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HoopsTournament.Net</div> </div> <div id="main_sub_container" style="height: 300px;"> <p> <b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial">03/22/2005<?xml namespace="ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" prefix=o ?></span></b></p> <p> <span>Illinois is 4-0 when playing in Chicago.</span></p> <p> <span>North Carolina is 5-1 when playing in Syracuse.</span></p> <p> <span>Duke has won 35 tournament games as a #1 seed which marks the most wins by anyone for a particular seed.</span></p> <p> <span>Kentucky has 26 Sweet Sixteen round wins which marks the most wins by anyone for a particular round.</span></p> <p> <span>North Carolina State s RPI of 63 is the lowest RPI for an at-large team to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.</span></p> <p> <span>Kansas joins Cincinnati as the only teams to finish #1 in the RPI to not make the Sweet Sixteen.</span></p> <p> The team ranked #6 in the RPI has been in the Sweet Sixteen every tournament since 1998.<span>&nbsp; </span>Here is the list of #6 RPI teams:</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">Team</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Year</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">RPI</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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" valign="top"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Result</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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Arizona</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">1998</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Auburn</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">1999</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Iowa State</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">2000</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Illinois</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">2001</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Arizona</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">2002</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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"> 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Arial">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Nationa Runner-Up</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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Oklahoma State</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">2004</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">North Carolina</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">2005</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">6</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">???</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <b>Here is the consecutive Sweet Sixteens with at least one team by RPI:</b></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; background: #999999; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" width="47"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">RPI</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; background: #999999; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <h4> <span style="font-size: 10pt">Consecutive</span></h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">6</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">8</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">3</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">8</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">14</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">5</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">15</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">23</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">4</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">11</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">12</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">21</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">28</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">34</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">58</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 35.6pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="47"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">63</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <b>Here is the consecutive Sweet Sixteens with at least one team by AP Ranking:</b></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; background: #999999; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 49.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" width="66"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Ranking</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"></span></b></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; background: #999999; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <h4> <span style="font-size: 10pt">Consecutive</span></h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 49.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="66"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">4</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 49.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="66"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">9</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 49.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="66"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">7</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">4</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 49.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="66"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">6</span></p> </td><td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; width: 72.3pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top" width="96"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: windowtext 0.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 0.5pt solid; width: 49.8pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 0.5pt solid" valign="top"