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Still the 1s: during a wild first weekend, the No. 1 seeds avoided upsets--even Washington, the team no one figured deserved a top spot in the first place.(College basketball: NCAA tournament)
There was a moment, back when the whole idea still was fresh, that the Washington Huskies saw every reason to be delighted with their No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed. Of course they did. At last, they'd been acknowledged. They'd never been the most celebrated team in their league, or even in their state, but this recognition could not be taken from them.
Which is not to say no one could ruin it. Their experience in the days following Selection Sunday was like that of the lottery winner who suddenly finds himself facing a huge tax bill. Their seeding was criticized on CBS, ESPN and just about every all-sports talk station from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Sausalito, Calif. ...
- Wake Forest pulls away at the end.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 17, 2005 700+ words
...the box score at halftime, Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser experienced...minutes Thursday night, but the Wake Forest straightened out its act in...54, and stay alive in the NCAA tournament. Wake Forest (27-5) was uncharacteristically...
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- Newspaper article from: Times-News (Burlington, NC) November 24, 2006 700+ words
...remain in contention in the NCAA Tournament for either men or women...Hill, both coming in the NCAA Tournament. Men Tonight, Wake Forest (17-3-3) meets visiting...program's history that Wake Forest has reached the quarterfinals...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post David Nakamura October 28, 1996 700+ words
...fifth and lost in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. This year, Wake Forest, which returns senior center Tim Duncan and...disclaimers and say, `We're not good,' " Wake Forest Coach Dave Odom said. "If you're going...
- NCAA Men's: Auburn (21-11) vs. Wake Forest (25-5).
- News wire article from: Sports Network March 23, 2003 700+ words
...Horton. NCAA Tournament Record: Auburn 11-7, Wake Forest 24-17...NOTES: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons...the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Whichever...As for Wake Forest, it is making...appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its 18th...
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- Newspaper article from: Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) January 31, 2006 700+ words
...came in the Mountaineers' second-round NCAA tournament game, against second-seeded Wake Forest, in Cleveland's Wolstein Center. Playing...asleep at all. It's fun to get to the NCAA tournament. To win a couple of games is a dream...
- Wake Forest coach Prosser's gratitude is no act.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA) March 20, 2004 700+ words
...second round of the NCAA tournament here at the RBC Center. Wake Forest 84, Manhattan...He couldn't. Wake Forest's Skip Prosser...seasons without an NCAA tournament appearance. March...last three at Wake Forest. It is Gonzalez...
- NCAA Men's: East Tennessee State (20-10) vs. Wake Forest (24-5).
- News wire article from: Sports Network March 20, 2003 700+ words
...Derrin Horton. NCAA Tournament Record: East...State 2-6, Wake Forest 23-17. Series...spot in the NCAA Tournament after beating...Arizona. As for Wake Forest, it is making...appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its 18th...
- NCAA Men's: Yale (0-1) at Wake Forest (0-0).
- News wire article from: Sports Network November 27, 2002 700+ words
...Forest 0-0. Series Record: Wake Forest leads, 2-1. GAME NOTES: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons tip off their...would like to earn their first NCAA Tournament berth in more than four decades. Wake Forest will try and match its 23 wins...