21.   Teams earn points based on the four categories, and the ones with the lowest totals are ranked highest.

22.   Take those away and the Cal State Northridge baseball team might have earned a win against its nationally ranked opponent.

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

24.   The Mark Badgley-James Mischka design team earned fame with evening wear and has gradually added day wear.

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

26.   The production team earns a standing ovation.

27.   The top four teams earned the homecourt advantage in the perilous best-of-five opening series, but really, little separates them from the second tier.

28.   The top two teams earn spots on Team USA.

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

30.   The United States national team earned some consolation in the third annual Parmalat Cup.