If my undergrad alma mater Siena had upset Louisville, I’d be too busy arguing with NCAA basketball tournament predictions on a dozen or so sports sites to worry about the 2009 Consumerist Worst Company in America competition.    But when the biggest Sweet 16 underdog is a school that’s won ten Pac-10 championships, my interest is seriously compromised.   So here’s my take – or more precisely, the take of our users here at Vanno – on round 1 of the 2009 Consumerist Worst Company in America competition.   The winners (actually, losers) are in red with their rankings as of 24 March 2009. 

You can see the details behind these rankings by using the ReputationCheck widget next to this post.    Just put in the company name from the table (or any company name, for that matter), and you’ll get their most recent rank and a link to their Vanno page.   Because Vanno is real-time, the numbers you see will likely be a little different from those in the table (which were calculated on March 24 2009), because of new stories, votes and comments from the community.

When round 1 is finished, we’ll report back on how we did and with our predictions for round 2.  In the meantime, don’t forget to vote on the Consumerist, and on Vanno, for your (not so) favorite companies.