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Come Fan with UsWednesday, June 24, 2026

Animated GIF Bracket: The Sweet 16 Continues

After weeks of deliberation, we’ve almost finished whittling the original Field of 64 to the Elite Eight. Cast your vote, and help us determine the greatest animated sports GIF of all time.

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The favorites of the Animated GIF Bracket got right down to business Monday. The Cinderella runs of a 13-seed and a 14-seed were ended in convincing fashion, and at the end of the day, (1) MORTIFIED MICHIGAN PUNTER, (2) HOCKEY MASSACRE, (1) ROLLERBLADING RAPTORS MASCOT, and (2) YANKEE ENTHUSIASTS reached the Elite Eight.

As we whittle our original Field of 64 down to the Elite Eight, is there any room left for underdogs? We’ll find that out Tuesday. Throughout the day, I’ll be updating this page with links that will allow you to view and vote on your GIFs of choice. If you’d prefer, you can follow me at @jon_bois, where I’ll be tweeting out links to polls as they go live.

We’ll run the Elite Eight round on Wednesday and the Final Four on Thursday before finally deciding a National Champion on Friday. Stay tuned!

EAST REGION -- SWEET 16

(1) Favre Gets Hit In The Dong (last win: 368 votes to 189)
vs.
(4) Runaway Utility Cart (last win: 482 to 149)
VOTE NOW

(3) Jim Thome And Delmon Young (last win: 321 to 271)
vs.
(2) Randy Johnson Kills Bird (last win: 456 to 118)
VOTE NOW

NORTH REGION -- SWEET 16

(1) Overconfident Jeremy Shockey (last win: 193 to 142)
vs.
(4) RG3’s Life Is Ridiculous (last win: 201 to 114)
VOTE NOW

(3) The Yankees’ Infield (last win: 282 to 54)
vs.
(10) Bruce Bowen’s Flying Kick (last win: 218 to 142)
VOTE NOW

To view the results from the rest of the Sweet 16 match-ups, click here.

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