The Wildcat signs are flapping in the wind, sprouting like weeds wherever you look. The excitement in the air is palpable as the minutehand ticks toward the 7:10 p.m. game time tonight. The guy at CVS looks annoyed when asked about where to get red hair tint – like he’s been asked that question a million times. “I’ve been asked a lot of questions about red things,” he admits.

And now Davidson College’s communications office weighs in, offering their wacky list of how the NCAA March Madness has affected some of Davidson’s lesser known numbers. Here goes:

• Average regular daily sales at Davidson College Bookstore before Sunday, March 23: $1,700
• Daily sales at Davidson College Bookstore on Wednesday, March 26 (the first day “Sweet 16” t-shirts were available): $35,000
• Teams with bulldog mascots that have been beaten by Davidson in the NCAA tournament: 2
• Bulldog toys stuffed into the mouth of the Wildcat statue on the Davidson campus: 1
• Place of “Davidson College” on Googletrends’ list of most-searched words Sunday night (“hotness trend: volcanic”): first
• Number of consecutive games Davidson has won to date: 24 (longest winning streak in the country)
• Players on Davidson’s team: 14
• Players who come from countries outside the U.S.: 6
• Players who speak French fluently: At least 4
• Years Bob McKillop has coached at Davidson: 19
• Percentage of McKillop’s four-year players who have graduated in that period: 100
• Percentage increase in transfer inquiries received by Davidson’ Admission Office since Sunday’s win over Georgetown: 1,200 percent
• Since Sunday, calls to the Admission Office inquiring about Davidson’s application deadline (which has already passed): 10
• Unsolicited applications received since Sunday, even though Davidson’s deadline has passed: 1
• Reported number of Facebook “friend” requests received by one member of the Davidson basketball team after Sunday’s victory: 1,800
• Miles from the Davidson campus to Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. (the arena hosting Davidson’s “Sweet 16” game against Wisconsin): 648.65
• Buses secured by the college to transport interested students to the game (with the Board of Trustees covering the cost): 7
• Students making the trip by bus: Approximately 350
• Seating capacity of Ford Field for the NCAA Tournament: 72,000
• Students, faculty, staff, alumni, townspeople and others who rallied to wave goodbye to the team when the Wildcats’ bus left campus Wednesday, March 26: Perhaps 1,000
• Doughnuts consumed at the on-campus “pep rally” broadcast during the CBS Early Show Thursday, March 27: 600
• Times the Pep Band led pep rally guests in rousing versions of “Sweet Caroline”: 2
• Year in which Davidson last competed in the NCAA Tournament round of 16: 1969
• Days that Tom Ross ’72 has been Davidson’s president (he counts): 241
• Average days per year that it’s a great day to be a Wildcat: 365