KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — It's March, and that means college basketball fans are furiously filling out brackets and getting ready to sit on the edge of their seats-- it's madness!
To celebrate, 10News decided to create a little bracket of our own to play with all of you! We're calling it "East Tennessee Madness"-- 16 living icons from across the region will battle it out for the rest of the month to be named East Tennessee's favorite of 2019.
To cast your vote: Click here, create a quick account and pick your favorites
Here were the match-ups for the first round:
-Dolly Parton vs. Mayor Rogero
-Chris Blue and Emily Ann Roberts vs. Jason Witten
-Grant and Admiral vs. Eric Berry
-Phil Fulmer vs. Rep. Tim Burchett
-Rick Barnes vs. Josh Dobbs
-Jeremy Pruitt vs. Candace Parker
-Kenny Chesney vs. Kelsea Ballerini
-Peyton Manning vs. Mayor Jacobs
The match-ups for round 1 were live from Thursday, March 21 until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 24.
To cast your vote: Click here!
Who made it to Round Two?
-Dolly Parton vs. Chris Blue and Emily Ann Roberts
-Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield vs. Phillip Fulmer
-Rick Barnes vs. Jeremy Pruitt
-Kenny Chesney vs. Peyton Manning
Round 2 for the eight favorites was from Monday, March 25 until Sunday, March 31.
Who made it to the final four?
-Dolly Parton vs. Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield
-Rick Barnes vs. Peyton Manning
To cast your vote: Click here!
On April 1 (no fooling around here!), round 3 will start, going until Sunday, April 7.
Championship Week
- Dolly Parton vs Peyton Manning
To cast your vote: Click here!
And on April 8, the final match-up will be live for just 24 hours-- so be sure to get your votes in quick. And then on April 9, we'll announce the winner with a grand celebration all morning long on 10News Today.
And as the brackets dwindle down, share your takes with us using the hashtag #EastTNMadness for a chance to be featured on the show or online!