41.  Because the tournament is an invitational and only the top eight teams on the tour participated, the victory does not count toward season point totals.

42.  Before Fiset was injured, he was one of the best goalies in the league and perhaps the biggest reason the Kings were consistently among the top few teams.

43.  Being one of the top eight seeds means not having to face another top team until the College World Series.

44.  Besides the NBA champion, the European champion, the South American champion and three other top teams from Europe will be invited.

45.  Both Korytek and Babenko placed the Russians first and ranked the top seven teams in the same order.

46.  Both polls factor into the Bowl Championship Series rankings, which are used to determine the top two teams to play for the title.

47.  Brazil and Italy have top teams.

48.  ------ The Patriots signed backup middle linebacker Marty Moore, also a top special teams player, to a one-year deal Friday.

49.  A Busch Grand National source said the top three teams that might land Hornaday are Andy Petree Racing, A.J. Foyt Racing or the newly formed Chip Ganassi team.

50.  A quarterfinal round has been added in both tournaments, which means that the top four teams in each pool will advance.