Bruce Springsteen fans are more interested in visiting the Cadillac Ranch than we thought.

That’s the immediate takeaway from the first day of voting in the Asbury Park Press and APP.com’s Boss Bracket – a tournament to determine the greatest song by The Boss.

The Press’ panel of five Springsteen enthusiasts from its newsroom revealed their picks for the first round Monday -- and reveals its selections for the Sweet 16 below -- and opened up the polls to all Springsteen fans to tell the panel You’ve Got It or that their picks were a proverbial Wreck on the Highway.

The Reader’s Choice vote disagreed with six of the panel’s initial 32 picks – most emphatically voting Cadillac Ranch over Loose Ends with 72.11 percent of the tally.

The fans also took a Wrecking Ball to these five panel picks: Lost In The Flood (fans voted The Rising), Save My Love (fans voted Radio Nowhere), For You (fans voted Land of Hope and Dreams), Kitty’s Back (fans voted Candy’s Room) and Adam Raised A Cain (fans voted Hungry Heart.)

Here are the complete Reader’s Choice winners by region (Click here to see the panel selections for the same first round):

Thunder Road Region: Thunder Road (96.13 percent), The Rising (61.49 percent), Cadillac Ranch (72.11 percent), Radio Nowhere (64.77 percent), No Surrender (87.77 percent), Sandy (75.98 percent), Spirit In The Night (61.30 percent) and Rosalita (81.00 percent).

Tenth Avenue Region: Born To Run (94.35 percent), Land of Hope and Dreams (50.53 percent), Blinded By The Light (55.9 percent), Candy’s Room (53.31 percent), 10th Avenue Freeze-Out (75.86 percent), NYC Serenade (67.25 percent), Bobby Jean (67.96 percent) and Badlands (97.27 percent).

E Street Region: The Promised Land (94.18 percent), The River (79.3 percent), Ramrod (51.42 percent), Growin’ Up (71.13 percent), I’m Goin’ Down (65.7 percent), Because The Night (82.27 percent), Streets of Philadelphia (65.72 percent) and Atlantic City (59.52 percent).

57th Street Region: Jungleland (94.10 percent), Dancing In The Dark (74.31 percent), Hungry Heart (60.00 percent), Incident on 57th Street (85.61 percent), Prove It All Night (58.39 percent), Backstreets (91.3 percent), Racing In The Street (84.67 percent) and Thundercrack (59.06 percent).

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So now it's time to see which songs made our panelists' Sweet 16. Check out our reasons for Round 2 and then vote for which songs should have advanced at APP.com/bossbracket. We'll compare the results again tomorrow.

Thunder Road Region

No. 1 Thunder Road vs. No. 9 Lost In The Flood: Our top seed moves on because, as one panelist put it: “The car, the road, the girl, world weary, but defiantly optimistic. Essential Springsteen.” Winner: Thunder Road

No. 5 Loose Ends vs. No. 13 Save My Love: The wild ride of Save My Love continues. After knocking off fourth-seeded Radio Nowhere in Round 1, fifth-seeded Loose Ends falls in Round 2. But now the real work begins with overall top seed Thunder Road waiting in the Sweet 16. Winner: Save My Love

No. 6 No Surrender vs. No. 3 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy): One of seven Round 2 matchups that came down to a single vote. One panelist lamented: “Tough choice here, but chose the song Bruce once called his love song to Asbury Park.” Winner: 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

No. 10 Spirit In The Night vs. No. 2 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight): This was also close, but a panelist said: “It’s gotta be Rosie, and we should be destined for Thunder Road vs. Rosie in the regional final. Rosalita has the distinction of being a fantastic song both on the record and live. I mean, come on… “Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey!” Winner: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

Tenth Avenue Region

No. 1 Born To Run vs. No. 9 For You: One of only three unanimous votes in Round 2. Winner: Born To Run

No. 12 Blinded By The Light vs. No. 4 Kitty’s Back: One panelist notes of Kitty: “We all know Springsteen the Songwriter and Springsteen the Showman. This is Springsteen’s greatest guitar hero moment.” Winner: Kitty’s Back

