Sentences with phrase «eventual national champion»
They lost only at a decent Kansas and to eventual national champion Miami at home.
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(Miami can have no complaints because, unlike the other teams in this paragraph, they did get a shot at the eventual national champion.
Penn State in 1981 got sent to play USC in the Fiesta Bowl while eventual national champion Clemson drew Nebraska.
Led by Richie Frahm and Casey Calvary, this Cinderella team made an improbable run to the Elite Eight before losing to the eventual national champion, UConn.
Last year, Kansas was also a No. 1 seed, and made it all the way to the Elite Eight before losing to eventual national champion Villanova.
George Mason (2006) wilted on the big stage, looking every bit the part of a mid-major team that didn't belong in a one - sided loss to eventual national champion Florida.
Last season, Texas Southern was ousted in the first round by eventual national champion North Carolina.
The Utes led the nation in free throw shooting in» 95 - 96 (78.4 %) en route to a 27 - 7 season that ended with a Sweet 16 loss to eventual national champion Kentucky.
This one pitted the defending national champion against the eventual national champion.
They beat eventual national champion LSU, 50 - 48, in a game that saw McFadden run for three touchdowns and throw for another.
In November 2008, for instance, when Vanderbilt visited eventual national champion North Carolina for a closed scrimmage, Ezeli turned heads again by aggressively banging bodies with the Tar Heels» heralded frontcourt.
Yes, an Auburn line led by Nick Fairley came through at key times (a safety and a goal line stand), but even against the eventual national champions, Oregon indeed began to ask the right questions.
Michigan State made it all the way to the Final Four where they lost to Duke, the eventual National Champions, in the National Semifinal.
Not exact matches
With the entire roster returning from last year's squad that went 27 - 7, and lost to eventual champion Mater Dei - Santa Ana in the CIFSS Division I semifinals, the Cougars have been riding high as an unbeaten state and national No. 1 team.