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(AP) — The Louisville Cardinals, denied a chance to defend their national bas ketball title in the NCAA tourna ment, spurned post-season play Monday by rejecting a National Invi tation Tournament bid. Coach Denny Crum strode onto the playing floor of Crawford Gym nasium to announce the decision on the NIT and denounce the NCAA’s move the day before. “I’d like the NCAA selection com mittee to be held accountable for their actions. I would like a public response,” Crum said. Stephen F. Austin received the last NIT bid. Crum said Louisville was asked to play in the NIT, but the players voted only 7-6 in favor of playing. “The coaches felt if it was not a unanimous decision by the players, we would not be able to do our best,” he said. “A lot of the players need the aca demic concentration of not going to a tournament, and since we can’t go to the NCAA ...” Crum called for “an absolute dead certain formula” for NCAA tourna ment selection, which he said would have put Louisville ahead of several schools in the final 64. The Metro Conference’s auto matic bid to the NCAA Tournament was forfeited Sunday when Mem phis State, on probation, defeated Louisville 75-52 for the Metro Tour nament title. No conference team re ceived an at-large NCAA bid. In what he called “the most5 gerated case,” Crum asked NCAA to explain for “me and thousands of Louisville fans they could justify selecting | Tennessee.” “Our schedule was almost difficult as theirs. We also plated the road, Indiana, Purdue,Syr* UCLA . . . most of them Top teams, on the load. The mosti cult team Middle Tennesseept, . . was Michigan,” he said.“Tie no comparison in diffkultyofsc ule. There’s no comparison a leagues. “Could it possibly be beaux commissioner of the OVCJim ney, is on that selection conn Or is it just that they did notdo homework? I would like an from them.” Delaney did not immediately ment. OVC spokesman Jon\i said he responded earlier to Crum statements by saying ht only one of eight selection ci tee members and did not liavtj power to include or elitnii team. As for the NIT, Crum called great tournament.” “But our feeling was if out did not feel 100 percent in fai participating they would not hard, wouldn’t work hard wouldn’t be the representatin would want to be,” he said. It will be the first time inC 16-year tenure at Louisville tit Cardinals have not been in a season tournament. SWC sees NCAA bids' as $400,000 surpriseVa DALLAS (AP) — A year ago, the Southwest Conference figured it would get three invitations to the NCAA Tournament and received This year, the SWC received a $400,000 surprise from the NCAA Selections Committee — three teams in the 64-school field instead of one. Texas A&M, Texas Christian and Houston received the coveted bids after it was feared there would be only one SWC representative. Each school receives $200,000 for a first- round game, which it must share with its SWC bretheren. Two weeks ago most SWC coaches a g, were convinced that regular season champion TCU would be the only 31 t school to get an invitation. Then the eighth-seeded Texas Aggies came along, upset the Horned Frogs, Texas Tech, and Baylor to win the SWC Post-Season Basketball Classic and earn an automatic bid. TCU, with 23 victories including road triumphs over LSU and Okla homa, did indeed get an NCAA bid as the fourth seed in the East Re gional. The Horned Frogs will play sday. Marshall at 11:07 a.m. on Thurs< ursday. The Aggies take on Duke at 1:37 p.m. on Thursday in the Midwest Regional first round game in India napolis. The biggest shocker of all was the Houston Cougars, who also were in vited to the NCAA tournament. The Cougars had 18 victories but lost to Baylor in the semifinals of the SWC Classic. ■the 191 ■ Mu mu B' floor ■ h a 68 North ( It took Washington’s lossSuBkALE afternoon to UCLA to seal tht Bio thr and last bid for the Cougan fti xess, 1 had a road victory over TCI Bna Stat triumph over New Orleans.arjGok on i team, to their credit. The Cougars meet Kansas p.m. Friday in the first round Southeast Regional at Atlanta Baylor Coach Gene