Big Red’s Cinderella run is still intact, as the scrappy underdog is now 5-0 in postseason play.

No. 16 seed WKU and Big Red knocked off No. 14 seed Tennessee and Smokey in the Sirius XM Mascot Bracket on Thursday, which means the Hilltoppers have advanced beyond their fourth-round matchup in the South Region and are heading onward and upward to the Final Four round.

As voting ended at 11 p.m. on Thursday, the big-mouthed red blob had tallied 51.6% of the votes, while Smokey got 48.4%. In total, 27,728 votes were cast for the Elite Eight matchup.

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WKU supporters continued to rally behind their beloved Big Red, as Bob Skipper, director of media relations for WKU, sent out another mass email encouraging students, faculty and staff to vote.

Meanwhile, WKU President Timothy Caboni, Cage the Elephant, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Michael Rosenbaum and former WKU football stars Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Forrest Lamp and Mike White encouraged their Twitter followers to support Big Red.

The Hilltoppers have now defeated five consecutive Power 5 opponents, previously knocking off SEC members Ole Miss, LSU and Auburn and ACC member Georgia Tech before their latest triumph.

{{tncms-inline account=”Big Red” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I wasn’t even included in this bracket at first and now I’m in the Elite 8… But that’s none of my business.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoTops?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoTops</a> <a href="https://t.co/hZkd5bUM2n">pic.twitter.com/hZkd5bUM2n</a></p>— Big Red (@WKUBigRed) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed/status/1248255265604096000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2020</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed/status/1248255265604096000″ type=”twitter”}}

{{tncms-inline account=”Big Red” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good Ol’ Rocky TOPS 🎶<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoTops?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoTops</a> <a href="https://t.co/hCu5Z7ghFj">pic.twitter.com/hCu5Z7ghFj</a></p>— Big Red (@WKUBigRed) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed/status/1248461167183286273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2020</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed/status/1248461167183286273″ type=”twitter”}}

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{{tncms-inline account=”Jason Frakes” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You want a Cinderella story for this time of the year? When the bracket was announced, Big Red wasn't even involved. WKU fans complained, and Big Red was added as part of a "play-in game." Now, Big Red is in the Final Four. <a href="https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WKUBigRed</a> <a href="https://t.co/jK1baS7MkJ">https://t.co/jK1baS7MkJ</a></p>— Jason Frakes (@kyhighs) <a href="https://twitter.com/kyhighs/status/1248658944018481154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2020</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/kyhighs/status/1248658944018481154″ type=”twitter”}}

{{tncms-inline account=”Big Red” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Waiting on Monday’s Final 4 matchup like…<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoTops?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoTops</a> <a href="https://t.co/gJOJqWc6BU">pic.twitter.com/gJOJqWc6BU</a></p>— Big Red (@WKUBigRed) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed/status/1249004612671221763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2020</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/WKUBigRed/status/1249004612671221763″ type=”twitter”}}

Big Red will now meet No. 6 seed Sooner Schooner, which represents the University of Oklahoma’s athletic teams, in the Final Four on Monday. The Sooner Schooner earned the right to face the Hilltoppers by defeating Oklahoma State’s Pistol Pete, USC’s Traveler, Washington State’s Butch T. Cougar and Colorado’s Chip the Buffalo in the first four rounds of the Sirius XM Mascot Bracket.

Voting for the Final Four round of the Sirius XM Mascot Bracket begins at 11 a.m. on Monday and lasts until Tuesday night. With another upset win, Big Red would advance to the national championship.

If Big Red makes it to the finals, WKU would meet the winner of the Final Four matchup between No. 3 seed Wisconsin and fellow No. 16 seed BYU with a Sirius XM Mascot Bracket title on the line.

{{tncms-inline account=”College Sports on SiriusXM” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Final Four of the SiriusXM Mascot Bracket is underway, voting goes until Tuesday night! <a href="https://t.co/3NRHJX8HSz">pic.twitter.com/3NRHJX8HSz</a></p>— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) <a href="https://twitter.com/SXMCollege/status/1249729015054819328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2020</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/SXMCollege/status/1249729015054819328″ type=”twitter”}}

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