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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">03/27/2005<?xml namespace="ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" prefix=o ?></span></b></p> <p> Illinois is the first AP #1 ranked team to reach the final four since Duke in 2001.<span>&nbsp; </span>This three-year drought tied the longest drought in tournament history with 1988-1990 being the other three-year period with the AP#1 team missing the final four</p> <p> Rick Pitino becomes the first coach to lead three different schools to the Final Four.<span>&nbsp; </span>Here are his Final Four appearances.</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><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">Team</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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><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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Providence</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">1993</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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kentucky</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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><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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kentucky</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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><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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kentucky</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">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 class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Louisville</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> Michigan State is making their 5<sup>th</sup> Elite Eight appearance since 1999.<span>&nbsp; </span>Here are the teams with multiple appearances in Elite Eight since then:</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">Elite Eights</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Michigan 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">5</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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" 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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><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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</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">2</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">2</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Temple</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">2</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Wisconsin</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">2</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> It is guaranteed that the last 3 final fours will have 12 different schools.<span>&nbsp; </span>It is the 10<sup>th</sup> time that this has happened in a 3-year period.<span>&nbsp; </span>The last 3-year period in which every school in the final four was different was 1985-1987.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt"> <b><span>Elite Eight Rematches:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Arizona is 1-0 vs. Illinois (2001 Elite Eight)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>West Virginia is 1-0 vs. Louisville (1959 Final Four)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span>Michigan State is 2-1 vs. Kentucky</span></p> <p> Michigan State s 78-68 victory over Oklahoma State marks the 10<sup>th</sup> time that a game has ended in that score.<span>&nbsp; </span>That is the 3<sup>rd</sup> most common score in tournament history.<span>&nbsp; </span>Only the score of 69-67 (13 times) and 79-78 (11 times) have occurred more.</p> <p> Kentucky s victory over Utah is a record 6<sup>th</sup> by one team vs. another.</p> <p> With Michigan State s win over Duke, Tom Izzo ties Mike <span style="color: black">Krzyzewski</span> with second in all-time tournament winning percentage for coaches with at least 20 games coached.<span>&nbsp; </span>Here are the Top 10 and this year s Elite Eight coaches in <b>bold</b>:</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">Coach</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">Wins</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">Losses</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; width: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="51"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Pct</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Wooden, John</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">47</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">10</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; width: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.825</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Izzo, Tom</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">22</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">6</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.786</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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">Krzyzewski, Mike</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">66</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">18</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; width: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.786</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Pitino, Rick</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">30</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">9</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.769</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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">Brown, Larry</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">19</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; width: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.760</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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">Fisher, Steve</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">20</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">7</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; width: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.741</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Smith, Tubby</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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 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silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.730</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Williams, Roy</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">38</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">15</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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: 38.6pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="51"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0.717</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></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-l