When it comes to college cheerleaders, we here at COED fancy ourselves as experts on the matter.  But the truth is, without the insane archives of sexy cheerleader photo awesomeness from Sports Illustrated, our cheerleader posts would be hard pressed to make the 2nd string B-Team. Thankfully for us… and you, SI profiles a Cheerleader of the Week each week during college football season and to date have featured 115 of the sexiest cheerleaders America’s colleges have to offer.

The list is growing by the week and the massive amount of hotness can be a bit overwhelming so we’ve decided to cut through the madness and weed the list down to the 20 Sexiest SI Cheerleaders of the Week. Nothing against the 90 girls who didn’t make the cut, you are beautiful, but to be on this list you need to be the best.

# 20

Kristin Ellington – Auburn University

Birth Date: Nov. 2, 1984

Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga.

Major: Finance

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#19

Jackie Kinne – University of Miami

Hometown: Weston, Fla.

Major: Biology

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#18

Andrea Marcantonio – UC Irvine

Birth Date: August 9, 1987

Hometown: Steilacoom, Wash.

Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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#17

Brittany Bell – Arizona State University

Birth Date: November 9

Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.

Major: Broadcast Journalism / TV

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# 16

Chantel Jones – Washington State University

Hometown: Redmond, Wash.

Major: Advertising

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#15

Allison Humbert – Ohio State University

Birthdate: October 12, 1987

Hometown: Green, Ohio

Major: Undecided

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#14

Meghan Trefry – Kansas University

Hometown: Sudbury, Mass.

Major: Social welfare

#13

Liza Boyer – Louisiana State University

Birth Date: 1/4/1986

Hometown: Germantown, TN

Major: Elementary Education

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#12

Jenna Franz – Miami University

Hometown: New Albany, Ohio

Major: Speech Communications

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#11

Brianna – UCLA

Birth Date: June, 1988

Hometown: Sunnyvale, Calif.

Major: Undeclared

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# 10

Katie Wafer – Arizona State University

Birth Date: September 14th

Hometown: Denver, CO

Major: Business and communications

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# 9

Marisa McKee – Baylor University

Hometown: Forney, TX

Major: Biochemistry

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# 8

Lauren Thompson – Arizona State University

Birth Date: February 16, 1988

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

Major: Business and Communications, minor psychology

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#7

Whitney McMillan – Old Dominion University

Birth Date: July 14th, 1986

Hometown: New Kent, Va.

Major: Communications

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#6

Stephani DeBrucque – University of Oklahoma

Birthdate: April 6, 1988

Hometown: Tulsa, OK

Major: Pre-Dental Hygiene

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#5

Stephanie Chappars – Ole Miss

Hometown: Germantown, Tenn.

Major: Exercise Science

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# 4

Kelsi Metzler – University of Oregon

Birth Date: July 8, 1986

Hometown: Springfield, OR

Major: Sociology

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# 3

Britney Raymond – University of Florida

Birth Date: January 28, 1986

Hometown: Ashburn, Va.

Major: Physiology and kinesiology

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#2

Amanda Pflugrad – University of Oregon

Hometown: Pullman, Wash.

Major: Advertising with a minor in psychology

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#1

Elise – UCLA

Birth Date: November, 1988

Hometown: Newport Coast, Calif.

Major: Pre-med

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Check out the Cheerleader of the Week archive and if you think we missed someone let us know about it in the comments!

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Nearly 8,000 people voted and Whitney McMillan of Old Dominion University has been named the 2008 Cheerleader Showdown Champion. Oregon’s Kelsi Metzler, who received 32% of the vote, jumped out to a quick lead but it was McMillan who secured the victory in the end with 42% of the fan vote. Congratulations to Whitney and ODU Monarch nation on the big victory!

Check out the voting page and galleries for all eight cheerleaders!

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Over the past eight months we’ve been featuring college cheerleaders from the SI On Campus Cheerleader of the Week Index in what has become known as our Cheerleader Showdown.

To date eight cheerleaders have been named “Showdown” winners and today it is up to you to decide who is the overall winner in 2008.

Above you see photos of the first eight cheerleader showdown. Just check out their full gallery (by clicking the image), decide who you like best and vote to decide the 2008 Cheerleader Showdown winner!

Check out all the past Cheerleader Showdowns below!

2008 Cheerleader Showdown Winners: Cheerleader Showdown I – Whitney McMillan (Old Dominion), 78-percent of the votes. Cheerleader Showdown II – Holly Simmons (University of Tennessee), 54-percent of the votes. Cheerleader Showdown III – Lauren Thompson (Arizona State), 60-percent of the votes. Cheerleader Showdown IV – Kelsi Metzler (Oregon), 60% of the vote. Cheerleader Showdown V – Shiloh (Arizona), 61% of the votes. Cheerleader Showdown VI – Lisa (UCLA), 68% of the votes. Cheerleader Showdown VII – Cassie Acock (ECU), 51% of the vote. Cheerleader Showdown VIII – Stephanie Ferrera – (Miami), 40% of the vote.

[Click the photos above to view the full galleries then vote below]

As you all know, we here at COED love these peppy ladies more than life itself (except the part of life that involves cheerleaders, of course). So get ready for our sixth installment of Cheerleader Showdown!

This time, we’ve got the lovely Lisa from UCLA. Next up is Washington State’s blond bombshell Chanelle Whaley. And rounding out the competition comes ASU’s Katie Wafer.

In Cheerleader Showdown I Whitney McMillan (Old Dominion) demolished the competition with 78-percent of the votes. In Cheerleader Showdown II, Holly Simmons from University of Tennessee came out on top with 54-percent of the votes. In Cheerleader Showdown III, Lauren Thompson topped the competition with over 60-percent of the votes. In Cheerleader Showdown IV, Oregon Duck Kelsi Metzler won with 60% of the vote. In Cheerleader Showdown V it was Shiloh of Arizona who beat her competition with 61% of the votes.

Who will come out on top this time? You decide!

Who has your vote in Cheerleader Showdown VI?

Past Cheerleader Showdowns

U of A’s Shiloh Miller Wins Cheerleader Showdown V

Kelsi Metzler Wins Cheerleader Showdown IV

Lauren Thompson of ASU Wins Cheerleader Showdown III

Tennessee’s Holly Simmons Wins Cheerleader Showdown II

Whitney McMillan of Old Dominion Wins Cheerleader Showdown I