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303:Northwestern University
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3695:Champions & awards
423:Hec Edmundson Pavilion
3748:Cutting down the nets
1194:Regional Fourth Place
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408:Madison Square Garden
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3102:The Sports Network.
2795:National Semifinals
1225:Regional third place
1129:Regional third place
938:Regional third place
654:Regional third place
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3940:Swimming and diving
3753:March Madness pools
3716:Media & culture
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418:Seattle, Washington
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3759:One Shining Moment
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969:Regional Runner-up
592:Regional Runner-up
526:Evanston, Illinois
403:New York, New York
307:Evanston, Illinois
295:college basketball
288:single-elimination
165:San Francisco Dons
155:Evanston, Illinois
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2376:
2373:
2371:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2357:
2355:
2350:
2343:
2340:
2339:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2321:
2319:
2316:
2315:
2313:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2305:
2302:
2299:
2297:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2289:
2287:
2285:
2283:
2281:
2279:
2276:
2275:
2270:
2265:
2263:
2261:
2259:
2256:
2251:
2248:
2247:
2245:
2243:
2241:
2239:
2236:
2235:
2233:
2231:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2217:
2215:
2210:
2203:
2200:
2199:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2191:
2188:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2177:
2174:
2173:
2171:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2163:
2160:
2159:
2156:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2139:
2138:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2130:
2128:
2126:
2124:
2122:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2102:
2101:
2099:
2097:
2095:
2093:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2085:
2082:
2081:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2069:
2066:
2065:
2060:
2058:Morehead State
2055:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2047:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2039:
2037:
2035:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2023:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2007:
2004:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1990:
1985:
1978:
1975:
1974:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1966:
1964:
1959:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1946:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1936:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1920:
1918:
1916:
1914:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1906:
1901:
1896:
1894:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1882:
1879:
1878:
1876:
1874:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1866:
1864:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1856:Morehead State
1854:
1852:
1850:
1845:
1842:Morehead State
1838:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1826:
1821:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1808:
1805:
1804:
1802:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1794:
1791:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1770:
1769:
1767:
1765:
1763:
1761:
1759:
1757:
1755:
1753:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1742:
1740:
1739:Midwest Region
1737:
1734:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1715:
1712:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1693:
1691:
1686:
1679:
1676:
1675:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1655:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1618:
1615:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1608:
1606:
1601:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1566:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1521:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1490:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1458:
1455:
1454:
1451:
1450:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1439:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1380:
1379:Quarterfinals
1377:
1371:
1368:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1353:
1348:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1326:
1325:
1322:
1317:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1289:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1264:
1263:
1260:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1247:Eugene Lambert
1244:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1231:
1226:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1200:
1195:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1164:
1162:Morehead State
1159:
1156:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1135:
1130:
1127:
1122:
1120:Bobby Laughlin
1117:
1115:Morehead State
1112:
1108:
1107:
1104:
1102:Morehead State
1099:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1068:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1045:
1042:
1037:
1034:
