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1 Davidson chant:"Go ____!"
5 "And ____begins"
9 Type oftournament system used by the NCAA since 2002
12 Soft cheese
13 1977 Final Foursite
14 Leon Spinks'seighth pro victim
15 How many teamsgo to the Big Dance
17 Sun.lecture
18 Last-secondshot misser, perhaps
19 Red (Galloping____) Grange
21 Like"name" players
24 Chinesechairman
25 Suggestedrenaming of Fordham's women's hoops mascot
26 Shot blockersdisplay them
30 Group that'shalfway home
34 2008 SECtournament delayer
35 Olympicrepechage need
36 Nickname offormer Expos outfielder Warren
37 Lock, Stock____ Smoking Barrels
40 Like the BlueDevils' mascot
43 The "A"in BALCO
44 America Eastsch. in Durham
45 Seed of teamsin '08 Final Four
50 Round stopper,for short
51 Best UpsetAward, e.g.
52 Final Fourlosers, e.g.
53 Droop
54 Football coachBobby
55 Xavier coachMiller
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1 March Madnessairer
2 NL West team, onscoreboards
3 Spectatorpurchases, slangily
4 "Ready"followers
5 Home viewers lieabout them
6 Leave out
7 Shipper's bill(abbr.)
8 Final Fouroutcome ... never
9 Part of UTEP
10 World Cupcheers
11 ____ bikeracing
16 TIME's 2006Person of the Year
20 Southwesterntribe
21 Boba ____ (StarWars villain)
22 What Hortonhears
23 Pitcher JohnnyVander ____
24 Desert Stormchow, briefly
26 From Z
27 "____it!" (fielder's cry)
28 Wet slalom runmaker
29 Houston player,to fans
31 Confersuffix
32 Sports fictionwriter Ring
33 Words to beshared by NBA's Shelden Williams and NCAA's Candace Parker
37 Fast-foodchain
38 Formerly knownas
39 Featheredfliers in watering holes
40 Squadtrimmers
41 My Way writerPaul
42 "Father ofBasketball Coaches" ____ Allen
43 P.A. systemboosters 46 Org. that brings NCAA and NBA coaches to military bases
47 State where ABAstar Steve (Snapper) Jones went to coll.
48 Long of BigMomma's House
49 Time since theCubs won a World Series, seemingly
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What's the only school to win two consecutive NCAA men's basketballchampionships against the same team?
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