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Who'll make nation take notice this week?

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Monday, November 25, 2002

Ball State made its mark a year ago this week. Beating UCLA and Kansas in Maui to get plenty of publicity, which lasted all season, until the Cardinals flopped in the MAC. And missed the NCAAs. So, was the Maui experience worth it? Certainly. Ball State coach Tim Buckley said throughout the year and offseason that the wins gave the program even more credibility and kept the Cardinals in the NCAA conversation for the entire season. Wins like those Ball State picked up a year ago over high-prof ...

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