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Monday, March 12, 2007
Monday morning readaround
A quick wrapup of some of the top coverage of Holy Cross's NCAA Tournament appearance:

HC-Southern Illinois stories:
  • Dance Party Jen Toland of the Telegram & Gazette reports on the Crusaders reaction to their seeding and takes a quick look at Southern Illinois
  • SIU gets highest seed ever, date with Holy Cross (Chicago Tribune)
  • Salukis get their highest seed ever as No. 4 meets No. 13 Holy Cross (Belleville News-Democrat)
  • No. 4 seeding a high-water mark for Southern Illinois (Daily Southtown)
  • SIU’s focus on first-round task (Daily Herald)
  • Salukis earn No. 4 seed in the West, play Holy Cross first (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • Recognize the Southern Illinois Salukis (AOL sports)
  • SIU no longer secret at No. 4 seed (Kane County Chronicle)
  • Holy Cross to play S. Illinois in NCAA Tournament (AP)
  • West Region analysis (Mike Mike Towle of the Nashville Tennessean calls Ralph Willard the "Coach to watch" in the West

    Stories on the tournament and mid-majors:
  • This season, it's a Valley of despair (Peoria Journal-Star on the Missouri Valley getting just two bids)
  • Power conferences dominate field (AP)
  • Debate, analysis as good as the games -- well, almost (Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe says Holy Cross is the official "NCAA Opponent From Hell")
  • Orange crushed: NCAA snub stuns Syracuse (Yes Virginia, there is a God, and he doesn't just watch over Holy Cross ... from the AP ... sorry, we can't resist rubbing this one in a little)
  • Mid-Majors won't get a chance to prove themselves (AOL sports)

    NIT snubs Bison:
  • Bucknell fails to receive bid from NIT (Daily Item)

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