HawgBeat Bracket: Sweet 16 results, voting for Elite 8 now open

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HawgBeat received more than 400 votes in the Sweet 16 round of our bracket to determine Arkansas' best basketball player of the SEC era.

Not surprisingly, all four No. 1 seeds advanced with relatively comfortable margins. They received an average of 92.6 percent of the votes, with one being nearly unanimous.

In the 2-3 pairings, the margins were closer, with the winners receiving an average of 67.5 percent of the votes. A couple of older No. 3 seeds actually knocked off two recent No. 2 seeds.

Here are the vote breakdowns for all eight Sweet 16 matchups and a preview of the Elite Eight...

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(1) Todd Day over (5) Courtney Fortson - 387 votes to 16 votes (96.0%)

(3) Scotty Thurman over (2) Mason Jones - 235 votes to 168 votes (58.3%)

(1) Bobby Portis over (4) Isaiah Joe - 363 votes to 40 votes (90.1%)

(2) Ronnie Brewer over (3) Daryl Macon - 295 votes to 108 votes (73.2%)

(1) Corliss Williamson over (4) Jannero Pargo - 402 votes to 1 vote (99.8%)

(2) Oliver Miller over (3) Jaylen Barford - 283 votes to 120 votes (70.2%)

(1) Lee Mayberry over (4) Patrick Beverley - 341 votes to 62 votes (84.6%)

(3) Joe Johnson over (2) Daniel Gafford - 275 votes to 128 votes (68.2%)

Upsets in bold

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(1) Todd Day vs. (3) Scotty Thurman

(1) Bobby Portis vs. (2) Ronnie Brewer

(1) Corliss Williamson vs. (2) Oliver Miller

(1) Lee Mayberry vs. (3) Joe Johnson