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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 5000701, member: 71"] Ray lasted a few years beyond that but DePaul had a three year run (1980-1982) where they entered the tournament top three in the regular season ending polls, but got knocked off in their first game. Back then, there were 48 teams in the tournament but four in each region got a first round bye. DePaul, as one of the top teams in the country each year got a first round bye and then got knocked off by a team that won a first round game (UCLA 1980; St Joe's 1981; BC 1982). In 1981, over the course of about 40 minutes real time, two top seeds (DePaul, Oregon St) and the defending champions (Louisville) got upset on last second shots and the term "March Madness" was born. [/QUOTE]