[General] RSC Mascot Challenge

 For the second year in a row, the River States Conference will hold its Mascot Challenge! The 2017-18 RSC Mascot Challenge starts this Wednesday, March 28 and will run through next Thursday, April 5 on the conference's social media platforms.

The 13 RSC mascots will battle it out on social media to see who gets the right to move on to the NAIA Mascot Challenge national bracket. Depending on fan participation during the RSC Mascot Challenge, our conference may receive an at-large bid to the NAIA round as well. 

Fan participation and engagement will be the key to victory for the RSC Mascot Challenge champion. Schools will need to get behind their mascot to propel their candidate through each round and on to the NAIA bracket as the conference winner.

Here's how it will work:

The RSC Mascot Challenge begins on Wednesday, March 28 at 12 p.m. ET with the first round on Facebook. All 13 RSC mascots will have their photo posted on the RSC Facebook page (Facebook.com/RiverStatesConference) with the top eight mascots with the most likes moving on to the next round. Helpful tip: Liking a "shared" post will not count as a like toward the contest. Be sure to "like" the original posting on the RSC Facebook page for your vote to count. Voting in the first round ends on Friday, March 30 at 4 p.m.

The second round will begin on Monday, April 2 at 12 p.m. ET on the conference's Twitter page (@RiverStatesConf). The eight schools advancing out of the first round will be matched up based on likes from Facebook: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5. The winners of the head-to-head Twitter polls will move on to the final round. Voting ends for the second round on Tuesday, April 3 at 4 p.m. ET.

The final round will begin on Wednesday, April 4 at 12 p.m. ET, and it will feature the four remaining mascots battling it out in a single Twitter poll on the RSC Twitter page (@RiverStatesConf). The mascot with the most likes in this final Twitter poll will be the RSC Mascot Challenge champion. Be sure to get as many votes in for a possible at-large NAIA bid to the runner-up. Voting ends for the final round on Thursday, April 5 at 4 p.m. ET.

 RSC MASCOT CHALLENGE -- MARCH 28 - APRIL 5, 2018 (ALL TIMES EASTERN)

First Round -- FACEBOOK VOTING
Wed., March 28 at 12 p.m. -- Facebook voting opens (Top 8 advance) --  VOTE
Fri., March 30 at 4 p.m. -- Facebook voting ends.

Second Round -- TWITTER VOTING
Mon., April 2 at 12 p.m. -- Twitter voting opens (1 vs. 8; 4 vs. 5; 3 vs. 6; 2 vs. 7) --  VOTE
Tue., April 3 at 4 p.m. -- Twitter voting ends

Final Round -- TWITTER VOTING
Wed., April 4 at 12 p.m. -- Twitter voting opens (Second Round Winners) -- VOTE
Thur., April 5 at 4 p.m. -- Twitter voting ends