So, beating the fifth-seeded Mountaineers (18-14) was perhaps the sweetest victory in the three-peat.

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'Bama's tally under coach Nick Saban rose to 13 first-round picks since 2010 and 14 since 2009 after the three-peat of sorts.

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To sort of one-up it and three-peat is pretty awesome.

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In London, Phelps can't complete a three-style three-peat.

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The enthusiastic LIU Brooklyn crowd, which spent much of the second half chanting "Brooklyn Three-peat", stormed the floor to celebrate what was a career night for Garner and a definitive statement for the small LIU program.

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