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win a first round game in 2 different tournaments. (1995  defeated Oklahoma)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>The last time that the ACC Tournament Champion lost a first round game was 1993.<span>&nbsp; </span>Southern defeated Georgia Tech 93-78.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Since 2000, only 5 schools have had multiple appearances in the Elite Eight:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <table bgcolor="white" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background: white"> <thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Round</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Team</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">App</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">8</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Michigan State</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">8</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kansas</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">8</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Arizona</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">8</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Maryland</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">8</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Oklahoma</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Eastern Washington is the only new school in the tournament this year.<span>&nbsp; </span>That ties 5 other years for the fewest number of new schools:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <table bgcolor="white" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background: white"> <thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Year</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Team</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1949</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Yale</span><span style="font-family: Arial"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1965</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Vanderbilt</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1973</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Austin Peay</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1978</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">California State-Fullerton</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2002</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Florida Atlantic</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2004</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Eastern Washington</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>There are 19 new coaches in this year s tournament (see list below).<span>&nbsp; </span>That is tied for second most all time with 1981.<span>&nbsp; </span>1997 had 20 new coaches.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Stanford and St. Joseph s enter this year s tournament with one loss.<span>&nbsp; </span>Here is what happened to teams with one loss entering the tournament since 1985:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <table bgcolor="white" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background: white"> <thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Year</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">W</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">L</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="118"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Team</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="98"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Opponent</span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="144"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Round</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1987</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">4</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Nevada-Las Vegas</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Indiana</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Final Four</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1988</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">3</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Temple</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Duke</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Elite Eight</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1990</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">La Salle</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Clemson</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Second Round</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1996</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">4</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Massachusetts</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kentucky</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Final Four</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1996</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Texas Tech</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Georgetown</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Sweet Sixteen</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1997</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kansas</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Arizona</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Sweet Sixteen</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1998</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Princeton</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Michigan State</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Second Round</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1999</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 19.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="26"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">5</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.25in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="24"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 88.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="118"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Duke</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 73.5pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="98"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Connecticut</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 1.5in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="144"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">National Championship</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Since 1985, the only year with no double digit seeds in the Sweet Sixteen was 1995.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Nevada s win over Michigan State is their first tournament victory in school history.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Duke enters the tournament ranked #6 in the AP Poll.<span>&nbsp; </span>The other two times that happened (1991 and 1994), they went to the National Championship Game winning it in 1991.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>The Atlantic Coast Conference breaks a record w