The college basketball season is winding down, which means March Madness is upon us. The annual men’s and women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments are among the most closely watched sporting events in the U.

College basketball teams cutting down the net after a momentous victory is an iconic March Madness tradition. Players, coaches and everyone else who helped a program reach a new mountaintop get to climb up a tall ladder and take home a memento that symbolizes victory.