Stanford earned a No. 1 seed despite losing twice to Arizona. But then again, Stanford only lost one other game all season. The Cardinal have remarkable balance inside and outside, and have the depth to withstand any foul trouble.
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Seed, Region and Bid: 1, South Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 8 NCAA Tournament Record: 12-7 (.632) Final Four Appearances: 2 (1998, 1942) NCAA Tournament Championships: 1 (1942) Best NCAA Tournament Finish: National champions Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: 3 Final Associated Press ranking: 3 Final Ratings Percentage Index: 9 Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 2 RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (5-3) Nov. 11 Beat No. 10 Duke, 80-79 (OT) Nov. 27 Beat No. 3 Auburn, 67-58 Jan. 8 Lost to No. 4 Arizona, 68-65 Jan. 15 Beat Oregon, 85-71 Feb. 3 Beat UCLA, 78-63 Feb. 10 Beat Oregon, 76-61 Mar. 4 Lost to UCLA, 94-93 (OT) Mar. 9 Lost to No. 6 Arizona, 86-81 (Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day) NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Overall Record: 12-7 (.632) Final Four Appearances: 2 (1942, 1998) NCAA Tournament Championships: 1 (1942) 1999--Second seed in West Region Defeated Alcorn State in first round, 69-57 Lost to Gonzaga in second round, 82-74 1998--Third seed in Midwest Region Defeated College of Charleston in first round, 67-57 Defeated Western Michigan in second round, 83-65 Defeated Purdue in regional semifinal, 67-59 Defeated Rhode Island in regional final, 79-77 Lost to Kentucky in National Semifinal, 86-85 (OT) 1997--Sixth seed in West Region Defeated Oklahoma in first round, 80-67 Defeated Wake Forest in second round, 72-66 Lost to Utah in regional semifinal, 82-77 (OT) 1996--Ninth seed in East Region Defeated Bradley in first round, 66-58 Lost to Massachusetts in second round, 79-74 1995--Tenth seed in East Region Defeated North Carolina-Charlotte in first round, 70-68 Lost to Massachusetts in second round, 75-53 1992--Twelfth seed in Southeast Region Lost to Alabama in first round, 80-75 1989--Third seed in East Region Lost to Siena in first round, 80-78 1942--Western Regionals Defeated Rice in regional semifinal, 53-47 Defeated Colorado in regional final, 46-35 Defeated Dartmouth in National Championship, 53-38 Record by Region: In East: 2-3 (.400) In South/Southeast: 0-1 (.000) In Midwest: 4-1 (.800) In West: 5-2 (.714) Record by Seed: As 2nd seed: 1-1 (.500) As 3rd seed: 4-2 (.667) As 6th seed: 2-1 (.667) As 9th seed: 1-1 (.500) As 10th seed: 1-1 (.500) As 12th seed: 0-1 (.000) |
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