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103:(2nd title)
92:(9th title)
76:Finals site
1788:Categories
1752:West Coast
1610:Conference
1118:References
758:Semifinals
30:Division I
1727:Southland
1702:Northeast
1647:Big South
1298:1968–1974
1273:1956–1963
1182:April 10,
1155:April 10,
590:UT Martin
86:Champions
1761:National
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1657:Big West
1637:Big East
772:March 1
184:Overall
1712:Patriot
1692:Mid-Con
1652:Big Ten
1642:Big Sky
737:Bracket
683:AP Poll
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1768:NCAA
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1672:MAAC
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1478:2010
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1268:1955
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1157:2022
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176:Conf
132:1999
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1747:WAC
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1677:MCC
1662:CAA
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1086:79
1069:74
1042:70
1025:49
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660:23
619:20
578:21
537:17
496:16
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414:11
332:11
258:25
256:No.
247:PCT
216:PCT
109:MVP
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559:13
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373:9
367:19
348:12
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266:16
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1210:t
1203:v
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1159:.
654:3
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594:5
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471:8
436:8
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354:6
313:5
272:2
262:†
237:L
227:W
206:L
196:W
167:e
160:t
153:v
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