21.   Texas and Colorado did not earn berths in the title game until last weekend, giving the schools only one week to sell tickets and prepare for the game.

22.   Texas bounced back during the next four seasons, earning a berth in the NCAA tournament each year.

23.   That would be needed to earn a berth in the National Invitational Tournament.

24.   The Canadians finished sixth in an eight-team field where the top five teams earned Olympic berths.

25.   The Comets won two games to end the first-round, best-of-three series, thus earning their berth with tthe Sparks.

26.   The Falcons earned a berth in the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to West Virginia in the opening round.

27.   The monkey business carried on in the AFC, too, where four teams have earned berths but four others still hope to earn invitations themselves.

28.   The top two teams in the MPSF usually earn berths in the NCAA final four.

29.   The top-two finishers at each event will earn Nissan berths.

30.   The U.S. team already has earned its berth because of host privileges.