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East Tennessee MADNESS Championship: Vote for your favorite East Tennesseans in this bracket

Get ready to rumble, East TN!

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!

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