How the wins are affecting the numbers at Davidson

<p>From a Davidson press release on the PR Newswire:</p>

<pre><code>DAVIDSON, N.C., March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Davidson College has been getting a lot of attention since the 10th-seed Wildcats upset 2nd-seed Georgetown in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 23.

In advance of Davidson's Friday night game against 3rd-seed Wisconsin,
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<p>here's an informal look at how the tournament is affecting some of
Davidson's numbers.</p>

<pre><code>Average regular daily sales at Davidson College Bookstore before
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<p>Sunday, March 23: $1,700</p>

<pre><code>Daily sales at Davidson College Bookstore on Wednesday, March 26 (the
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<p>first day "Sweet 16" t-shirts were available): $35,000</p>

<pre><code>#1 - Place of "Davidson College" on Googletrends' list of most-searched
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<p>words Sunday night ("hotness trend: volcanic")</p>

<pre><code>#4 - Googletrends' Sunday night ranking of the search term "Davidson
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<p>University"</p>

<pre><code>#10--Googletrends' Sunday night ranking of search term "Davidson
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<p>Wildcats"</p>

<pre><code>#11--Googletrends Sunday night ranking of search term "Stephen Curry"

Teams with bulldog mascots that have been beaten by Davidson in the
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<p>NCAA tournament: 2</p>

<pre><code>Bulldog toys stuffed into the mouth of the Wildcat statue on the
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<p>Davidson campus: 1</p>

<pre><code>Number of consecutive games Davidson has won to date: 24 (longest
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<p>winning streak in the country)</p>

<pre><code>Players on Davidson's team: 14

Players who come from countries outside the U.S.: 6

Players who speak French fluently: At least 4

Years Bob McKillop has coached at Davidson: 19

Percentage of McKillop's four-year players who have graduated in that
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<p>period: 100</p>

<pre><code>Percentage increase in transfer inquiries received by Davidson's
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<p>Admission Office since Sunday's win over Georgetown: 1,200 percent</p>

<pre><code>Since Sunday, calls to the Admission Office inquiring about Davidson's
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<p>application deadline (which has already passed): 10</p>

<pre><code>Unsolicited applications received since Sunday, even though Davidson's
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<p>deadline has passed: 1</p>

<pre><code>Reported number of Facebook "friend" requests received by one member of the Davidson basketball team after Sunday's victory: 1,800

Miles from the Davidson campus in Davidson, N.C. to Ford Field in
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<p>Detroit, Mich. (the arena hosting Davidson's "Sweet 16" game against
Wisconsin): 648.65</p>

<pre><code>Buses secured by the college to transport interested students to the
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<p>game (Davidson's Board of Trustees created a fund to cover the cost): 7</p>

<pre><code>Students making the trip by bus: Approximately 350

Seating capacity of Ford Field for the NCAA Tournament: 72,000

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, townspeople and others who rallied to
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<p>wave goodbye to the team when the Wildcats' bus left campus Wednesday,
March 26: Perhaps 1,000</p>

<pre><code>Doughnuts consumed at the on-campus "pep rally" broadcast during the
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<p>CBS Early Show Thursday, March 27: 600.</p>

<pre><code>Times the Pep Band led pep rally guests in rousing versions of "Sweet
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<p>Caroline": 2</p>

<pre><code>Year in which Davidson last competed in the NCAA Tournament: 1969

Days that Tom Ross '72 has been Davidson's president (he counts): 241

Average days per year that it's a great day to be a Wildcat: 365
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<p>There's an error. Davidson has competed in the NCAA Tournament 3 years in a row. They last won an NCAA Tournament game in 1969.</p>

<p>that was very interesting, thanks</p>