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1774:"Ole Miss Record Book"
1684:"Missouri Media Guide"
33:Tournament information
110:Tournament statistics
1754:on November 12, 2012
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1181:North Carolina State
1166:North Carolina State
1833:on October 12, 2008
1608:on October 26, 2009
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1742:"UCLA Media Guide"
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2213:No. 1 seeds
1888:Tournaments
1569:† Overtime
1496:Third place
1224:Consolation
1026:First Round
944:Consolation
746:First Round
664:Consolation
466:First Round
441:Mississippi
384:Consolation
368:Mississippi
186:First Round
159:Los Angeles
148:UCLA Bruins
95:(1st title)
2306:Categories
2228:Final four
2218:First Four
1588:References
1306:Semifinals
1260:Ohio State
1121:Ohio State
724:Washington
648:Washington
2201:Structure
980:Tennessee
841:Tennessee
100:Runner-up
89:Champions
1837:July 28,
1636:July 10,
1576:See also
1456:Maryland
1442:Maryland
1281:Missouri
1208:Missouri
858:Maryland
813:Maryland
104:Maryland
66:Venue(s)
1811:July 8,
1787:July 8,
1758:July 7,
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1700:June 8,
1668:June 8,
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1313:Final
38:Dates
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