No. 6 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out vs. No. 3 New York City Serenade: As anyone who saw the MetLife Stadium shows last summer knows, one panelist noted: “The most powerful of the jazz-influenced, David Sancious contributions to the E Street Band.” Winner: New York City Serenade

No. 10 Bobby Jean vs. No. 2 Badlands: One panelist just said “Whoa-oh-oh-ohhhhh-oh.” Winner: Badlands

OK, you're halfway through our Sweet 16. Remember that when it's over, you should go vote for your own Sweet 16 at APP.com/bossbracket. But before that, take a breather and stroll down Memory Lane with 100 great Springsteen photos from the Asbury Park Press archive. All these concert photos in the gallery below are from the post-Reunion phase of his legendary career, starting in 1999 and through 2017.

E Street Region

No. 1 The Promised Land vs. No. 8 The River: A panelist said of this No. 1 seed: “You may lose your illusions about what life could or will be, while still holding onto your dreams.” Winner: The Promised Land

No. 12 Ramrod vs. No. 4 Growin’ Up: No upset for Ramrod this time. Not against what one panelist called: “One of Bruce’s most autobiographical songs.” Winner: Growin’ Up

No. 6 I’m Goin’ Down vs. No. 3 Because The Night: This song features “one of Bruce’s strongest hooks,” as noted by one panelist. Winner: Because The Night

No. 10 Streets of Philadelphia vs. No. 2 Atlantic City: Philadelphia may have better cheesesteaks, but the sand’s turning to gold in Atlantic City. Winner: Atlantic City

57th Street Region

No. 1 Jungleland vs. No. 8 Dancing In The Dark: This top seed features “perhaps the most powerful sax solo in the history of the genre,” as one panelist suggested. Winner: Jungleland

No. 5 Adam Raised A Cain vs. No. 4 Incident on 57th Street: The region’s namesake gets knocked off in a close vote. Winner: Adam Raised A Cain

No. 6 Prove It All Night vs. No. 3 Backstreets: The name of a must-read Springsteen fan site. The name of a powerful Springsteen song. Winner: Backstreets

No. 7 Racing In The Street vs. No. 2 Thundercrack: The first No. 2 seed falls in the final matchup of Round 2. One panelist said of the upset-minded No. 7 seed: “The coda to this song is a showstopper and one of the most achingly beautiful pieces of music Bruce ever wrote.” It also has now shaken up the bottom half of the 57th Street Region bracket. Winner: Racing In The Street

Now it is your turn

So you've seen our picks.

Now it's your turn.

Go vote in our Boss Bracket now at app.com/bossbracket. The Reader's Choice Sweet 16 results will be revealed tomorrow and following the schedule below.

What's next?

Here's the tournament schedule:

First Round: Panel picks were revealed noon Sept. 25; Reader picks revealed Sept. 26

Second Round: Panel picks were revealed Sept. 26; Reader picks revealed noon Sept. 27

Third Round: Panel picks were revealed Sept. 27; Reader poll opened noon Sept. 27; Reader poll closes 10 a.m. Sept. 28; Reader picks revealed noon Sept. 28

Quarterfinals: Panel picks revealed noon Sept. 28; Reader poll opens noon Sept. 28; Reader poll closes 10 a.m. Sept. 29; Reader picks revealed noon Sept. 29

Semifinals: Panel picks revealed noon Sept. 29; Reader poll opens noon Sept. 29; Reader poll closes 10 a.m. Oct. 2; Reader picks revealed noon Oct. 2

Finals: Panel pick revealed noon Oct. 2; Reader poll opens noon Oct. 2; Reader poll closes 10 a.m. Oct. 3; Reader pick revealed noon Oct. 3

Here’s the panel: Chris Jordan (@ChrisFHJordan), Alex Biese (@ABieseAPP), Jean Mikle (@JeanMikle), Mike Davis (@ByMikeDavis) and Steve Feitl (@SteveFeitl).

SPRINGSTEEN SONG SNUBS: What should have made the bracket?

SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY: What was the second rehearsal like?

SPRINGSTEEN IN CONCERT: Bruce joins Little Steven, Jackson Browne

SPRINGSTEEN HISTORY: How music saved Asbury Park?