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• Bubble Teams Cheering for Chalk
• By Chas Rich 3/09/2009 11:07 PM ET
• While the NCAA tournament bubble isn't a particularly tight place this year, there are some conference tournaments that can still put the squeeze on for March Madness hopefuls. These are the ... More »
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Jackson State Tigers
• By Ryan Ferguson 3/12/2007 1:41 PM ET
• Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Record: 21-13, 12-6 in conference RPI: 184 How They Got In: Automatic bid (conference tournament champs) Seed/Bracket: 16 / Midwest Mascot: "The ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Old Dominion Monarchs
• By Michael David Smith 3/12/2007 1:00 PM ET
• Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Record: 24-8 RPI: 39 How They Got In: At-large. Maybe the most controversial of all the at-large selections, some folks think ODU has no business in the Big ...
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• The ACC's Incredible NCAA Tournament Numbers
• By Shiloh Carder 3/12/2007 12:26 PM ET
• A day after the NCAA Tournament brackets were released, everyone from everywhere loves to pile these numbers at you. Stuff like "its been six years straight that a #12 has beaten a #5" and "no #16 ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Arkansas Razorbacks
• By Ryan Ferguson 3/11/2007 8:49 PM ET
• Conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Record: 21-12, 7-9 in conference RPI: 48 How They Got In: At-large bid Seed/Bracket: 12 / East Rutherford Mascot: Straight outta the Wikipedia: "There are a ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Texas Tech Red Raiders
• By Nathan Fowler 3/11/2007 6:27 PM ET
• Conference: Big XII Record: 21-12 (10-8) RPI: 53 How They Got In: At-large. Mascot: Red Raiders. Texas Tech was originally the Matadors until a newspaper writer in 1932 penned, "The Red Raiders ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Illinois Fighting Illini
• By Michael David Smith 3/11/2007 6:21 PM ET
• Conference: Big Ten Record: 23-11, 9-7 in conference RPI: 29 How They Got In: At large. Mascot: They're called the Fighting Illini, but they have no mascot now that the university got rid of Chief ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Oregon Ducks
• By TBP 3/11/2007 6:15 PM ET
• Conference: Pac-10 Record: 26-7, 11-7 in conference RPI: 21 How They Got In: Won Pac-10 Tournament by kicking everyone else's ass. Seed/bracket: 3, Midwest Mascot: Ducks. Add "Mighty" in front of ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
• By Shiloh Carder 3/11/2007 6:13 PM ET
• Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Record: 20-11, 8-8 in conference RPI: 52 How They Got In: At-Large. Seed/Bracket: #10/Midwest Mascot: Yellow Jackets, plus known as the "Rambin' Wreck". ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Arizona Wildcats
• By TBP 3/11/2007 6:07 PM ET
• Conference: Pac-10 Record: 20-10, 11-7 in conference RPI: 14 How They Got In: At-large. Seed/bracket: 8, Midwest Mascot: Wildcats. (That makes them one of about 100). Big Win: Illinois, ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Indiana Hoosiers
• By Michael David Smith 3/11/2007 5:44 PM ET
• Conference: Big Ten Record: 20-10, 10-6 in conference RPI: 28 How They Got In: At large. Mascot: Hoosiers. What is a Hoosier, you ask? Short answer: Someone from Indiana. Long answer: Consult ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Stanford Cardinal
• By TBP 3/11/2007 5:36 PM ET
• Conference: Pac-10 Record: 18-12, 10-8 Pac-10 RPI: 65 How They Got In: Luck. Seed/bracket: 11, South Mascot: Cardinal. Not the bird. The color. Big Win: Washington State, UCLA, at Virginia, Texas ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Michigan State Spartans
• By Michael David Smith 3/11/2007 5:26 PM ET
• Conference: Big Ten Record: 22-11, 8-8 in conference RPI: 23 How They Got In: At large. Mascot: Spartans. Sparty the Spartan appears at weddings and bar mitzvahs, and he was voted "buffest mascot" by ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Washington State Cougars
• By TBP 3/11/2007 5:25 PM ET
• Conference: Pac-10 Record: 25-7, 13-5 in conference RPI: 26 How They Got In: At-large. Seed/bracket: 3, East Mascot: Cougars. How original. Big Win: Arizona (2x) Notable Loss: At Utah. Player ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the USC Trojans
• By TBP 3/11/2007 5:25 PM ET
• Conference: Pac-10 Record: 23-11, 11-7 in conference RPI: 38 How They Got In: At-large. Seed/bracket: 5, East Mascot: Trojans. Butt of many jokes. Big Win: Arizona (2x) Notable Loss: Arizona ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the UCLA Bruins
• By TBP 3/11/2007 5:20 PM ET
• Conference: Pac-10 Record: 25-5, 15-3 in conference RPI: 2 How They Got In: At-large. Seed/bracket: 2, West Mascot: Bruins. Ya know, baby bears. Scary, I know. Big Win: Texas A&M, Kentucky, ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Pitt Panthers
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 5:13 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 27-6, 12-4 in conference RPI: 5 How They Got In: At-large. Seed/Bracket: 3 / West (Kansas) Mascot: Panther. The Panther was adopted in 1909, and part of the reason was ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Purdue Boilermakers
• By Michael David Smith 3/11/2007 5:04 PM ET
• Conference: Big Ten Record: 21-11, 9-7 in conference RPI: 23 How They Got In: At large. Mascot: Boliermakers. It's a little confusing, but the school's web site calls the Boilermaker Special (which ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• By Charles Rich 3/11/2007 5:01 PM ET
• Conference: Big East Record: 24-7, 11-5 in conference RPI: 31 How They Got In: At-large Seed/Bracket: 6 / Midwest (St. Louis) Mascot: Leprechaun. The Leprechaun became the official mascot in 1965. ...
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• NCAA Previews: Recognize the North Carolina Tar Heels
• By Shiloh Carder 3/11/2007 5:00 PM ET
• Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Record: 28-6, 11-5 in conference RPI: 3 How They Got In: Beat NC State 89-80 to win the ACC Championship Seed/Bracket: #1/East Mascot: Tar Heels. The ...
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