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Can these once-ranked teams pull themselves off the bubble?

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Thursday, March 6, 2008

In the past, Syracuse has been forced to win a few games in the Big East tournament to clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament. When? Well, just last season. And the season before, too. So for the third year in a row, Syracuse heads into Big East tournament play with no guarantee it will earn an NCAA berth. Two seasons ago, Syracuse entered the Big East tournament at 19-11 (7-9 league). But the Orange completed a four-game run to the Big East tournament title, during which Gerry McNa ...

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