| NCAA lists top 35 moments |
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| Written by Admin |
| Tuesday, 11 December 2012 03:03 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The list of the 35 greatest moments, part of the 75th anniversary celebration of the NCAA tournament, was compiled and researched by the NCAA's basketball and statistics staff, which consulted with the NCAA's media partners and selected members of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The fan voting at NCAA.com/MarchMadness will begin in January with the top moment announced at the Final Four in April. 1939: Oregon wins first NCAA tournament 1963: Loyola (Ill.) vs. Mississippi State 1966: A win for Civil Rights 1973: Walton leads Bruins to title 1974: N.C. State ends UCLA's run 1975: Wooden goes out with 10th title 1976: Indiana wins the title - perfectly 1977: Marquette's McGuire goes out on top 1979: Magic vs. Bird 1981: Ainge's full-court drive leads BYU last-second win 1981: U.S. Reed, Rolando Blackman and John Smith 1982: Jordan hits game-winner to lead North Carolina 1983: N.C. State's last-second win over Houston 1985: Andre Turner: Twice a hero 1985: Villanova upsets Georgetown 1987: Indiana's Smart shocks Syracuse 1989: Rumeal Robinson seals Michigan victory 1990: Loyola Marymount's Bo Kimble shoots lefty 1990: UConn's Tate George beats Clemson in final seconds 1990: Laettner before the Kentucky game 1991: Duke upsets UNLV 1991: Richmond makes history 1992: Laettner hits last-second over Kentucky 1995: Tyus Edney saves UCLA 1996: Mile High Madness: Syracuse beats Georgia in OT 1998: The Bryce Drew shot - Valpo upsets Ole Miss 1998: Rip rips the hearts out of the Washington Huskies 1999: The nation meets Gonzaga 2001: Hampton Coach Steve Merfeld gets a lift 2005: Regional Finals for the ages 2006: George Mason reaches Final Four 2008: Kansas comes back in closing minutes to win title 2010: Butler comes oh so close 2011: VCU goes from First Four to the Final Four 2012: Twice in one day? Afraid so, Missouri and Duke |
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