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. |