Helmet Madness 2023: Round of 16

Our annual spring bracket challenge continues with the 32 teams that advanced to the third round of our annual Helmet Madness tournament.

Very few upsets (by seeding) happened in the round of 32, with only three 5-seeds advancing and no 6-, 7-, or 8-seeds winning their respective matchups. All three previous winners of this contest advanced as well.

A total of 435 votes were cast last round and here’s how those matchups finished:

• Burton Region
• (1) Smith County def. (8) White House Heritage 267-168
• (5) White House def. (4) Lipscomb Academy 265-170
• (3) Gordonsville def. (6) Riverdale 272-163
• (2) Westmoreland def. (7) Eagleville 260-175
• Reid Region
• (1) Trousdale County def. (8) Smyrna 263-172
• (4) Friendship Christian def. (5) Jo Byrns 232-203
• (3) Beech def. (6) Blackman 236-199
• (2) Lebanon def. (7) Portland 296-199
• Duggin Region
• (1) DeKalb County def. (8) Clarksville 334-101
• (5) Wilson Central def. (4) Liberty Creek 258-177
• (3) Watertown def. (6) Mt. Juliet Christian 283-152
• (2) Gallatin def. (7) East Robertson 255-180
• Brooks Region
• (1) Macon County def. (8) Nolensville 299-136
• (5) Green Hill def. (4) East Nashville 252-183
• (3) Oakland def. (6) Pearl-Cohn 268-167
• (2) Mt. Juliet def. (7) Davidson Academy 289-146

First-round results can be seen here:

Helmet Madness returns for 2023: First-round voting open

Here’s how the bracket shapes up the rest of the way:

And a look at the teams remaining in each region (slide photos to see each region):

Voting in this round runs through noon Friday, March 31. Voters must make a choice on all matchups in order for votes to count.