CRN Channel Madness: Valentine, Cheek Down Early In Semifinals

The semifinal round of the 2016 CRN Channel Madness Tournament of Chiefs is underway, with the Field of Four doing their best to oust their opponents to make it to the finals.

Here's a look at where things stand after 24 hours of voting.

In what would be a major upset, Brooks McCorcle of AT&T is out to an early but commanding lead over reigning Channel Madness Champion Mike Valentine of Sophos. McCorcle came out strong and is ahead 84 percent to 16 percent. You can bet that Valentine will not go quietly.

On the other side of the bracket, Extreme's Bob Gault has jumped out in front of Sandra Glaser Cheek of Ruckus. Gault leads with 69 percent to Cheek's 31 percent.

Voting continues through the weekend and up until noon Eastern time Monday, April 4. Then the winners of these matchups will meet later Monday as the final round kicks off at 4 p.m. Eastern. Visit CRN.com/madness to cast your votes and choose your chief!