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1 week ago | 
ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Zach Pekale
UMBC's historic 16-over-1 upset vs. Virginia in 2018 It seems like a safe pick — riding with the top-ranked team before the start of the NCAA tournament, straight to the top of your Bracket Challenge Game leaderboard. In theory, picking the No. 1 team from the final AP Top 25 Poll should mean that team has a great chance to win the NCAA tournament, right? Well, not exactly. It’s happened just twice since 2001 and only five times since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
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2 weeks ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Zach Pekale |Brenden Welper
Final Four Most Outstanding Players from 1939 to present Clayton led the Gators to their first title since 2007. He had 30 points against Texas Tech to lead Florida to the Final Four and then scored 34 in the semifinals against Auburn. In the title game against Houston, Clayton rebounded from a slow first half to finish with 11 points, seven assists, five rebounds, one block and one steal as the Gators rallied.
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2 weeks ago | 
ncaa.com | Zach Pekale |Brenden Welper
Every men's Final Four Most Outstanding Player from 1979-2024 The Final Four's Most Outstanding Player has been awarded every year going back to 1939. From Jimmy Hull that first year to UCLA's Bill Walton and Kentucky's Anthony Davis, many big-name players have earned the honor. Find a list of all of the Most Outstanding Player winners below for each NCAA tournament.
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1 month ago | 
ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Zach Pekale
Tracing the NCAA bracket from 1851 London, through 1977 Staten Island, to today In an alternate universe, the NCAA tournament is decided trial-by-combat style, with each school's mascot serving as its champion. Mascot basketball, as we all know, is the sport at its purest form. Exhibit A:Until that becomes acceptable in this universe, though, weโll just have to imagine.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
ncaa.com | Zach Pekale
UConn women's basketball dynasty Texas State set a Division I women's basketball record in February 2006, overcoming a 32-point deficit to beat UTSA 73-71 in overtime. On Jan. 12, 2025, Pitt matched that number, overcoming a 46-14 second-quarter deficit to SMU, in a 72-59 win. A 31-0 run to start the second half โ including a 28-0 third-quarter difference โ sparked the Panthers' historic comeback.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Zach Pekale
UMBC's historic 16-over-1 upset vs. Virginia in 2018 It seems like a safe pick — riding with the top-ranked team before the start of the NCAA tournament, straight to the top of your Bracket Challenge Game leaderboard. In theory, picking the No. 1 team from the final AP Top 25 Poll should mean that team has a great chance to win the NCAA tournament, right? Well, not exactly. It’s happened just twice since 2001 and only five times since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
ncaa.com | Zach Pekale |Brenden Welper
UConn vs. Purdue - 2024 National Championship highlights The Final Four's Most Outstanding Player has been awarded every year going back to 1939. From Jimmy Hull that first year to UCLA's Bill Walton and Kentucky's Anthony Davis, many big-name players have earned the honor. Find a list of all of the Most Outstanding Player winners below for each NCAA tournament.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Zach Pekale
Tracing the NCAA bracket from 1851 London, through 1977 Staten Island, to today In an alternate universe, the NCAA tournament is decided trial-by-combat style, with each school's mascot serving as its champion. Mascot basketball, as we all know, is the sport at its purest form. Exhibit A:Until that becomes acceptable in this universe, though, we’ll just have to imagine.
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
ncaa.com | Zach Pekale
All 32 Caitlin Clark threes in the 2023 NCAA tournament Iowa's Caitlin Clark became Division I women's basketball's all-time leading scorer on Feb. 15, breaking a seven-year-old record held by Washington's Kelsey Plum. Clark would also go on to break Pete Maravich's record for the most career points in men's and women's basketball March 3. Caitlin Clark came back effortlessly to break the record after falling eight points short during Sunday, Feb. 11 game vs. Nebraska.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
leadertimes.com | Zach Pekale
Former Slippery Rock football head coach George Mihalik has commanded the same locker room as Bo Schembechler, walked the same tunnels as Jim Harbaugh and been treated like an extension of Michigan football while being part of an unlikely tradition. In 1959, Michigan Stadium public address announcer Steve Filipiak laid the groundwork for years to come when he started to include Slippery Rock in his list of out-of-town scores. Filipiak didn’t just go through the motions when it came to the Rock.
