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101. XAVIER Hot hoops program made NCAAs, had best record ever (25-5); women's riflery team No. 3 in nation; Cincy school has no FB team |
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102. EAST CAROLINA Baseball made NCAA regional; FB played in GMAC Bowl; Greenville, N.C., school has snowboarding club; fans dress as Pirates |
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103. CAL STATE-FULLERTON Southern Calif. school made baseball NCAAs; No. 9 in softball, top 25 in women's fencing and gymnastics; alum: Phil Nevin |
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104. OLD DOMINION Storied women's hoops program; Monarchs made Elite Eight in '02; new arena set to open; No. 1 in women's sailing; no FB |
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105. WEST VIRGINIA Mountaineers No. 7 in riflery; mascot shoots musket; 13th in wrestling, 19th in women's gymnastics; Country Road played after wins |
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106. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Five teams made NCAAs, including baseball, women's basketball; launched FB (I-AA); students from 144 nations; alum: Pat Bradley |
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107. LONG BEACH STATE Top 30 baseball team known as Dirtbags at Jason Giambi's alma mater; No. 2 in women's v-ball; has beach-bowling club |
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108. DARTMOUTH Seventh in skiing, 13th in women's soccer; FB 1-8; 34 varsity teams; Winter Carnival a snow-and-ice sportsfest; alum: Jay Fiedler |
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109. AIR FORCE Top 40 in four sports; all 4,000 cadets march on field at every FB game; all must play a club, IM or varsity sport every semester |
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110. OREGON STATE Top 20 in women's gymnastics, softball; losing year in FB, hoops; 26 clubs include four for different styles of horseback riding |
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111. RICHMOND Spiders baseball team No. 16; hoops made NIT; FB rivalry with William & Mary is South's oldest; alums: Sean Casey, Brian Jordan |
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112. WILLIAM & MARY Tribe reached I-AA FB playoffs; stadium designed for both FB and livestock shows; IMG founder Mark McCormack an alum |
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113. SOUTH ALABAMA Baseball, golf, both tennis teams made NCAAs; Jaguars to launch FB in '04; Luis Gonzalez an alum; chant: "U-S-A! U-S-A!" |
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114. CENTRAL MICHIGAN Chippewas finished in top 25 in softball, women's gymnastics; alma mater of Dick Enberg, Dan Majerle; school has no mascot |
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115. JAMES MADISON Dukes made NCAA baseball regionals; spelunking club explores Virginia caves; more sports (28) than most schools |
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116. ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.) Red Storm made hoops NCAAs; No. 3 in soccer; three fencers won national titles; alums: Mario Cuomo, Jayson Williams |
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117. SAN JOSE STATE No. 24 in women's v-ball, No. 25 in baseball; judo powerhouse; rarity: most of FB staff is black; Bill Walsh, Dick Vermeil alums |
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118. MARQUETTE Top 20 in hoops, women's X-C; women's soccer made NCAAs; used to have IM event combining sumo and slam dunk contest |
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119. PORTLAND Alma mater of Kasey Keller, Tiffany Milbrett made both soccer NCAAs; top 10 in X-C; one-fifth the size of rival Portland State |
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120. PACIFIC Tigers from Calif. No. 9 in women's v-ball, top 25 in golf; fans paint bodies orange; alums: agents Scott Boras, Leonard Armato |
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121. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Hoops made Sweet 16 but FB went 1-10; holds cardboard-boat regatta; roller-hockey is big; Walt Frazier, Steve Finley alums |
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122. NEVADA Reno school finished No. 6 in skiing, No. 10 in riflery; three NCAA individual champs; boxing club faces foes like Air Force |
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123. MASSACHUSETTS No. 1 overall in Atlantic 10; five Minutemen teams made top 20, including lax (5th), field hockey (9th), gymnastics (9th) |
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124. SANTA CLARA Brandi Chastain's alma mater won NCAA women's soccer title; just renovated arena where Steve Nash played his college hoops |
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125. WESTERN KENTUCKY FB made I-AA playoffs, basketball made NCAAs; flourishing intramurals program includes Ugly Pants golf tournament |
