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THE BRACKETS
April 16, 2009
TRENTON RECAPBriann January had a combined 33 points for ASU to help wipe out Florida State and Texas A&M. That paved a clearer path for the Huskies, who won their first four games by a combined 110 points.
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TRENTON
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1ST ROUND
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1 Connecticut (33-0)
16 Vermont (21-11)
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2ND ROUND
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1 Connecticut, 104-65
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SWEET 16
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1 Connecticut, 87-59
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 Connecticut, 77-53
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FINAL FOUR
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1 Connecticut, 83-64
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FINAL
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1 Connecticut, 83-64
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3 Louisville, 61-59
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FINAL
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3 Louisville, 77-60
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FINAL FOUR
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1 Maryland, 78-74
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 Maryland, 71-56
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SWEET 16
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1 Maryland, 82-53
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2ND ROUND
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1 Maryland (28-4)
16 Dartmouth (18-10)
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1ST ROUND
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RALEIGH
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1ST ROUND
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8 Florida (23-7)
9 Temple (21-9)
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2ND ROUND
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8 Florida, 70-57
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9 Utah, 60-30
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2ND ROUND
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8 Villanova (19-13)
9 Utah (22-9)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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5 Virginia (23-9)
12 Marist (29-3)
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2ND ROUND
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5 Virginia, 68-61
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SWEET 16
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4 California, 99-73
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4 Vanderbilt, 74-61
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SWEET 16
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5 Kansas State, 68-44
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2ND ROUND
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5 Kansas State (24-7)
12 Drexel (24-8)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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4 California (25-6)
13 Fresno State (24-8)
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2ND ROUND
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4 California, 70-47
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4 Vanderbilt, 73-44
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2ND ROUND
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4 Vanderbilt (24-8)
13 Western Carolina (21-11)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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6 Arizona State (23-8)
11 Georgia (18-13)
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2ND ROUND
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6 Arizona State, 58-47
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SWEET 16
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6 Arizona State, 63-58
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ELITE EIGHT
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6 Arizona State, 84-69
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3 Louisville, 56-39
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ELITE EIGHT
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3 Louisville, 62-52
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SWEET 16
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6 LSU, 69-59
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2ND ROUND
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6 LSU (18-10)
11 Green Bay (29-3)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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3 Florida State (25-7)
14 N.C. A&T (26-6)
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2ND ROUND
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3 Florida State, 83-71
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3 Louisville, 62-42
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2ND ROUND
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3 Louisville (29-4)
14 Liberty (24-8)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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7 Notre Dame (22-8)
10 Minnesota (19-11)
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2ND ROUND
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10 Minnesota, 79-71
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SWEET 16
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2 Texas A&M, 73-42
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2 Baylor, 60-58
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SWEET 16
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7 South Dakota State, 90-55
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2ND ROUND
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7 South Dakota State (31-2)
10 TCU (20-10)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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2 Texas A&M (25-7)
15 Evansville (15-18)
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2ND ROUND
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2 Texas A&M, 80-45
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2 Baylor, 87-82
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2ND ROUND
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2 Baylor (27-5)
15 UT San Antonio (24-8)
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1ST ROUND
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BERKELEY
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1ST ROUND
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1 Duke (26-5)
16 Austin Peay (17-15)
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2ND ROUND
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1 Duke, 83-42
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SWEET 16
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9 Michigan State, 63-49
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ELITE EIGHT
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4 Iowa State, 69-68
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FINAL FOUR
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2 Stanford, 53-74
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1 Oklahoma, 74-68
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FINAL FOUR
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1 Oklahoma, 70-59
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 Oklahoma, 69-50
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SWEET 16
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1 Oklahoma, 76-47
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2ND ROUND
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1 Oklahoma (28-4)
16 Prairie View A&M (23-10)
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1ST ROUND
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OKLAHOMA CITY
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1ST ROUND
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8 Middle Tennessee (28-5)
9 Michigan State (20-10)
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2ND ROUND
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9 Michigan State, 60-59
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9 Georgia Tech, 76-62
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2ND ROUND
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8 Iowa (21-10)
9 Georgia Tech (21-9)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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5 Tennessee (22-10)
12 Ball State (25-8)
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2ND ROUND
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12 Ball State, 71-55
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SWEET 16
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4 Iowa State, 71-57
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4 Pittsburgh, 65-60
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SWEET 16
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12 Gonzaga, 74-59
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2ND ROUND
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5 Xavier (25-6)
12 Gonzaga (26-6)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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4 Iowa State (24-8)
13 East Tenn. State (20-10)
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2ND ROUND
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4 Iowa State, 85-53
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4 Pittsburgh, 64-35
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2ND ROUND
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4 Pittsburgh (23-7)
13 Montana (28-4)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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6 Texas (21-11)
11 Mississippi State (22-9)
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2ND ROUND
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11 Mississippi State, 71-63
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SWEET 16
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3 Ohio State, 64-58
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ELITE EIGHT
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2 Stanford, 84-66
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6 Purdue, 67-61
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ELITE EIGHT
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6 Purdue, 85-70
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SWEET 16
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6 Purdue, 65-52
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2ND ROUND
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6 Purdue (22-10)
11 Charlotte (23-8)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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3 Ohio State (27-5)
14 Sacred Heart (25-7)
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2ND ROUND
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3 Ohio State, 77-63
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3 North Carolina, 85-80
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2ND ROUND
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3 North Carolina (27-6)
14 Central Florida (17-16)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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7 DePaul (23-9)
10 San Diego State (23-7)
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2ND ROUND
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10 San Diego State, 76-70
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SWEET 16
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2 Stanford, 77-49
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7 Rutgers, 80-52
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SWEET 16
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7 Rutgers, 57-51
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2ND ROUND
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7 Rutgers (19-12)
10 VCU (26-6)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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2 Stanford (29-4)
15 UCSB (22-9)
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2ND ROUND
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2 Stanford, 74-39
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2 Auburn, 85-49
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2ND ROUND
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2 Auburn (29-3)
15 Lehigh (26-6)
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1ST ROUND
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TRENTON RECAP
Briann January had a combined 33 points for ASU to help wipe out Florida State and Texas A&M. That paved a clearer path for the Huskies, who won their first four games by a combined 110 points.
RALEIGH RECAP
Marissa Coleman kept top-seeded Maryland on track with 42 points in an 18-point comeback win over Vandy. But the '06 champs couldn't upend Louisville, which made its first Final Four.
BERKELEY RECAP
Four Round 1 upsets—including Ball State's shocker over the defending champion Lady Vols—set the tone early. No. 1 Duke would fall in Round 2, leaving the door open for Stanford and Jayne Appel, who double-doubled in every game.
OKLAHOMA CITY RECAP
The Paris twins' last stand was something special. En route to their only Final Four, Ashley and Courtney combined for 92 rebounds. Against Pitt, Courtney became the only player ever to reach 2,500 points and 2,000 boards.
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]

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