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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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The Big Win Tournament — Week Three Round Two

Eight seeds started the week in contention, and after upsets across the board, we’re down to an unexpected four. Week Three rolls on into the second round, and you the reader have two more choices to make. Round One Review Game 15 [crowdsignal poll=10543579] AC’s supporters come through again in a big way, and the…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Three Round One

Welcome to Week Three of the ND Basketball Big Win Tournament. 15 memorable Notre Dame hardwood victories have been reduced to one, and that one, chosen by you the readers in yet another decisive vote, moves onward and upward to challenge our next seven seeds. Week Two Review For those who need a refresher, we…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Finals

We reach the end of our second week in our attempt to find the biggest win in ND men’s basketball history. Once again, our readers looked at their Week Two choices, spoke quite loudly about which games they wanted to see in the championship, and pushed two under-seeded contenders into the limelight. Round 2 Review…

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