It’s official: Loyola is NCAA Tournament-bound after beating ISU for MVC title
No more speculation. No more worries. Loyola is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1985.
Steve Greenberg
City of Chicago native, sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. Follow me on Twitter @slgreenberg.
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