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Yale sends No. 5 Baylor packing for first ever NCAA Tournament win

Yes, they dreamed of playing in the NCAA Tournament at Yale.

No, this is not some lazy sportswriter reference to the idea that they think bigger thoughts in the Ivy League. It’s a lazy sportswriter reference to the fact Yale’s last NCAA Tournament appearance was in 1962.

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“It’s been a long time coming for the school,” forward Brandon Sherrod said on the day before the Bulldogs opened the NCAA Tournament against Baylor. “Watching Selection Sunday, seeing guys be a part of media day here has always been a dream of mine.