Welcome to the Third Annual COOLEST THING MADE IN INDIANA Tournament!

The Coolest Thing Made in Indiana competition celebrates the state’s long manufacturing history. Entered companies faced off in a single-elimination bracket format with winners chosen through public fan voting. Each winner advanced to the next round until we reached the coveted final four makers and an ultimate Coolest Thing Made in Indiana champion. The 2023 field includes 47 Hoosier makers of all kinds of things – both familiar and emergent. For fairness, the matchups were generated via an online randomizer; due to the number of entrants, some entrants received byes to the second round.

Competition Timeline

  • Voting tips off October 27 and concludes November 30.
    Voting will start at 9 a.m. on the first day of each round and end at 9 p.m. on the last day.*

    Round 1: October 27-November 1
    Round 2: November 2-7
    Round 3: November 8-13
    Round 4: November 14-17
    Semis: November 20-24
    Finals: November 27-30

    Champion announced December 13 at our 2023 Best IN Manufacturing Awards Luncheon.

    * All times are Eastern Time.

View/Download the Bracket

Coolest Thing Made in Indiana Bracket

Voting Instructions + Rules

  • 1. Learn about the companies and see photos of the products here (PDF) and at the right.

  • 2. To vote, click on the name in each matchup below; selection will highlight blue.

  • 3. Hit the Cast Your Vote button at the bottom to submit.

A voter may vote ONCE per matchup per round. The products receiving the highest votes in each matchup moving to subsequent rounds. The number of votes received will be reset at the beginning of each round.

Cast Your Votes

Thanks for casting your vote. Champion announced December 13 at our 2023 Best IN Manufacturing Awards Luncheon.

Learn About the Companies

Sponsored By

Spirit Sponsor

Purdue

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Kalenborn

Silver Sponsors

Evonik

Silver Sponsors

Joyce