so here it is. the official 2005 RTW sports snack food championship.

quite simply, these are the best salty snack foods to munch on while watching some tense games on the tube. now, this is only a 65 team field, so not everyone can dance. therefore, some executive decisions had to be made as to who could qualify. the most important thing was that the food needed to be salty and be stored on a shelf. therefore, this list doesn't include things that could be considered junk food, like buffalo wings and cheeseburgers, etc. because those things need proper storage, and cooking, and are way too substantial.

it also doesn't include candy, which is too sweet. notable exceptions are things such as cracker jack, honey roasted nuts, and trader joe's chocolate covered peanut butter filled pretzels. while these things do have sweet characteristics, you can still taste the salt in them. i also didn't include "munchies." as in the mix of doritos, chee-tos, pretzels, etc. that you can buy in the store, because all of these things are in the tournament on their own merit. mainly, the list consists of chips, crackers, popcorn, nuts, and things like that.

if some kind of junk food that you really like isn't here, sorry. i tried to have as wide a variety as i could.

what are you considering when voting? i don't care. if you haven't had "baken-ets," but you just like the name, that's fine with me. if you like a particular flavor of chip, but haven't tried the specific brand, feel free to vote for the item anyway (e.g. you like salt & vinegar chips but haven't had pringles' version).

the real voting will begin on monday. this will change on a daily basis through thursday, so make sure to come back and vote every day!

for this weekend, however, i want to know who's going to win the opening round matchup!

go ahead and click here to view the pdf version of the bracket!

just vote below to tell me who you think should win the play-in game...

sabritones chili & lime puffs vs. baken-ets fried pork skins