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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
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Syracuse |
88 |
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Marquette |
81 |
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Syracuse |
77 |
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Holy Cross |
57 |
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Holy Cross |
56 |
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Southern Mississippi |
54 |
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Syracuse |
91 |
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Michigan |
76 |
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Michigan |
74 |
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Duquesne |
58 |
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Michigan |
80 |
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Toledo |
68 |
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Toledo |
91 |
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American |
83 |
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First Round |
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Second Round |
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Quarterfinals |
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Purdue |
84 |
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Rhode Island |
58 |
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Purdue |
50 |
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Dayton |
46 |
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Dayton |
66 |
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Fordham |
65 |
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Purdue |
81 |
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Duke |
69 |
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Duke |
79 |
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North Carolina A&T |
69 |
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Duke |
75 |
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Alabama |
70 |
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Alabama |
73 |
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St. John's |
69 |
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First Round |
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Second Round |
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Quarterfinals |
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Connecticut |
65 |
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South Florida |
55 |
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Connecticut |
66 |
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Minnesota |
84 |
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Minnesota |
90 |
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Drake |
77 |
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Minnesota |
69 |
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West Virginia |
80 |
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West Virginia |
67 |
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Penn |
64 |
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West Virginia |
77 |
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Temple |
76 |
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Temple |
90 |
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Clemson |
82 |
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First Round |
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Second Round |
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Quarterfinals |
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Tulsa |
81 |
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Pan American |
71 |
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Tulsa |
76 |
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UTEP |
72 |
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UTEP |
57 |
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San Jose State |
53 |
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Tulsa |
69 |
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South Alabama |
68 |
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Georgia |
74 |
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Old Dominion |
60 |
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Georgia |
72 |
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South Alabama |
73 |
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South Alabama |
74 |
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Texas-Arlington |
71 |
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Semifinals & Finals
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Finals |
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Syracuse |
70 |
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Purdue |
63 |
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Syracuse |
84 |
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Tulsa |
86 |
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West Virginia |
87 |
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Tulsa |
89 |
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- Third Place - Purdue 75, West Virginia 72
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
