We've gone and done it.  Perhaps the best idea we've had here at Best Damn.  In coordination with this year's NCAA Tournament, we've decided to unveil the Best Damn Hotties tournament beginning with the Sweet 16 aka the hottest 16 women to grace our show. 

Now before the hate mail starts flowing, we immediately had to disqualify Leeann Tweeden, Lisa Dergan Podsednik, Lauren Sanchez, and Holly Robinson-Peete due to their closeness to the show as either contributors or being married to one of our hosts.  We wanted to keep this just to our guests.  As to the mad science that went down in determing the final 16, we turn it over to everyone's favorite producer, Charlie, to break down the selection committee's process...

NOW I know what the selection committee has to go through. 65 schools? Try picking from 16 of the hottest women that have ever been on our show. Then ranking them 1 through 16. Then deciding what bracket to put them in. Then figuring out what to NAME these brackets. It's not as easy as it sounds. This all took place on a chilly Los Angeles day, back on Thursday, March 9th.

Besides myself, there was our Executive Producer, our Sr. Coordinating Producer, our Coordinating Producer, two of our Graphics Producers, one of our Segment Producers and our Dot Com Guy. In my 5+ years here, I have NEVER seen a more passionate debate. Steroids and Bonds? Terrell Owens? Race in sports? Whatever. Try getting a word in edgewise when a bunch of dudes are talking about hot chicks. At this point, you should know that of the eight guys in the room, four are married, one is engaged to be married, one guy we're not sure about, one guy is dating and the other guy is me.

We basically started making a master list, throwing out names, then voting on the non-obvious ones to see who would make the cut. After finally agreeing on the 16 hotties, we decided to name each "region" after our guys. Makes sense, right? Then we created a blank bracket and started to fill in the names. (Is this how the REAL tournament committee does it?)

We came up with this:

#1 seeds:   Jessica Alba, Pam Anderson, Stacy Keibler and Carmen Electra

Our fab four, total no-brainers. I actually produced Jessica's segment, and she's a sweetheart. Very genuine. Pam rhymes with "bam" for a reason. What a knockout. Stacy is gorgeous, those legs go on forever. And, honestly, who has prettier eyes than Carmen Electra?

#2 seeds:   Jenny McCarthy, Eva Longoria, Gabrielle Union and Brooke Burke

You really can't go wrong here, either. Jenny is one of the best guests we've ever had, and according to Dibs, quite the kisser. Some people had a problem with Ms. Longoria being on our list, since she's the only one of the 16 that hasn't been on our set. But technically, she HAS been on our show. And let's face it ... she's ridiculous. Gabby Union once caused a traffic accident on the FOX lot. I'm not kidding. I mean, how hot are you if your LOOKS literally cause accidents? Brooke Burke takes her vitamins and definitely works out. Mama mia.

#3 seeds:  Marisa Miller, Denise Richards, Elisha Cuthbert and Brooke Burns

There were two guys whose names I can't mention that didn't even WANT Marisa Miller in this tournament. I am not one of those guys. She is the strongest #3 seed since Michigan won the 1989 NCAA Tournament. Denise Richards, Chicago girl. Respect. It would take an entire 24 hours to describe just how stunning Elisha Cuthbert is. And Brooke Burns can put her leg over her head.

#4 seeds:  Vivica A. Fox, Anna Benson, Ali Landry and Heather Mitts

These are are the four seeds? Wow, we've had some beautiful women on our show. Vivica is a goddess. Anna Benson has that southern sex appeal. Ali Landry may be the prettiest person I've ever seen in person. Heather Mitts was crowned hottest athlete in 2004 by a rival website, and she's just as cool.

Last four out:   Kelly Hu, Jamie Bergman, Jenna Elfman and Shannon Elizabeth

If only we had a Terrific Twenty tournament ...

Vote early. Vote often. The Elite 8 will be announced on our show on Wednesday, March 22nd. I'll have something on Thursday night, breaking down the matchups.

Peace, and I'm out.

Thanks Charlie.   Hopefully Billy Packer & Jim Nantz will treat you nicer than they did Craig Littlepage after the NCAA Brackets came out.  Get out there and vote people!!!