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172:St. John's University
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63:St. John's Red Storm
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108:Joe Lapchick
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770:New Mexico
298:Semifinals
250:Saint Louis
110:(2nd title)
94:NYU Violets
65:(4th title)
45:Finals site
1621:Categories
1056:References
809:St. John's
741:St. John's
697:St. John's
679:St. John's
652:Villanova
414:Manhattan
245:St. John's
235:New Mexico
552:La Salle
483:Villanova
441:Villanova
371:Manhattan
260:Villanova
230:Manhattan
70:Runner-up
59:Champions
1107:Archived
1087:NCAA.com
1034:See also
962:Fordham
636:Bradley
568:Detroit
225:La Salle
1162:Records
1109:11/7/09
527:Detroit
305:Finals
272:Bracket
220:Fordham
215:Detroit
210:Bradley
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838:Army
37:Teams
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1019:Army
1002:NYU
895:Army
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512:NYU
200:Army
153:The
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240:NYU
115:MVP
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