91.   The committee, in its choices, showed a clear preference for teams who performed well in conference tournaments.

92.   The ease of the win may pay off big psychologically for the Frogs if these two teams meet in two weeks in the conference tournament in Las Vegas.

93.   The great conference tournament was reduced to a tune-up Sunday, once the Blue Devils defense went to Defcon-One.

94.   The Ivy League, which has no conference tournament, sends its regular-season league champion.

95.   The last-place team does not qualify for the conference tournament.

96.   The Huskies could have helped their cause in the conference tournament, but lost a first-round game to Syracuse.

97.   The major conference tournaments have wrought their usual havoc.

98.   The Owls won the conference tournament.

99.   The proliferation of conference tournaments probably helped toughen up Iowa, Ohio State, Purdue and Michigan State.

100.   The Pirates squeaked into the conference tournament by beating Connecticut in their final regular-season game Saturday.