lb steamed his Bears, wholostto Coast ( in the Classic finals, didn't ^ftinipioi NCAA invitation. Baylor also! at ransf 01 victories and whipped HoiB“He w three times this season. ■mites. The Bears received a consokthe was prize, along with the Arkanst Ibl; > kboat zorbacks, in the form ofaNa things in Invitation Tournament berth su en. “It’s hard to be happy butveBd start to be happy about this," said I [from the don’t think there is any better for our team. It’s been 37 years J Baylor hasn’t lieen in a basket playoff game since the 1950NC Tournament in which it The Final Four. The Bears will lie at Arkar Little Rock at 7:05 p.m. Thtir>i| while Arkansas hosts ArkansasB 6 To p at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Houston Coach Pat FostersB^.^ was a shame Baylor didn't get B, ' the NCAA tournament. “I can understand how ht might react and I wouldn't (■ - - - ■ ."tlN (ev.-LasV want to debate the issue, »» said. “I was pleased to say the The SWC I haven’t had threeleB 1 -*' 000 in the NCAA tournament sBsorgetc Southern Methodist, Arkansas B e Paul Texas Tech made it in 198449?:Powa 7p jrdue r-N 1 ■ » 11 °’iempie Robinson unanimous choicf ^Alabama for AP All-America squad B.Clemsor ■•Missouri NEW YORK (AP) — David Rob inson, the 7-foot-1 center who has been responsible for Navy’s sudden success over the past three seasons, is the only unanimous selection on the 1986-87 Associated Press college basketball All-America team an nounced Monday. Also chosen to the first team were Steve Alford of Indiana, the only re peater; Kenny Smith of North Caro lina, Reggie Williams of Georgetown and Danny Manning of Kansas, a ju nior and the only underclassman. The team was chosen by a 10- member AP panel of sports writers. Robinson, an outstanding shooter, rebbunder and shot- blocker, led the Midshipmen to the Colonial Athletic Conference title three straight years and into the NCAA playoffs each year. Last year Navy made it into the NCAA final eight, showcasing Robinson, and this season carry a 26-5 record into the tournament. Robinson, who averged 59 per cent from the field, averaged 27.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and blocked 142 shots — best in the nation — this season. He is the only player in NCAA history to score 2,500 points, grab 1,300 rebounds and shoot 60 percent from the field during his ca reer. In four seasons, he has scored 2,619 points, grabbed 1,301 re bounds and compiled a 64 percent field-goal percentage. “I’m the only one who can stop me from scoring,” Robinson said this season. Despite having a two-year naval commitment — reduced from five years because of his height — Robin son is a likely No. 1 draft choice in the NBA draft. He tied his career (Ride high with 45 points in a loss to M,UCLA tucky this season. ■■NewOrle Alford, a four-year staneijij.Duke third-ranked Indiana’s all-time4l8NotreDc ing leader with 2,300 pointtBjQj member of the gold-medal B Kansas Olympic team, he led the How to a 24-4 record and a share of Big Ten Conference title this making 86 3-point goals (51 pert while averaging 21.8 points, Overall, the 6-2 guard percent of his field-goal atte® and 89 percent of his free throi> The 6-3 Smith, another starter, used his quickness to North Carolina in scoring ttH 16.9 average, run the offense : play a key defensive role. Smith made 51 percent of field-goal tries, including753f ers for 41 percent from long rat He led the team in assists (5.7 tied backcourt partner Jeff Lelio the team lead in steals with 45. Georgetown Coach John Tht son calls his fourth-ranked N “Reggie and the Little Miracles, adds, “Without Reggie, there'* 5 be no miracles.” The 6-7 Williams, the onlyst £ on the squad, carried the offe® load in leading Georgetown, a share of the Big East Conferet regular season championship the post-season title. BE Manning, a versatile perfoi who played forward, center guard, led the 20th-ranked hawks, 23-10, in scoring (23.7 bounding (9.7) and field goal centage (62 percent). In the Eight tournament he scored 1 cord 79 points in three games was named the Most ValuablePl' although Kansas lost in the final