Stanford mascot Tree and the band are in the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, Saturday, March 31, 2012. Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post [Getty Images]

Stanford mascot Tree and the band are in the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, Saturday, March 31, 2012. Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post (Photo By Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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