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The Big Win Tournament — The Final Week Begins

Back on April 13th, we kicked off the Tournament of Big ND Men’s Basketball wins. 37 of the most meaningful victories in ND men’s basketball history were seeded, and your votes determined which survived each week. Today, we kick off the final week of the tournament, and reveal Seeds #2 through #8. Those Super Seven,…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Four Finals

Twenty eight wins are down to two, as the Big Win Tournament reaches the finals of Week Four. The top seven seeds await this week’s winner, which will either be one of Mike Brey’s Irish team’s recent successes or a vintage win that has yet to be replicated anywhere. Let’s go to the tape. Round…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Four Round Two

Week Four’s first round is complete, and we’re ready for the semifinals. Four of ND’s biggest wins will once again be reduced to two, putting us one step closer to the eight tournament finalists. So let’s see which of our original seeds this week made it through to this round. Round One Review Game 22…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Four Round One

Our first pandemic distraction moves on inexorably into Week number four. The Big Wins in ND Men’s Basketball History adds seven more seeds to face the Week Three winner, and this week will determine which win makes it to the final-eight-except-the-one-we-all-know-is-number-one competition next week. We’re getting into the creme de la creme at this point,…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Three Finals

The tournament that started with 37 wins is down to 10, and now you’ll be able to pick which of our two finalists from this week will take on the top seven. It’s time to wrap up Week Three with our finalists. Round Two Review Game 19 [crowdsignal poll=10544788] AC fans continue to bring the…

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