31.   Andretti is in his fifth season with Petty Enterprises and has had to weather the rebuilding years at the family-owned organization.

32.   For the women too, it was supposed to be a rebuilding year, but Tasha Schwikert brilliantly led the team toward bronze.

33.   Georgia Tech, projected for a rebuilding year after the loss of Joe Hamilton, turned out to be a major surprise.

34.   It was, after all, supposed to be a rebuilding year.

35.   Juventus has held sole possession of first place since early December but its advantage has dwindled as Sampdoria, expected to struggle during a rebuilding year, has surged.