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...Crimson's first-round opponent, and the NCAA tourney seedings, will be announced today, but all indications are that the squad will hold the sixth-seeded position. In the latest poll, Temple, Penn State, Maryland, Delaware and UMass were all ranked ahead of Harvard, and those rankings don't figure to change much...
...NCAA tourney--which will feature 12 teams--opens across the Eastern seaboard this week and will culminate the weekend of May 21-22 with the finals at the University of Pennsylvania. The top four seeded teams will receive first-round byes, with the next four squads holding home field advantage in this week's first round. Most probable first-round opponents for the Crimson will be Dartmouth, Princeton or Northwestern...
...could win again. "Damn right," Palmer said, but then he shot 74, 76 and 78. Jack Nicklaus, 43, who has won five Masters, was asked who he thought would win. "When I'm not here any more," Nicklaus answered softly, "I'll pick somebody else." Following a first-round 73, Nicklaus had to withdraw with a creaky back. Ballesteros has a bad back too, but at the mention of it after his closing 69, he said, "My back is very good. Is yours all right...
...race for the nation's top four spots--which will be highly coveted when the NCAA hands out its 12 tournament bids later this month (the top four squads will receive first-round byes and the home-field advantage)--the tie at Temple and loss at Maryland did nothing to improve the Crimson's chances of moving up from its current number six national ranking...
...After an east first-round victory, McNerney took on Cal State-Bakersfield's Jesse Reyes...