Well, unless you’re a Kentucky or Kansas fan, the NCAA’s March Madness has been a bit of a bust this year (gotta love Lehigh knocking out Duke in the second round, though), and if you’re a Syracuse fan, we shall never speak of it again. But there was another March Madness tournament taking place on U.S. college campuses, the first-ever “March Madness tournament for Environmental Studies.” The tournament is “a competitive review of university environmental programs designed to evaluate the best schools and reward excellence in environmental studies,” says the event’s sponsor Enviance, via Environmental Leader. The original round was not quite as large as the NCAA’s basketball championship, comprising the “Sustainable 16”:

• Baylor University
• Colby College
• Colorado State University
• Cornell University
• Duke University
• Humboldt State University
• Montana State University
• Ohio State University
• Purdue University
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Temple University
• University of California, Davis
• University of Florida
• University of Michigan – Dearborn
• UNC Asheville
• University of Texas at Arlington

The winner? Colby College, located in Waterville, Maine. (Hmm...they beat out Ohio State. That’s a shame...)

“Colby College is a perfect example as to why we began this tournament and sought to help schools get the recognition they deserve for their environmental studies program,” said Lawrence Goldenhersh, CEO and president of Enviance, and tournament judge. “Colby’s program incorporates all the right courses, strong extra-curricular opportunities, and multiple chances for real-world experience to help prepare its students.”

As the winner, Colby’s environmental studies program will receive $5,000, and a member of the department will get to jet off to San Diego to the Enviance User Conference later this month, where s/he will lead a panel discussion called “What Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders Need to Know.”