CLEVELAND, Ohio - Magnus, the mascot for Cleveland State University athletics, has advanced to the Elite 8 of the Mid-Major Madness Mascot Melee.

Seeded 14th in the Midwest Region, Magnus was voted past UIC's Sparky in the first round, Ohio's Rufus in the second round and Jack of South Dakota State in the third round to set up an Elite 8 match-up with Rufus of Dayton.

Voting began on Thursday and closes on Sunday afternoon. VOTE HERE

Here is what MidMajorMadness.com had to say of the match-up...

Midwest Region: Rudy (Dayton) vs. Magnus (Cleveland State)

Rudy has a humongous basketball fanbase behind him, but Magnus has waged a Twitter campaign for the ages. That makes the Midwest Regional Final a true tossup. Rudy and Magnus are the only two human mascots left in the field and their merits are equally strong. On one hand, you have a pilot who can fly circles around you. Anyone who can take to the air is automatically a strong competitor. Then there's a gosh darn viking, with a helmet and everything. Sign me up.