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Word: playoff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Both Leverett and Quincy, who were second and third respectively after the fall season, slipped three places. Leverett tied Eliot and Winthrop for the swimming title but lost in the playoff. Quincy lost a playoff to Eliot for the basketball "A" championship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Increases Lead in Defense Of Straus Title | 4/1/1967 | See Source »

Eliot more than doubled its fall lead by capturing the basketball "A" championship and the hockey title. Eliot also tied for first in swimming, but lost to Winthrop in a playoff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Increases Lead in Defense Of Straus Title | 4/1/1967 | See Source »

...N.C.A.A. basketball championships at Louisville. With 7-ft. 1⅜-in. Lew Alcindor pouring in 20 points and picking off 14 rebounds, the heavily favored Bruins closed out their season with a perfect 30-0 record. In New York's National Invitation Tournament, the other big post-season playoff, Southern Illinois made it a clean sweep for favorites by beating Marquette in the finals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scoreboard: Who Won? Mar. 31, 1967 | 3/31/1967 | See Source »

Eliot won the other two events, the 200 yard medley relay and the 50 yard backstroke. Leverett, which had beaten Winthrop in a meet three days ago to force the playoff, finished third, managing only five second place finishes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Wins Title | 3/11/1967 | See Source »

...meet climaxed a season which saw the three Houses trade around the top three places until they eventually deadlocked, necessitating the playoff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Wins Title | 3/11/1967 | See Source »

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