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106:Ray McCallum
59:Campus Sites
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93:Steve Yoder
84:(1st title)
64:Finals site
1715:Categories
1604:ECAC South
1599:ECAC North
1594:East Coast
1567:Conference
1134:References
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1047:Ball State
950:Ball State
753:Semifinals
694:Ball State
618:Kent State
289:Ball State
82:Ball State
30:Division I
1664:Southwest
1659:Southland
1584:Big Eight
696:defeated
78:Champions
1688:National
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1654:Southern
1579:Big East
1230:FOX News
767:March 5
756:March 4
745:March 3
177:Overall
1589:Big Sky
1014:Toledo
732:Bracket
670:AP Poll
644:–
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764:Final
679:1981
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1669:SWAC
1644:PCAA
1629:MEAC
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1491:2020
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1180:NCAA
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677:The
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169:Conf
125:1982
120:1980
1700:NIT
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1619:MCC
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1574:ACC
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