And then there were eight.
With one round in the books, Ground Zero's bracket-style competition to determine Lincoln's best dive bar -- an imperfect science, we admit, but so is crowning college basketball's champion each year in the same format -- we have reached the quarterfinal round.
With nearly 1,100 votes cast, the chalk ruled the first weekend. The four No. 1 seeds -- three of them decisively -- advanced, while three No. 2 seeds found their way into the Elite Eight.
The lone upset came on a late weekend comeback by WC's South, which battled back from what appeared to be an insurmountable deficit to edge the Roca Tavern in the final hours by a handful of votes. WC's South won with 51 percent of the vote.
Top seeds Harry's Wonder Bar (Downtown region), Grapevine Bar (South), Bob's Tavern (North) and Tack Room (Cornhusker) advanced to the next round.
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The closest first-round match was won by Tam O'Shanter, which edged the Old Pub by a single vote to advance to the second round.
Here are the rest of this week's regional finals. The polling opens Friday morning and ends Monday at noon:
* Harry's Wonder Bar vs. Tam O'Shanter
* Grapevine Bar vs. WC's South
* Bob's Tavern vs. Arnold's Tavern
* Tack Room Bar and Grill vs. Top Hat Tavern
The Bob's vs. Arnold's matchup pits a pair of Havelock Avenue rivals. The two railroad bars sit across the street from one another.
If this were a boxing match, it might be billed as Havoc on Havelock. No matter the outcome, this one promises to be interesting.
Bob's made short work of Waverly Keno Trackside Bar and Grill by collecting 82 percent of the vote. Arnold's fell behind early, but quickly took charge in a 59-41 victory over Lancaster's Lounge.