1029:
1027:Bucky O'Connor
1024:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1009:
1004:
1001:
998:
993:
988:
984:
983:
979:
978:
975:
970:
967:
962:
957:
952:
948:
947:
944:
939:
936:
931:
926:
921:
917:
916:
913:
908:
905:
902:
897:
892:
888:
887:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
855:
851:
850:
847:
842:
839:
836:
831:
826:
822:
821:
817:
816:
813:
808:
805:
800:
795:
790:
786:
785:
782:
777:
774:
771:
766:
759:
755:
754:
751:
746:
743:
741:Atlantic Coast
738:
733:
728:
724:
723:
720:
715:
712:
707:
702:
697:
693:
692:
689:
684:
681:
678:
673:
668:
664:
663:
660:
655:
652:
647:
642:
637:
633:
632:
629:
624:
621:
616:
611:
606:
602:
601:
598:
593:
590:
585:
580:
575:
571:
570:
566:
565:
562:
561:Final Opponent
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
540:
537:
534:
533:
528:
523:
519:
518:
513:
508:
504:
503:
498:
493:
489:
488:
483:
478:
474:
473:
468:
463:
460:
456:
455:
450:
445:
441:
440:
435:
430:
426:
425:
420:
415:
411:
410:
405:
400:
397:
393:
392:
389:
386:
383:
376:
373:
357:Bucky O'Connor
278:
277:
274:
273:
267:
260:
259:
249:
248:
243:
239:
238:
235:
231:
230:
224:
218:
217:
211:
207:
206:
204:
203:
197:
190:
188:
184:
183:
175:
171:
170:
162:
158:
157:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
130:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4119:
4108:
4105:
4103:
4100:
4098:
4095:
4093:
4090:
4089:
4087:
4072:
4069:
4064:
4063:
4060:
4059:Phil Woolpert
4057:
4052:
4051:
4048:
4044:
4042:
4038:
4036:
4035:Mike Preaseau
4032:
4030:
4026:
4024:
4020:
4018:
4014:
4012:
4008:
4007:
4004:
4000:
3991:
3986:
3984:
3979:
3977:
3972:
3971:
3968:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3948:
3946:
3943:
3941:
3938:
3936:
3933:
3931:
3928:
3926:
3923:
3921:
3918:
3916:
3913:
3911:
3908:
3906:
3905:Cross country
3903:
3901:
3898:
3896:
3893:
3891:
3888:
3887:
3884:
3875:
3870:
3868:
3863:
3861:
3856:
3855:
3852:
3842:
3836:
3830:
3822:
3816:
3813:
3811:
3808:
3806:
3803:
3801:
3798:
3796:
3793:
3791:
3788:
3786:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3777:
3775:
3773:
3767:
3760:
3756:
3754:
3751:
3749:
3746:
3742:
3739:
3737:
3734:
3733:
3732:Broadcasting
3731:
3729:
3726:
3724:
3721:
3720:
3718:
3714:
3708:
3705:
3703:
3700:
3699:
3697:
3693:
3687:
3684:
3682:
3679:
3677:
3674:
3672:
3669:
3667:
3664:
3662:
3659:
3658:
3656:
3652:
3646:
3645:
3641:
3639:
3636:
3634:
3631:
3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3614:
3612:
3609:
3607:
3604:
3602:
3599:
3597:
3594:
3592:
3589:
3587:
3584:
3582:
3579:
3577:
3574:
3572:
3569:
3567:
3564:
3562:
3559:
3557:
3554:
3552:
3549:
3547:
3544:
3542:
3539:
3537:
3534:
3532:
3529:
3527:
3524:
3522:
3519:
3517:
3514:
3512:
3509:
3507:
3504:
3502:
3499:
3497:
3494:
3492:
3489:
3487:
3484:
3482:
3479:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3449:
3447:
3444:
3442:
3439:
3437:
3434:
3432:
3429:
3427:
3424:
3422:
3419:
3417:
3414:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3404:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3392:
3389:
3387:
3384:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3374:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3334:
3332:
3329:
3327:
3324:
3322:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3267:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3208:
3206:
3202:
3198:
3189:
3184:
3182:
3177:
3175:
3170:
3169:
3166:
3147:
3143:
3136:
3130:
3125:
3109:
3105:
3098:
3089:
3085:
3078:
3072:
3064:
3058:
3054:
3042:
3038:
3035:
3031:
3030:
3022:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3013:
2997:
2994:
2990:
2987:
2982:
2977:
2974:
2970:
2967:
2966:
2960:
2956:
2951:
2950:San Francisco
2943:
2942:
2939:
2938:
2924:
2923:
2918:
2913:
2912:San Francisco
2903:
2901:
2900:
2897:
2893:
2892:
2876:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2857:
2856:
2853:
2852:
2836:
2835:
2832:
2829:
2826:
2823:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2813:
2810:
2808:
2807:
2804:
2799:
2797:
2792:
2791:
2773:
2771:
2767:
2766:
2761:
2760:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2741:
2740:
2732:
2725:
2723:
2722:
2719:
2715:
2714:
2708:
2704:
2699:
2698:
2697:San Francisco
2690:
2689:
2682:
2681:
2678:
2677:
2668:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2656:San Francisco
2650:
2648:
2647:
2644:
2640:
2639:
2626:
2625:
2617:
2612:
2611:
2606:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2594:
2588:
2587:
2574:
2572:
2571:
2568:
2564:
2563:
2556:
2551:
2550:
2542:
2538:
2537:
2534:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2505:
2502:
2497:
2495:
2490:
2488:
2483:
2482:
2467:
2465:
2461:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2453:
2452:
2441:
2440:
2437:
2436:
2433:
2428:
2419:
2418:
2411:
2410:
2403:
2401:
2396:
2395:Memphis State
2391:
2390:
2383:
2381:
2379:
2378:
2372:
2370:
2368:
2363:
2362:Oklahoma City
2358:
2356:
2354:
2349:
2348:
2347:Oklahoma City
2342:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2334:
2333:
2325:
2318:
2317:
2308:
2307:
2301:Oklahoma City
2298:
2296:
2292:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2278:
2277:
2274:
2269:
2262:
2260:
2255:
2250:
2249:
2242:
2240:
2238:
2237:
2232:
2230:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2216:
