Sexiest Woman Alive 2011 Bracket Launched by Esquire Magazine, Gisele Bundchen Gets No. 12 Seed

Picking an NCAA tournament bracket is all fun and games until someone's girlfriend rakes in a couple grand based on school colors, ugly mascots and "oh, I've been there once!" rationalizations.

To level the playing field, Esquire magazine has launched the eighth annual Sexiest Woman Alive bracket, which seeds 64 of the hottest women in a single-elimination tournament for ultimate bragging rights, or as Esquire puts it: "The bracket hysteria is back: sixty-four women, six rounds, one readers'-choice champion, and not a drop of tiger blood."

The No. 1 seeds are as follows: Brooklyn Decker, Katy Perry, Mila Kunis and Sophia Vergara. Wife of Patriots quarterback/dancing machine Tom Brady, Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen, is a Cinderella story waiting to happen at the No. 12 seed, but she has her work cut out for her in a first-round matchup with South African model Candice Swanepoel.

The ladies are divided into four regions — Fashion, Music and Sports, Movies and Television — and voting closes Thursday, so be sure to click the first round "Fashion" matchup below to begin your bracket.

Screen grabs from Esquire.com.