In the third week of FTW Bracket Madness, we’ll be deciding the Ultimate Sports Broadcaster. We’ve already crowned the Ultimate Podcast (Binge Mode) and Ultimate Stand-Up Comic (Norm Macdonald), but which broadcast will emerge victorious from our field of 32?
We polled the FTW staff to come up with 32 broadcasters in four different regions – play-by-play, analyst, sideline reporter and pundit – combining the leading faces in those fields along with our own personal favorites. Some difficult cuts were made, but you can always yell at us on Twitter if your favorite talking head didn’t make the bracket.
First-round voting will begin on Monday morning, and polls will close at 10 a.m. ET the following day. New matchups will be posted soon after polls close.
Play-by-play region
(1) Jim Nantz vs. (8) Ian Eagle
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(4) Al Michaels vs. (5) Kevin Harlan
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(3) Mike Breen vs. (6) Gus Johnson
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(2) Joe Buck vs. (7) Doc Emrick
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Analyst region
(1) Tony Romo vs. (8) Aly Wagner
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(4) Nick Faldo vs. (5) Troy Aikman
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(3) Cris Collinsworth vs. (6) Chris Evert
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(2) Doris Burke vs. (7) Jeff Van Gundy
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Sideline region
(1) Erin Andrews vs. (8) Holly Rowe
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(4) David Feherty vs (5) Tom Rinaldi
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(3) Pam Oliver vs. (6) Tracy Wolfson
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(2) Maria Taylor vs. (7) Lisa Salters
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Pundit region
(1) Stephen A. Smith vs. (8) Colin Cowherd
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(4) Jalen Rose vs. (5) Dan Le Batard
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(3) Shannon Sharpe vs. (6) Max Kellerman
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(2) Skip Bayless vs. (7) Bomani Jones
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