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1275:1982–83
1270:1981–82
1265:1980–81
1260:1979–80
1255:1978–79
1250:1977–78
1245:1976–77
1240:1975–76
1235:1974–75
1226:Seasons
1086:2023–24
1081:2022–23
1076:2021–22
1071:2020–21
1066:2019–20
1061:2018–19
1056:2017–18
1051:2016–17
1046:2015–16
1041:2014–15
1036:2013–14
1031:2012–13
1026:2011–12
1021:2010–11
1016:2009–10
1011:2008–09
1006:2007–08
1001:2006–07
996:2005–06
991:2004–05
986:2003–04
981:2002–03
976:2001–02
971:2000–01
961:1998–99
956:1997–98
951:1996–97
946:1995–96
941:1994–95
936:1993–94
931:1992–93
926:1991–92
921:1990–91
916:1989–90
911:1987–88
906:1986–87
901:1985–86
896:1984–85
891:1983–84
886:1982–83
881:1981–82
876:1980–81
871:1979–80
866:1978–79
861:1977–78
856:1976–77
851:1975–76
846:1974–75
837:Seasons
805:History
729:YouTube
716:YouTube
559:May 22,
534:May 22,
509:May 22,
377:Summary
324:Harvard
227:Network
1203:People
1137:Venues
819:People
775:Venues
260:, the
62:(21–5)
59:(22–4)
53:Pac-10
1166:UConn
638:(PDF)
631:(PDF)
213:5,137
196:Venue
147:Total
692:2018
646:2021
614:2018
588:2018
561:2024
536:2024
511:2024
485:2018
473:ESPN
453:2018
369:and
363:ESPN
339:2015
231:ESPN
188:Date
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