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1242:. Retrieved
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1103:Delta State
1091:Long Island
986:Long Island
965:Delta State
933:Lower final
913:Delta State
860:Delta State
812:Delta State
761:Long Island
702:Upper final
625:Dick Vining
612:Long Island
582:Delta State
278:Delta State
218:Springfield
204:Long Island
156:1968 season
101:(1st title)
85:Delta State
76:(1st title)
54:Meador Park
48:Finals site
1595:Categories
1221:References
639:0–0
606:0–0
576:0–0
562:Paul Deese
543:0–0
501:Head coach
495:Conference
379:CSU–Pueblo
318:Wittenberg
96:Paul Deese
179:Regionals
81:Runner-up
67:Champions
1204:See also
592:Don Ward
1185:Chapman
1144:Chapman
1083:Chapman
883:Chapman
781:Chapman
736:Chapman
651:Bracket
646:Results
588:20–22–1
549:Chapman
525:22–12–1
426:Chapman
419:Losses
345:Losses
271:Losses
197:Losses
113:Chapman
71:Chapman
1240:. NCAA
1181:Game 6
1160:Game 5
1140:Game 4
1119:Game 3
1099:Game 2
1079:Game 1
1074:Notes
1065:Winner
492:School
480:Finals
170:Format
158:. The
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32:Season
1238:(PDF)
1071:Loser
1068:Score
709:Final
558:26–17
40:Teams
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1087:11–8
1062:Game
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554:CCAA
540:none
416:Wins
413:Team
342:Wins
339:Team
268:Wins
265:Team
194:Wins
191:Team
142:The
131:1969
35:1968
1168:4–3
1148:3–0
1107:3–1
107:MOP
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