppings, and Dips.

     Here's how it works: the Tournament Seeding Committee has done the legwork for you in preparing the brackets you see below. As in seeding any bracket, some difficult choices needed to be made. As you compare the Committee's opinion with your own, keep in mind some of the recent headlines from your local paper's sports pages -- Blue Cheese lost to Lettuce in the Play-In Game, and Onion and Jam remain on post-season tournament probation until 2007 for recruiting violations.

     Now, it's your turn. You'll notice that next to each matchup is a pair of radio buttons. Simply click your favorite for each game and submit your list. Each week, the votes will be tallied, winners will advance, and you'll come back the following week to do it all again. NEW FOR 2003: if you would like e-mail notification of the beginning of each new round, submit your email address here. GB.c will delete your email address after the tournament; you need not fear us signing you up for prescription medications, secrets of EBay success, or men or women in another country that really want to meet YOU!

     Be sure to take your voting seriously; there are some great potential matchups ahead. In the East, a battle of comparable styles takes place in the 8-9 game with Chili Con Queso and Salsa ... the winner may even face Jalapeno. In the Southeast, top-seeded Yellow Mustard must be dreading a possible second-round match with A1, still upset about their slap-in-the-face eighth seed. In the Midwest, many fans are dreaming about a fourth-round game between one-seed Ketchup and six-seed Catsup. And finally, in the West, Bill Walton will be working to avoid his fourth-straight opening-round exit.

     Can you vote more than once per week? Sure, selfish. If this little condiment thing gets you out of bed in the morning, by all means, jump on with both feet. We're happy to be your ray of sunshine.