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Memphis Finally Wins as No. 1

Unbeaten Tigers top Tulsa for first win as NCAA's top team

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted Jan 23, 2008 9:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Twenty-five years and 13 days ago, Virginia Tech upset Memphis hours after they were anointed #1 in the NCAA; the Tigers avoided the same fate in their first game as college basketball's top team since then, beating Tulsa 56-41. Memphis had won its previous six... Read full story »

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