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157:. The 5th annual
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1719:
1715:
1706:
1701:
1699:
1694:
1692:
1687:
1686:
1683:
1674:
1669:
1663:
1658:
1654:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1635:
1626:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1609:
1604:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1592:
1591:Bemidji State
1586:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1574:Santa Barbara
1568:
1566:
1565:
1562:
1558:
1557:
1544:
1543:
1535:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1523:
1516:
1511:
1510:
1509:Santa Barbara
1504:
1503:
1494:
1490:
1485:
1484:Santa Barbara
1478:
1476:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1465:
1464:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1439:
1438:
1430:
1425:
1424:
1419:
1418:
1415:
1410:
1406:
1401:
1400:
1394:
1393:
1380:
1378:
1377:
1374:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1352:
1351:
1343:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1331:
1322:
1317:
1316:
1310:
1309:
1296:
1294:
1293:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1268:
1267:
1259:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1206:
1202:
1201:
1188:
1187:
1179:
1174:
1173:
1168:
1167:
1160:
1155:
1154:
1148:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1117:
1116:
1103:
1102:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1071:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1041:
1037:
1036:
1023:
1022:
1014:
1009:
1008:
1005:
1004:
993:
988:
987:
981:
980:
972:Murray State
967:
965:
964:
961:
957:
956:
951:
946:
939:
938:
930:
925:
924:
919:
918:
913:
908:
907:
901:
900:
895:
890:
883:
881:
880:
877:
873:
872:
859:
858:
850:
849:Texas Western
845:
844:
839:
838:
831:
826:
825:
819:
818:
813:
808:
801:
799:
798:
795:
793:
788:
787:
774:
773:
765:
760:
759:
754:
753:
748:
743:
742:
736:
735:
730:
725:
718:
716:
715:
712:
708:
707:
694:
693:
685:
680:
679:
674:
673:
664:
659:
658:
652:
651:
646:
641:
634:
632:
631:
628:
624:
623:
610:
609:
601:
596:
595:
590:
589:
584:
579:
578:
572:
571:
566:
561:
554:
552:
551:
548:
544:
543:
530:
529:
521:
516:
515:
510:
509:
502:
497:
496:
490:
489:
476:
474:
473:
470:
468:
463:
462:
457:
452:
445:
444:
439:
434:
429:
428:
423:
422:
417:
412:
407:
406:
393:
391:
390:
387:
383:
382:
377:
372:
365:
364:
356:
351:
350:
347:
346:
333:
328:
327:
321:
320:
317:
314:
311:
309:
307:
304:
301:
299:
297:
294:
291:
289:
287:
284:
281:
279:
277:
274:
271:
269:
268:
265:
263:
258:
256:
254:
249:
247:
245:
240:
238:
236:
231:
229:
227:
222:
221:
210:
207:
204:
201:
198:
197:
196:
188:
186:
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
162:
160:
156:
152:
148:
134:
131:
129:
125:
124:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
103:
99:
92:
91:Santa Barbara
89:
86:
83:
82:
80:
78:Semifinalists
76:
70:
67:
63:
57:
54:
50:
47:
43:
40:
36:
32:
28:
25:
19:
2378:
2361:
2199:
1777:
1762:
1668:
1657:
1596:
1589:
1578:
1573:
1514:
1507:
1488:
1483:
1469:BOTTOM TIER
1468:
1459:
1454:
1413:
1404:
1397:
1362:
1357:
1320:
1313:
1278:
1274:Murray State
1273:
1240:
1235:Murray State
1233:
1222:
1218:Murray State
1217:
1158:
1151:
1140:
1136:Murray State
1135:
1121:BOTTOM TIER
1120:
1075:
1068:
1057:
1052:
991:
984:
949:
944:
911:
904:
893:
888:
829:
822:
811:
806:
791:
746:
739:
728:
723:
662:
655:
644:
639:
582:
575:
564:
559:
500:
493:
481:Delta State
466:
455:
450:
437:
415:
375:
370:
331:
324:
261:
252:
243:
235:Second round
234:
225:
194:
178:
174:Murray State
163:
146:
144:
69:Murray State
18:
2213:Division II
2046:(1992–2020)
1734:(1937–1991,
600:Sioux Falls
577:Delta State
560:Delta State
520:Morningside
244:Elite Eight
226:First round
38:Finals site
2399:Categories
2053:Division I
1649:References
1385:Baltimore
1342:Baker (KS)
764:Evansville
1399:Baltimore
792:TOP TIER
467:TOP TIER
176:, 36–34.
65:Runner-up
52:Champions
1662:NAIA.org
1632:See also
1013:Simpson
355:Dubuque
216:Bracket
433:Tarkio
315:
312:
305:
302:
295:
292:
285:
282:
275:
272:
135:»
126:«
1429:Omaha
1193:Alma
30:Teams
22:1941
2363:2020
2357:2019
2352:2018
2347:2017
2342:2016
2337:2015
2332:2014
2327:2013
2322:2012
2317:2011
2312:2010
2307:2009
2302:2008
2297:2007
2292:2006
2287:2005
2282:2004
2277:2003
2272:2002
2267:2001
2262:2000
2257:1999
2252:1998
2247:1997
2242:1996
2237:1995
2232:1994
2227:1993
2222:1992
2201:2020
2195:2019
2190:2018
2185:2017
2180:2016
2175:2015
2170:2014
2165:2013
2160:2012
2155:2011
2150:2010
2145:2009
2140:2008
2135:2007
2130:2006
2125:2005
2120:2004
2115:2003
2110:2002
2105:2001
2100:2000
2095:1999
2090:1998
2085:1997
2080:1996
2075:1995
2070:1994
2065:1993
2060:1992
2035:2024
2030:2023
2025:2022
2020:2021
2015:1991
2010:1990
2005:1989
2000:1988
1995:1987
1990:1986
1985:1985
1980:1984
1975:1983
1970:1982
1965:1981
1960:1980
1955:1979
1950:1978
1945:1977
1940:1976
1935:1975
1930:1974
1925:1973
1920:1972
1915:1971
1910:1970
1905:1969
1900:1968
1895:1967
1890:1966
1885:1965
1880:1964
1875:1963
1870:1962
1865:1961
1860:1960
1855:1959
1850:1958
1845:1957
1840:1956
1835:1955
1830:1954
1825:1953
1820:1952
1815:1951
1810:1950
1805:1949
1800:1948
1795:1947
1790:1946
1785:1945
1779:1944
1773:1943
1768:1942
1763:1941
1758:1940
1753:1939
1748:1938
1743:1937
1552:29*
1153:Alma
867:41*
159:NAIA
145:The
133:1942
128:1940
1618:33
1538:26
1500:35
1447:29
1433:35
1388:36
1346:42
1304:33
1262:46
1196:33
1182:24
1111:43
1097:31
1031:28
1017:50
975:34
933:29
853:26
782:42
768:62
702:47
688:43
618:40
604:35
538:45
524:42
484:34
401:39
359:39
153:in
102:MVP
2401::
1597:35
1579:31
1515:32
1489:36
1460:43
1405:52
1363:48
1321:63
1279:35
1241:68
1223:51
1159:43
1141:46
1076:35
1058:34
992:64
950:36
912:46
894:46
830:40
812:44
747:71
729:56
663:50
645:43
583:52
565:53
501:51
456:54
438:28
416:38
376:52
332:77
33:32
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1690:v
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