61.   Manchester would have secured a spot in the final eight with two games to spare by winning.

62.   Michael Chang, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Jim Courier and Becker have already qualified for the final eight.

63.   Nieminen became the first Finnish player to reach the final eight in an ATP tournament.

64.   North Sydney will have to beat the Gold Coast next week and rely on Brisbane to defeat Auckland to make the final eight.

65.   Only if underdog Canada defeated South Africa and both sides scored eight tries could Australia miss the final eight.

66.   Only Ghana and Gabon have clinched berths in the final eight.

67.   Reaching the final eight was quite an improvement for the United States compared to last year.

68.   Reaching the final eight was quite an improvement for the United States.

69.   Tennessee, which set a school record for victories, was trying to reach the final eight for the first time.

70.   Stan Heath resigned at Kent State on Thursday to coach Arkansas after leading the Golden Flashes to the final eight of the NCAA tournament.