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788:BOTTOM TIER
613:Pepperdine
256:Elite Eight
247:First round
49:Finals site
1755:Categories
1409:Division I
997:"NAIA.org"
983:References
598:Peru State
577:Pepperdine
560:Pepperdine
478:Pepperdine
355:Eau Claire
187:Pepperdine
185:defeating
118:Fred Lewis
80:Pepperdine
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208:est. 1963
76:Runner-up
63:Champions
1025:Archived
966:See also
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756:Phillips
463:TOP TIER
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678:Catawba
435:Simpson
237:Bracket
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