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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">Wins</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">Losses</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">1994</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">35</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">13</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">1995</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">40</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">8</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; 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">35</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">13</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; 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">35</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">13</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; 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">31</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">17</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; 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">32</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">16</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">2000</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">32</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">16</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">2001</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">34</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">14</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 align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">32</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">16</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">2003</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">35</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">13</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 align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">38</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">10</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> The team with the higher seed is 37-11 in the first two rounds.<span>&nbsp; </span>That is the most wins by a higher seeded team in the first two rounds since 1995.</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">Wins</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">Losses</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">1994</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">34</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">14</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">1995</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">38</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">10</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; 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">36</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">12</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; 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">35</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">13</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; 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">34</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">14</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; 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">29</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">19</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">2000</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">36</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">12</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">2001</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">32</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">16</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 align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">36</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">12</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">2003</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">34</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">14</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 align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">37</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">11</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> This is the 8th consecutive year that a #10 seed has been in the Sweet Sixteen.<span >&nbsp; </span>In Eight Years, there have been 12 #10 seeds advance to the Sweet Sixteen.<span>&nbsp; </span> In the 18 years before that only 8 #10 seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Here is a list of #10 Seeds in the Sweet Sixteen all time:</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">1979</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">St. John's, New York</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">1980</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">Lamar</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">1983</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">Utah</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">1984</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">Dayton</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">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; 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">Louisiana State</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; 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">Texas</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">1991</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">Temple</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">1994</span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top