1.   A Celtic lottery victory could secure the rights to Tim Duncan and offer Pitino an opportunity that all the money in the Meadowlands could not have bought last year.

2.   A victory would secure a great deal of bonus money.

3.   A team destined for greatness needs just one victory to secure its place in history.

4.   Seventy victories would secure a spot in the record books, but not another championship, Jordan says.

5.   The only remaining at-large bid is the Motor City Bowl, and Louisiana Tech probably needs a victory to secure a matchup with Marshall.

6.   The victory secured a national championship for the Crimson Tide.

7.   The victory secured home-court advantage for their best-of-five, first-round playoff series which begins Sunday against the Houston Rockets.

8.   A Denver victory also secures home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

9.   A victory would secure France a berth in the second round with one first-round match remaining.

10.   A victory would practically secure a berth for the locals.