But during four years at Wake Forest University he never advanced beyond the Elite Eight.
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To play Duke in an Elite Eight, never mind a Final Four, it was a death bracket.
Even last year, when Kansas reached the Elite Eight, the Jayhawks fell to an 11 seed (Virginia Commonwealth).
"Just the win and being in the Elite Eight, " Syracuse's Brandon Triche said.
Nike, meanwhile, is guaranteed to have at least four teams in the Elite Eight and could have as many as seven.
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America got its first glimpse of Curry in 2008 when he led tiny Davidson College to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight.
If the Elite Eight factors become a reality, I suspect all the top football schools will re-evaluate their promises and programs.
And not a single Premier League team was among the Elite Eight.
The sight of Ware writhing in pain cast a long shadow over an Elite Eight matchup that was as alluring as they come.
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The spending has also paid off: the Huskies have returned to the Elite Eight three times since, including a championship win last year.
Davidson is also one of only two teams in the last decade to make the Elite Eight while spending less than the average.
This year, mot only did all four top seeds reach the Final Four, they all played No. 2 seeds in the Elite Eight.
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But that team fell in the Elite Eight after West Virginia simply packed the paint with defenders, forcing Wall to shoot from outside.
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Alas, like my Duke Blue Devils, thought leadership only made it to the Elite Eight this year ( see the Jargon Madness bracket here ).
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Technically, that's true, though Wisconsin has made the tournament all 12 years under Ryan, a run that's included five Sweet 16s and one Elite Eight.
That success followed two seasons of a combined 64-12 record with deep tournament runs to the Elite Eight in 2010 and Final Four in 2011.
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History shows that typically one of the four No. 1 seeds fails to reach the Elite Eight and at least two won't reach the Final Four.
Coupled with the ability of their continental competitors to solidify their hegemony, this helps explain just why there is no English representation in Europe's Elite Eight.
The team went on to the Elite Eight with an inspiration that makes sports a special testament to what is good in the human spirit.
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Only three double-digit seeds have made the Elite Eight since 2004: George Mason (11) in 2006, Davidson (10) in 2008 and Virginia Commonwealth (11) last year.
At stake was a slot in the elite eight of this year's Canadian Table Hockey Championships, the best-attended North American tournament that the game has seen in decades.
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Appearing in its third consecutive Elite Eight Game with a veteran roster consisting of three senior and two junior starters, Florida entered the game on a hot streak.
If the Elite Eight factors dominated decision-making, sports bloggers and tweet-a-holics would create a social media mania that may bring more death threats than praise for a Ms. McDonald.
Every year, the notion of a Cinderella team advancing into the Sweet 16, Elite Eight or Final Four would be moot, because we could just pencil in the power conferences.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic, world numbers one and two Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro have also already qualified for the elite eight-man tournament.
Highly touted teams have also been shut down, with No. 1 seeds Indiana and Kansas both failing to make the Elite Eight after upset victories by Syracuse and Michigan, respectively.
Djokovic is through to the semifinals of the elite eight-man tournament following Friday's 6-2 7-6 (8-6) victory over sixth-ranked Czech Tomas Berdych, which gave him a 100% record in three Group A matches.
Soderling only made the elite eight-man tournament after Andy Roddick pulled out through injury but took his chance with both hands as he brushed aside Nadal 6-4 6-4 before a stunned crowd at the O2 Arena.
While Ohio State is a heavy favorite to beat underdog Wichita State in the Elite Eight, it may be considered a Cinderella team against the likes of powerhouse Middlebury College in the Environmental March Madness Tournament.
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It was a crunch encounter to kick off the elite eight-man tournament, with only one place separating them in the world rankings, but Britain's Murray dominated the decider to delight his home crowd at the O2 Arena.
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