When word came that Boston College, picked next-to-last in the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference poll, would head to Minneapolis Friday to face Southern Cal in the NCAA Tournament, coach Al Skinner said there was no fist-bumping or towel-waving from his team. (Full article: 801 words)

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