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126. SAN DIEGO STATE Basketball made NCAAs; both tennis teams in top 40; Tony Gwynn is baseball coach; Marshall Faulk, Joe Gibbs are alums |
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127. UC SANTA BARBARA Jim Rome's school made NCAAs in men's, women's hoops; surfing big on oceanfront campus; Gauchos band even plays surf tunes |
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128. CENTRAL FLORIDA Atlantic Sun's No. 1 athletic school made baseball NCAAs, had winning records in all major sports; alum: Daunte Culpepper |
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129. EASTERN ILLINOIS No. 1 overall in Ohio Valley Conf.; football made I-AA playoffs; women's sports strong; alums: Mike Shanahan, John Malkovich |
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130. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH Richmond school made baseball NCAAs; both tennis teams finished in top 20; no FB; Tigers catcher Brandon Inge an alum |
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131. SOUTHERN-BATON ROUGE Jaguars won SWAC titles in seven sports, including women's hoops; FB 7-4; four players drafted from 45-10 baseball team |
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132. LEHIGH FB unbeaten until loss in I-AA playoffs; Rob Rohn NCAA 184-pound wrestling champ; set school record for baseball wins (29) |
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133. SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE Made NCAAs in baseball; winning records in all major sports; 6-5 best FB mark since '96; Bill Mueller, John Goodman alums |
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134. ORAL ROBERTS No. 1 sports school in Mid-Continent; made baseball NCAAs; Frank Lloyd Wright designed arena; Kathy Lee Gifford an alum |
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135. BOISE STATE Top 25 in wrestling, women's gymnastics; blue artificial turf for FB; winners of IM Toilet Bowl game get names etched on toilet |
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136. APPALACHIAN STATE FB-minded N.C. school made I-AA playoffs; fans jump in pond after wins; good for rock climbing, whitewater rafting |
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137. GONZAGA Zags from Spokane finished No. 16 in basketball, made soccer NCAAs; no football team; John Stockton an alum |
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138. MARSHALL Randy Moss's W.Va. alma mater went 11-2 to win MAC FB title; alum LeeAnn Parsley took silver medal in skeleton at Salt Lake |
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139. PROVIDENCE Two top 10 X-C teams; women's hockey won ECAC title; no FB or baseball; alums: Lenny Wilkens, Lou Lamoriello |
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140. MURRAY STATE Ky. school made hoops NCAAs; No. 4 in women's riflery; thoroughbred circles track before Racers home football games |
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141. AMERICAN D.C. school No. 14 in soccer; regular-season hoops champ in Patriot League; students from 165 countries, athletes from a dozen |
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142. DRAKE Women made Sweet 16; Iowa school's last losing FB season was '91 (team 5-5 in '01); students do street paintings for annual relays |
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143. TEMPLE Women's hoops (coached by two-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley) made NCAAs, men the NIT; 15th in women's lax |
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144. UNC WILMINGTON Seahawks made basketball NCAAs for fourth time in five years; has intramural par-3 golf; students surf in nearby Atlantic |
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145. ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM Blazers ninth in soccer, third in synchro swimming; students love Friday golf IM; DE Bryan Thomas N.Y. Jets' No. 1 pick in '02 |
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146. ARMY Cadets beat Navy in football; top men's sports program in Patriot League; Michie Stadium gorgeous setting for FB |
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147. MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY Perennial No. 1 sports school in Northeast Conf.; made round of 16 in NCAA women's lax; No. 22 in women's indoor track; no FB |
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148. NAVY FB winless, but baseball made NCAAs; Middies 116-38-2 vs. Army in all sports over last five years; 85% earned HS letters |
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149. SAN DIEGO San Diego State's much smaller rival made baseball NCAAs; top 25 in soccer, women's v-ball; has giant blowup matador mascot |
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150. CREIGHTON Both hoops teams made NCAAs; top 40 in soccer; Bob Gibson, Paul Silas alums; Neb. school has annual all-night v-ball for charity |
