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Sneaker News March Madness Sneaker Tournament – Round 1 Voting – Nike Classics Bracket

Sneaker News March Madness Sneaker Tournament – Round 1 Voting – Nike Classics Bracket

Nike Classics Bracket Week1 1b

We’re only two days into the voting for the Sneaker News March Madness Sneaker Tournament and the Air Jordan and Air Force 1 brackets are already battling it out amongst each other as we speak. Day 3 brings some new grudge matches that will see some of Nike’s all-time most beloved models go head-to-head with high hopes for Final Four supremacy at stake. With such a wide variety of opinions out there from readers of all different ages, tastes and points of view, there should be some pretty competitive matchups here, and we expect this bracket to be one of the tightest when it comes to the voting results. Keep reading to voice your opinion on the Round 1 face-offs, and stay tuned tomorrow for the final Round 1 bracket to open the voting.

MATCHUP #1

[1] AIR MAX 1 vs. [8] AIR COMMAND FORCE

Retro Round 1 Am1 Air Command Force

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MATCHUP #2

[2] AIR TRAINER 1 vs. [7] AIR HUARACHE Retro Round 1 Trainer1 Huarache

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MATCHUP #3

[3] AIR MAX 95 vs. [6] AIR GRIFFEY MAX 1

Retro Round 1 Am95 Griffey1

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MATCHUP #4

[4] AIR MAX 90 vs. [5] AIR FOAMPOSITE ONE Retro Round 1 Foam Am90 1

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SNEAKER NEWS MARCH MADNESS SNEAKER TOURNAMENT

ROUND 1 SCHEDULE

Voting for each bracket will launch at 8:00pm EST on each corresponding night.
Polls will remain open until Sunday night at midnight.

MONDAY 3/15 – AIR JORDAN BRACKET – (vote now)
TUESDAY 3/16 – AIR FORCE 1 BRACKET – (vote now)
WEDNESDAY 3/17 – NIKE CLASSICS BRACKET – (vote now)
THURSDAY 3/18 – NIKE SB DUNK BRACKET

MONDAY 3/22 – ROUND 1 WINNERS ANNOUNCED/ROUND 2 BEGINS

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