2214:
2209:
2208:
2202:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2194:
2193:
2187:
2180:
2179:
2176:
2175:
2166:
2165:
2162:
2161:
2141:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2131:
2129:
2127:
2125:
2123:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2116:
2114:
2098:
2096:
2092:
2090:
2088:
2087:
2084:
2083:
2072:
2071:
2068:
2067:
2064:
2059:
2050:
2049:
2042:
2041:
2034:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2021:
2014:
2012:
2010:
2009:
2003:
2001:
1993:
1991:
1989:
1984:
1983:
1977:
1976:
1973:
1971:
1969:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1957:
1949:
1948:
1939:
1938:
1929:
1927:
1923:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1909:
1908:
1905:
1900:
1893:
1891:
1886:
1881:
1880:
1873:
1871:
1869:
1868:
1863:
1861:
1853:
1851:
1849:
1844:
1843:
1837:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1829:
1828:
1825:
1820:
1819:
1811:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1797:
1796:
1793:
1792:
1772:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1758:
1756:
1754:
1752:
1750:
1748:
1747:
1745:
1726:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1713:
1708:
1707:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1690:
1685:
1684:
1678:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1660:
1658:
1657:
1654:
1650:
1649:
1643:
1631:
1630:
1622:
1621:West Virginia
1617:
1616:
1613:
1612:
1605:
1600:
1599:
1593:
1592:
1579:
1577:
1576:
1573:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1551:
1550:
1542:
1537:
1536:
1531:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1519:
1513:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1495:
1493:
1492:
1489:
1485:
1484:
1471:
1470:
1462:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1452:
1443:
1438:
1437:
1431:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1395:
1390:
1388:
1383:
1381:
1376:
1375:
1367:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1271:Oklahoma City
1269:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1259:
1258:Oklahoma City
1256:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1242:Memphis State
1240:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1041:
1040:San Francisco
1038:
1035:
1033:
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3723:Blue bloods
3681:Elite Eight
3671:No. 1 seeds
3204:Tournaments
3092:2009-05-04.
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2616:Idaho State
2493:Semifinals
2375:Third place
2144:First round
2108:West Region
2077:Wayne State
2006:Third place
1996:Wayne State
1775:First round
1436:Connecticut
1386:Semifinals
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1347:First round
1280:Independent
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1125:Ohio Valley
1098:First round
1089:Jule Rivlin
1058:Adolph Rupp
1003:First round
1000:Independent
929:John Wooden
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834:Steve Belko
829:Idaho State
807:First round
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773:Independent
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718:Connecticut
714:First round
683:First round
680:Independent
658:Connecticut
609:Connecticut
522:Final Four
216:(2nd title)
200:Temple Owls
147:Finals site
4086:Categories
4054:Head coach
4041:Carl Boldt
4023:Gene Brown
3930:Ice hockey
3925:Gymnastics
3895:Basketball
3825:See also:
3741:Final Four
3736:Tournament
3686:Final four
3676:First Four
3084:"Archived"
3049:References
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2254:Texas Tech
2151:Semifinals
1782:Semifinals
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1541:Holy Cross
1333:Texas Tech
1276:Abe Lemons
1216:Tex Winter
1151:Joel Mason
705:Ken Norton
676:Roy Leenig
671:Holy Cross
650:Ivy League
614:Hugh Greer
555:Conference
459:Regionals
315:University
242:Top scorer
234:Attendance
151:McGaw Hall
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3955:Wrestling
3654:Structure
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1584:Canisius
1461:Manhattan
1312:Southwest
1307:Doc Hayes
1106:L 107–92
1036:Runner Up
996:Ray Meyer
820:Far West
811:Dartmouth
700:Manhattan
640:Dartmouth
627:Dartmouth
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414:Far West
375:Locations
174:Runner-up
161:Champions
3915:Football
3890:Baseball
3114:April 2,
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2579:Seattle
1956:Kentucky
1932:Kentucky
1885:Marshall
1718:NC State
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558:Finished
492:Midwest
429:Midwest
361:Hal Lear
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3910:Fencing
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2593:Seattle
2500:Finals
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1393:Finals
1362:Bracket
1229:Houston
1180:Houston
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1111:Midwest
1080:Midwest
1049:Midwest
1032:Big Ten
1016:Midwest
987:Midwest
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895:Seattle
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564:Score
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2631:Utah
2158:Final
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1171:West
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