<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - NCAA Men's Tournament</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><description>NCAA Men's Tournament</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[All the Right Moves]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28294-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28294-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[UNC Coach Roy Williams played to win Monday, not worrying about possible postgame second-guessing by keeping Raymond Felton in  the game despite early foul trouble.]]></description><author> John Feinstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tar Heels Hold On for <br>Championship Victory]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26738-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26738-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After racing out to a 13-point halftime lead, North Carolina does just enough down the stretch to thwart an Illinois rally and hold on for a 75-70 victory Monday night.]]></description><author> Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plenty to Celebrate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26875-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26875-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sean May celebrates his 21st birthday Monday by leading his Tar Heels to a national championship 29 years after his father, Scott, did the same with Indiana.]]></description><author> Eric Prisbell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illini Rally Falls Short]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26874-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26874-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Illinois came all the way back from a 15-point deficit again on Monday night. 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Odom is not a stranger to the ACC, having coached at Wake Forest.]]></description><author> Mark Schlabach  and Eric Prisbell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNC-Illinois in Final]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22321-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22321-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[North Carolina coasts to an 87-71 victory over Michigan State to set up a meeting with Illinois in the men's  championship game Monday.]]></description><author> Eric Prisbell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illini Down Cardinals]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21750-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid 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Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dueling Generals]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19895-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19895-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The point guard matchup is a compelling and critical subplot to the national semifinal between North Carolina and Michigan State.]]></description><author> Eric Prisbell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to Ease the Pain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19893-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19893-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As Illinois prepares to play Louisville in a national semifinal Saturday, Coach Bruce Weber finds himself reflecting on the last conversation he had with his mother.]]></description><author> Mark Schlabach</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning Back the Clock]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19805-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19805-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Twenty years to the day after the greatest moment of his career, Rollie Massimino was surrounded by men who had worked for him, won with him, lost with him, cried with him.]]></description><author> John Feinstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parity Improves 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That's fine by the Illini.]]></description><author> Michael Wilbon</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots Help May Flower]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sean May has a chance to add to the family scrapbook as UNC makes its record 16th appearance in a Final Four on Saturday.]]></description><author> Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life, Death, Basketball]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11212-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11212-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mencollegebasketball/2005ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thirty years after entering the coaching profession, Louisville's Rick Pitino still has the ability to motivate common men to do uncommon things.]]></description><author> Eric Prisbell</author></item></channel></rss>