10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Northwestern Wildcats. Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Northwestern Wildcats News http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/nbd Cats put on exhibition (Rivals.com) EVANSTON, Ill. - Sophomore forward John Shurna posted game highs of 21 points and seven rebounds as the... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:00 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-334027:1 Carmody previews season (Rivals.com) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:18:00 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-329743:1 Northwestern Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

   Since Northwestern never has qualified for the NCAA Tournament, the program's success usually has been calculated with inchworms rather than yardsticks. But after last year's grand achievements, the Wildcats are ready to start using the same measuring system as the rest of the nation's major-college teams.

   Northwestern tied the school record for regular-season wins (17). It earned the program's first NIT bid since 1999. It knocked off three Top 25 teams, which included road-warrior wins at NCAA runnerup Michigan State and Sweet Sixteen participant Purdue. It entered the Big Ten tournament with an RPI of 70, which meant they held legitimate NCAA Tournament hopes until getting knocked out by Minnesota in the opening round.

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