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You knew this was coming. So many athletes date celebrities (or Playmates, or fellow athletes) that the time has finally arrived: SPiN is going to let you, the reader, determine which professional athlete has the hottest significant other.

And before you pepper us with questions as to whether or not golf (or surfing, or hockey) is a professional sport, save the e-mail. Retired athletes count, too!

We commissioned a crack team -- or maybe it was a team on crack -- of experienced eyes to determine the seeding of each athlete's girlfriend/fiancee/wife. We'll play this out March Madness-style, based on your votes. Each Wednesday we'll break it down, round-by-round, until you've determined a winner. We will determine who moves on to the Savory 16 based on the poll numbers Monday night.