EDITOR'S NOTE: The College Cheerleader of the Week Playoffs photo gallery is posted every Tuesday for your viewing pleasure. Voting for each week ends Monday at noon EST. The playoff winner will be crowned SPiN's College Cheerleader of the Year.
Voting results: Houston 52%; Kansas 48%
Total votes: 84,241
This 7v11 matchup between fan favorite Kansas and dark horse contender Houston is the contest to keep an eye on in the final four. Kansas-Houston has several similarities to our other final four matchup between Arkansas and Virginia Tech. The Jayhawks cheerleader, much like No. 1 seed Arkansas, has had an easy run in the tournament so far, upsetting No. 6 Miami in the first round 73-27 and beating No. 14 Missouri 87-13 in the quarterfinals. The Cougars cheerleader mirrors No. 12 Virginia Tech's run through the playoffs; despite being the underdog, she managed to beat Southern Cal 63-37 in the first round and upset No. 2 Mississippi State 57-43 in the quarterfinals. Both cheerleaders obviously deserve to move on to the championship game, but only one will advance. Who will you pick? Vote!
The rules: The cheerleader who wins the bracket tournament will be crowned SPiN's College Cheerleader of the Year.
Voting for this matchup ends on Monday, Jan. 14 at noon EST. Official results will be posted shortly after the polls close.
| College Cheerleader of the Week Playoff Bracket | |||
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National title |
| Results on Dec. 31 | Results on Jan. 7 | Results on Jan. 14 | Results on Jan. 21 |
| 1 Arkansas Razorbacks 16 South Carolina Gamecocks Results |
vs. 9 Colorado Buffaloes Results |
vs. 12 Virginia Tech Hokies Results |
vs. 7 Houston Cougars Results |
| 8 Minnesota Golden Gophers 9 Colorado Buffaloes Results |
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| 5 LSU Tigers 12 Virginia Tech Hokies Results |
vs. 4 Oklahoma Sooners Results |
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| 4 Oklahoma Sooners 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers Results |
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| 3 Central Florida Knights 14 Missouri Tigers Results |
vs. 11 Kansas Jayhawks Results |
vs. 7 Houston Cougars Results |
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| 6 Miami Hurricanes 11 Kansas Jayhawks Results |
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| 7 Houston Cougars 10 Southern California Trojans Results |
vs. 2 Mississippi State Bulldogs Results |
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| 2 Mississippi State Bulldogs 15 Miami Redhawks Results |
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| College Cheerleader of the Week Archive | ||||
| Regular season: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Playoffs: First round | Quarterfinals | Semis | National Title | Offseason: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6
Profiles: Arkansas' Laura Cole | Miami (Ohio)'s Megan Schwieterman | LSU's Katherine Whitty | Minnesota's Megan Jokinen | S. Carolina's Whitney Jones | Miami's Christina DeMaria | Mississippi State's Kylie Estes |
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