​After the tightest championship vote in the long and storied history of the Least Cool Person Tournament, we have our newest champion of uncool.By the narrowest of margins, 51%-49%, the Mikel Brown Back Situation edged out Brian Mandel to bring home this year’s title. It brought confusion, it brought angst, it brought a disappointing end to a once promising season, and now it’s bringing home a championship. The Mikel Brown Back Situation is your Card Chronicle Least Cool Person Tournament champion for 2025-26. Here’s your updated full list of the kings of uncool:2008 – Larry Taylor2009 – Mitch Barnhart2010 – Steve Kragthorpe2011 – Brandon Bender2012 – Doug Gottlieb2013 – Digger Phelps2014 – FedEx2015 – The Game 3 Super Regional Replay Officials2016 – Andre McGee2017 – The NCAA Committee on Infractions2018 – The NCAA Appeals Committee2019 – Bobby Petrino2020 – The Coronavirus2021 – Dino Gaudio2022 – The NCAA/IARP2023 – The 2022-23 Louisville men’s basketball season2024 – The Titanic Quote (Kenny Payne Things tournament winner)2025 – The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee2026 – The Mikel Brown Back Situation