Word: stanfords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard Law School (HLS) retained its second place position behind Yale, tying Stanford...
...Harvard Business School (HBS) fell one spot from last year's top ranking, losing out to Stanford and tying for second with Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania...
...John's has battled all season, with near-miss losses to Stanford and Purdue and the Preseason NIT and to No. 1 Duke in overtime at Madison Square Garden, in a game Elton Brand thought was the best he's ever played in, a 92-88 defeat...
Beyond that very thoughtful selection of the final two teams, I left the rest to chance and my affection for two minority groups in NCAA b-ball: Ivy League schools (this year, Stanford had to do, and they didn't do very well) and unknown schools from the middle of nowhere--Southwest Missouri State practically defines the species...
...While Stanford's loss and the defeats of countless other teams (Valparaiso was a particularly painful disappointment), Southwest Missouri State has been keeping me going. They face Duke this weekend, so for my bracket hopes to stay alive, their Cinderella run must end. But their unexpected success is the point of March Madness. It's no fun if everything goes according to plan; we all love rooting for the underdog and watching him succeed. This attitude mostly has to do with basketball, but it also has to do with the time of the year--it's spring, and pleasant surprises...