71.   But his academic perseverance opened doors, enabling him to go to the best colleges and become a diplomat and lawmaker.

72.   Center Loren Woods went so far as to call the Wildcats potentially the best college team ever.

73.   Chris Mullin has won two Olympic gold medals and the trophy for being the best college player.

74.   Chris Gbandi is the best college soccer player in the country and a member of a national championship team.

75.   He was one of the best college players last season as a high-scoring freshman at California.

76.   Not the Big East, generally conceded to be the best college basketball league in America.

77.   The Chicago Cubs selected Mark Prior, the Southern California right-hander considered by some to be the best college pitcher ever, with the second pick.