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151. McNEESE STATE Cowboys made I-AA FB playoffs, hoops NCAAs; fans ring cowbells; La. school has IM field goal kicking; alum: Joe Dumars |
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152. SETON HALL Pirates from N.J. top 20 in soccer; hoops went only 12-18; no FB team; alums: Dick Vitale, Mo Vaughn, Matt Morris |
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153. CAL POLY-SAN LUIS OBISPO Alma mater of John Madden and Bobby Beathard made I-AA FB playoffs; Ozzie Smith went here too; minutes from beach |
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154. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE Blue Raiders top 40 in tennis; 8-3 in third season of I-A FB; tailgating centers on converted school bus called Hillbilly Hilton |
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155. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Ron Guidry's alma mater made NCAAs in baseball, softball; hoops made NIT; Ragin' Cajuns fans do funky Hot Boudin chant |
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156. WEBER STATE Utah school won Big Sky's all-sports trophy; women's hoops made NCAAs; top rodeo club; avg. student is 25-year-old commuter |
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157. LOUISIANA TECH WAC FB champ; women's hoops made NCAAs but lost famed coach Leon Barmore; powerlifting club a perennial national champ |
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158. DAYTON Alma mater of Jon Gruden and Chuck Noll had 25th straight winning FB season; hoops made NIT; renovated arena to open in Nov. |
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159. TENNESSEE TECH No. 23 in I-AA FB, No. 5 in riflery; hoops teams a combined 37-11; fans cover court with blizzard of tissues after big wins |
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160. HOFSTRA N.Y. school made I-AA playoffs; site of Jets' training camp; teams known as both Flying Dutchmen and Pride; Wayne Chrebet an alum |
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161. UTAH STATE Aggies finished No. 17 in women's volleyball; wideout Kevin Curtis led nation in passes caught; outdoorsy school has rodeo club |
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162. ILLINOIS-CHICAGO Hoops made NCAAs; baseball went 39-16; teams are called the Flames for the city's famous fire; a torch is lit before home games |
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163. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Finished No. 3 in men's and women's water polo; good rugby club; ghost of Hank Gathers said to haunt Gersten Pavilion |
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164. BUTLER Best sports school in Horizon; No. 23 in X-C, top 40 in tennis, soccer; Hinkle arena site of high school upset portrayed in Hoosiers |
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165. LOYOLA COLLEGE (MD.) Jim McKay's alma mater was 10th in soccer; dog-pound hoops fans; oldest of the four schools that are named Loyola; no football |
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166. COLUMBIA Lions No. 5 in fencing, No. 22 in women's X-C; students ride subway to rec, FB fields 100 blocks away; Lou Gehrig an alum |
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167. SAM HOUSTON STATE Dan Rather's alma mater made I-AA FB quarterfinals; ROTC relay-runs game ball to Stephen F. Austin for rivalry matchup |
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168. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Great bass fishing club; Lumberjacks (cheer: "Ax 'em, Jacks!") made women's hoops NCAAs for 14th consecutive year |
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169. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE Top 40 in soccer, women's v-ball, baseball; best overall in Horizon two years ago; no FB; alum: U.S. World Cupper Tony Sanneh |
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170. NEW MEXICO STATE Rich Beem's alma mater; made NCAA baseball regionals; has intramural X Games; rings large bell when FB team scores |
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171. VERMONT Catamounts No. 5 in skiing; hoops teams a combined 44-17; good snowboarding club; Phish lead singer has hockey season tickets |
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172. NORTHWESTERN STATE Made I-AA FB playoffs; baseball 43-17; La. school competitive in nearly all sports; cheer: "Fork 'em, Demons!" |
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173. ILLINOIS STATE Top 40 in women's gymnastics; had NCAA indoor mile champ; new athletes get torchlit sports-history tour of campus |
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174. COASTAL CAROLINA Baseball made NCAAs; soccer in top 40; will launch FB (I-AA) in '03; 140 golf courses within 45 miles of S.C. campus |
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175. OHIO No. 9 in field hockey; top 30 in wrestling; hoops went 17-11; has 30 club sports; alums include Mike Schmidt, Bob Brenly |
