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We're 76th! We're 76th! Check out over at SBN Bay Area why Cal might still have to win all three games, and why Cal-USC is a bubble elimination match. Also follow all my additional updates/previews/semi-useful info on the Pac-10 tournament stream over at SBN Bay Area.

Who: Exclusive for Cal new alumni, 2006-11 Date: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 | 3:30pm Where: Alumni House Cost: $25 (catered meal from Buckhorn + free ticket to Cal-Arizona hoops game as well) Cal hoops celebrities + Tosh talking about the new recruiting class. Sounds like fun. norcalnick and I will be in attendance. Who else wants to come? Let me know in the comments so you know what disguise I'm wearing!

It's too late in the day to link this in the DBD, and I don't want to write a new DBD, but I thought this was significant. 1. California: Swept Washington last season and lost no one of consequence. Jerome Randle might be the best big-shot-maker on the West Coast, and Patrick Christopher is probably the most underrated wing in the country. Coach Monty will make them guard. Although the Cal bigs are still limited offensively, they are old, tough and know their roles. Theo Robertson is sneaky good, too. Lots of good Cal and Pac 10 info in there too

The California Golden Bears will return to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament this week for the first time since the 2005-06 season when they travel to Kansas City, Missouri to take on the Maryland Terrapins in the first round of the West Region. The Bears earned a No.7 seed and will face 10th-seeded Terrapins Thursday, March 15 at a time that will be announced later. The contest will be broadcast by CBS, TIPOFF at 2:55 PM EST, 11:55 AM PST. The California-Maryland winner will face the winner of the Memphis-Cal State Northridge game Saturday at the Sprint Center. California, 22-9 on the season, will be making its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance.

For Cal students only. I got an e-mail just now about this. It's just a simple survey. If you take it you are entered into a drawing where you can win a Montgomery signed basketball or Tedford signed football. Be sure to mention GOLD OUT at every opportunity. And plug this blog. I mentioned this blog twice!