By Brian Ekberg and Bob Colayco | Design by Collin Oguro- posted March 24, 2006

t's late March and the Madness has struck the GameSpot office. With the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament in full swing, we decided to build a sweet 16 of our own. We gathered up all the editors who weren't hastily filling out an NCAA bracket to come up with our list of the 16 biggest innovations in basketball games in recent (and not-so-recent) years. Everything is covered, from 3D graphics to the shot stick, along with some of the more peculiar innovations, such as copious amounts of player sweat.

But here's the twist: In order to complete this tournament, we're going to need YOU for the assist. Over the next two weeks, we'll be counting your votes in each bracket you see before you to determine which basketball feature reigns supreme. We've divided each feature into one of four brackets: fundamentals, control, presentation, and extras. The rest is up to you. So bring it on, bracketologists. Your attention, and your vote, is required!