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1568:Atlantic 10
1180:#14 Wyoming
1129:#14 Wyoming
1017:#14 Wyoming
705:First round
663:Provo, Utah
88:(1st title)
77:(2nd title)
1734:Categories
1698:West Coast
1608:ECAC North
1603:ECAC Metro
1598:East Coast
1551:Conference
1196:References
932:New Mexico
727:Semifinals
422:New Mexico
86:Benny Dees
33:Division I
1673:Southwest
1668:Southland
1588:Big South
1578:Big Eight
861:Air Force
671:defeated
545:Air Force
71:Champions
65:Provo, UT
1707:National
1683:Sun Belt
1663:Southern
1573:Big East
1231:April 9,
881:#17 BYU
176:Overall
1583:Big Sky
845:Hawaii
803:#17 BYU
695:Bracket
669:Wyoming
638:AP poll
612:–
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297:Wyoming
277:–
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75:Wyoming
1648:Pac-10
828:Hawaii
686:Format
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1678:SWAC
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1618:MAAC
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646:The
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340:Utah
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182:Team
168:Conf
124:1989
119:1987
57:Site
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1693:WAC
1658:SEC
1623:MCC
1593:CAA
1563:ACC
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992:75
936:61
884:63
865:76
848:74
661:in
657:at
615:25
574:17
533:17
492:13
451:14
410:10
369:11
295:13
293:No.
251:BYU
249:19
247:No.
239:PCT
208:PCT
94:MVP
1736::
1223:.
1186:83
1175:2
1150:7
1134:60
1125:2
1100:6
1078:78
1067:6
1038:3
1022:79
1013:2
986:4
968:74
957:4
928:5
912:66
903:4
878:1
857:8
842:9
834:84
823:9
809:76
798:1
665:.
630:†
596:14
568:11
555:12
527:12
514:11
486:22
445:22
404:23
385:10
363:19
344:11
328:6
322:26
303:11
280:6
274:26
255:13
1534:e
1527:t
1520:v
1266:e
1259:t
1252:v
1235:.
609:4
590:2
549:4
508:5
473:8
467:8
432:8
426:8
391:6
350:5
309:5
299:†
261:3
229:L
219:W
198:L
188:W
159:e
152:t
145:v
105:)
101:(
52:9
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