How often does a Patriot League team win an NCAA Tournament game? How about never -- until Bucknell's improbable upset of Kansas last season. That historic game overshadows a small fact: Holy Cross was the Patriot League regular-season champion, and only a 4-point loss to Bucknell in the conference tournament final kept the Crusaders from getting their shot at Kansas. (Full article: 494 words)

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