Catamount fans and the NCAA 6th Fan contest

The NCAA has launched  a nationwide online competition, the NCAA 6th Fan contest.  The contest is to determine which NCAA Division I school has the most school pride and support from their fans.

Catamount fans can learn all the details at ncaa.com/6thfan, which includes how Catamount fans can win prizes and help Western Carolina be awarded $100,000 in general scholarship contributions.

Catamount fans can vote now at ncaa.com/6thFan by casting votes directly on that site or votes can be submitted on Facebook and Twitter through ncaa.com. You can also can vote directly on Twitter by tweeting or retweeting the #6thFan and #WCAR hashtags. Remember, you can vote all three ways, daily.

All 345 Division I schools are competing in Round 1, and to move WCU forward, we must be among the top 16 schools in the fan voting between January 7 and February 16.

If WCU makes it to the Sweet 16, we will be awarded $10,000 in general scholarship funds.

In the 2nd round with the other 15 schools schools, Catamount fans will compete head-to-head in a single-elimination bracket between February 17 and February 23.

In the 3rd round, the Elite 8 schools will match up head-to-head from February 24 to March 2.

If WCU survives to the 4th round, we would be among the Final Four schools to compete from March 3 to March 9.  

The top two schools will compete in round 5 between March 10 to March 16 for the 6th Fan National Championship. The winning school will be announced on Selection Sunday, March 16, and be awarded $100,000 in general scholarship funds.

The contest includes prizes for individual fans. An iPad Air will be awarded in each of the five rounds to a randomly chosen fan who votes via NCAA.com in that round. In addition, one randomly selected participant who registers and votes on NCAA.com will win an all-expense paid trip to the 2015 Men’s Final Four in North Texas April 5-7.

“The NCAA recognizes the incredible value that our students and fans bring to the excitement of NCAA Basketball throughout the regular season,” said Dan Gavitt, NCAA vice president of men’s basketball, “We know that there are thousands of loyal fans who demonstrate their passion for college basketball on a nightly basis from November through the Final Four, and this contest provides their schools an opportunity to benefit from having the most supportive fans. This contest also gives us another chance to show our fans that the madness of NCAA Basketball is not limited to March.”

Lets get to voting Catamount fans.