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176. MEMPHIS Dajuan Wagner led hoops to NIT title, then split for NBA; top 40 in women's golf; FB team 5-6; tiger mascot lives on campus |
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177. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE Made NCAAs in hoops, baseball, golf; had first NBA draftee (Corsley Edwards, Kings); alums: coaches Dave Campo, Mike Sherman |
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178. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Top 40 in wrestling, women's volleyball; fans shake keys at kickoff; new hoops arena; alum is voice of Homer Simpson |
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179. FLORIDA A&M Rattlers made I-AA FB playoffs; top 40 in women's v-ball; dazzling marching band; alums include Althea Gibson, Bob Hayes |
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180. WYOMING Men's hoops made NCAAs; student groups compete pushing car up stadium ramp; nation's highest campus (7,220 feet) |
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181. BALL STATE David Letterman's Indiana alma mater No. 3 in volleyball, top 40 in tennis; both hoops teams won 23-plus games, made NIT |
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182. HAMPTON Historically black Va. school No. 1 overall in MEAC women's sports; men's hoops made NCAAs; FB 7-4; tennis teams top 40 |
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183. BOWLING GREEN One of six schools with at least eight D-I FB victories and 24 hoops wins in '01-02; students do Zulu war chant at games |
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184. SOUTHWEST TEXAS Bobcats won all-sports title in Southland Conf.; women's soccer made NCAAs; fan group brings wooden cow to games |
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185. GEORGE WASHINGTON Baseball made NCAAs; has only bowling lanes in D.C., except ones at White House; IMs played near Washington Monument |
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186. IDAHO Jerry Kramer's school 1-10 in FB but 108thv in NCAA all-sports rankings; decathlete Dan O'Brien an alum too; track finished No. 17 |
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187. TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA Mocs (shortened from old nickname, Moccasins) made NCAAs in women's hoops; 17th in softball; alma mater of Terrell Owens |
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188. BUCKNELL Bison made top 40 in women's soccer and women's hoops; No. 1 overall in Patriot League; streaking tradition at lacrosse games |
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189. IDAHO STATE Bengals made NCAAs in women's soccer; 117th in all-sports rankings; some fans toss spuds; Stacy Dragila, Marvin Lewis alums |
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190. MIAMI (OHIO) No. 17 in women's soccer; synchro skating team No. 2 in world; FB 7-5; student fans wear red-and-white hardhats |
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191. MARIST Red Foxes from upstate N.Y. made baseball NCAAs; hoops 19-9; No. 1 sports school in MAAC for last four years; alum: Rik Smits |
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192. EASTERN MICHIGAN Eagles finished 19th in NCAA track: Boaz Cheboiywo won X-C and 10,000-meter titles; George Gervin, Charlie Batch alums |
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193. GEORGE MASON Patriots from Va. scored at swimming, wrestling NCAAs; have made postseason in hoops three of last four years (NIT in '02) |
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194. VALPARAISO Small Ind. school reached basketball NCAAs for sixth time in seven years; women made NIT; alum: Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon |
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195. DAVIDSON Basketball made NCAAs; 25% of 1,672 undergrads on varsity teams; high-SAT student body taunts foes: "We're not stu-pid!" |
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196. WINTHROP S.C. school made hoops NCAAs; top 40 in women's tennis; nation's best Frisbee golf course; 350-acre complex of fields, gyms |
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197. HOLY CROSS Basketball double: men to NCAAs, women to NIT; only New England school with College World Series title ('52); Bob Cousy an alum |
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198. UNC CHARLOTTE Made NCAAs in men's hoops, NIT in women's; top 5 cheerleaders; fans put basketballs on heads, paint faces green |
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199. UC IRVINE Second straight 20-win hoops season; two drafted from 33-26 baseball team; no FB; ex-Anteaters: Greg Louganis, Brady Anderson |
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200. ST. PETER'S I-AA FB team went 10-1; women's hoops made NCAAs; mini-Olympics part of lively intramurals program at N.J. school
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