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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>The greatest programs: No. 22, Notre Dame</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/13/1017988.aspx</link><description>One game shouldn't propel a team into the ranks of the greatest college basketball programs.

But it's a good place to start.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>The greatest programs: No. 22, Notre Dame</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/13/1017988.aspx#1018579</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:05:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1018579</guid><dc:creator>Brian McCarthy</dc:creator><description>Thanks for recognizing a great era for ND hoops.&lt;br&gt;Just a technical point. ND went to the sweet sixteen in 2003. &amp;nbsp;They defeated Illinois in the second round before getting beat handily by Arizona.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>The greatest programs: No. 22, Notre Dame</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/13/1017988.aspx#1031677</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 17:26:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1031677</guid><dc:creator>Dave Lundal, Madison WI</dc:creator><description>ND certainly has a basketball heritage many don't recognize. &amp;nbsp;One thing that did really help them though was the fact that for many years the NCAA tournament only accepted conference champions. &amp;nbsp;Being an independent they did not have that &amp;quot;on court&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;hurdle that other programs did. &amp;nbsp;The ACC used to rock as well as any gym in history. </description></item></channel></rss>