As you probably guessed from last night’s not-so-subtle tease, it’s time to start building the brackets for the Worst Company In America tournament.

As always, nominated companies must regularly provide goods and services to American consumers.

Here’s a link to last year’s WCIA bracket, which saw Comcast ultimately beat Ticketmaster for the Worst Company title.

Send nominations to WCIA2011@consumerist.com before noon ET on March 1.

In order for nominations to count, they must be e-mailed. Nominations left in the comments will not be counted.

Brackets will be announced March 14. Voting will begin March 15.

Best of luck, and may the worst company win!

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