Welcome to the Vault March Madness Prestige Tournament, where you get to decide who's tops in investment banking.

•  You vote on individual matchups between banks throughout March (begining March 12), telling us who you think is more prestigious

•  Winners move on to the next round
•  The final two contenders will square off March 30 through April 3nd
•  Read more about the tournament guidelines





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Reminder: Like that other March Madness, the Vault March Madness Prestige tournament is full of Cinderellas, competition and upsets. Vote early and often! And keep watching for the official law, i-banking and consulting rankings this fall - only on Vault.com.

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The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. But who will go crashing down the snowy hill? Salomon Smith Barney and UBS Warburg face off.

 Bracket Breakdowns



East & West Regions | Midwest & South Regions


8 Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin  (47115)


3 UBS Warburg  (47552)




3 UBS Warburg (7152)


2 Salomon Smith Barney  (5027)


6 Banc of America Securities  (115903)


2 Salomon Smith Barney  (164580)



East
1  
 		Goldman Sachs
2  
 		Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
3  
 		SG Cowen
4  
 		Bear Stearns
5  
 		Wit Soundview
6  
 		Veronis, Suhler & Associates
7  
 		CIBC World Markets
8  
 		Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin

West
1  
 		Credit Suisse First Boston
2  
 		Allen & Co.
3  
 		UBS Warburg  
4  
 		Lehman Brothers
5  
 		Thomas Weisel Partners
6  
 		U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
7  
 		Morgan Keegan
8  
 		Ryan, Beck & Co.

South
1  
 		Merrill Lynch
2  
 		Salomon Smith Barney
3  
 		Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
4  
 		Broadview International
5  
 		Peter J. Solomon Co.
6  
 		UBS PaineWebber
7  
 		Legg Mason
8  
 		Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Midwest
1  
 		Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
2  
 		J.P. Morgan Chase
3  
 		Lazard
4  
 		Robertson Stephens
5  
 		Jefferies & Co.
6  
 		Banc of America Securities
7  
 		Raymond James Financial
8  
 		Tucker Anthony Sutro