Maryland beat Denver to make the Elite 8... of the NIT! http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?game…

Also, Alexander VI is the only one to ever get to be a final boss in a video game, so that should get him more points.

Lando is only 130th? Did Darth Vader have a vote?

Getting a Championship helps a lot. Also, I would imagine fan popularity (if we want to think about the All-Star Voting in that way) should help too.

"Basketball Reference used (something totally over my head called) a logistic regression model"

"but its only permanent tenant is an ultimate frisbee team."

If the game was a replay from a 1990s game between the teams, it would get a 90 share.

"KPTV - Portland, OR: Mystery Hunters"

Dredd easily made my Top 25. Of course, I only saw about 15 movies in theaters this year, and one of those was Savages (now Savages, that is a terrible movie). But Dredd is an awesome 90 minute B-movie.

Having worked security at Pats games my freshman and sophomore year in college (swim team wanted to go to Florida!), it's not a fun experience. You are basically there from early morning until dusk, with little to no break.