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- ↑ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "2015 NCAA Championship Format". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ "nitty selection" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 20, 2018.