GC6228D Big Five; Little Cache: Temple (Unknown Cache) in Pennsylvania, United States created by 1Husky

This cache has been archived.

1Husky: Was in the city today and decided to stop here. This doesn't get much activity and I don't get into the city much any more so I think it's time to archive this. I found the cache right where it's supposed to be and yes, the coords have always been good. Thanks to everyone that has found it over the years.

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Hidden : 8/22/2015

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

As usual, there is no container at the listed coordinates.

These coordinates will bring you to the home of Temple basketball, the Liacouras Center. For more than sixty years, Philadelphia's Big 5 — LaSalle, Pennsylvania, St. Joseph’s, Temple and Villanova — have waged college basketball’s biggest, most envied, unique, and frenetic, intracity rivalry.

The Big 5 was formed in 1955 in order to showcase the rich basketball talent in the city and help pay for the upkeep on the Palestra, where the games historically took place. All schools agreed to split ticket and concessions revenues equally once Penn was paid for upkeep costs on the Palestra. The intense rivalries between the teams and the proximity of the schools and their fans make the Big 5 a unique tradition in college basketball. {from Wikipedia}

To find the cache, you must answer five questions about the Temple University men's basketball team. 2012-13 was the most recent year that the Owls won the Big 5 Title, going 3-1 (24-10 overall).

The cache coordinates are N 39° 59.ABC W 075° 09.XYZ.

AB = the last two digits of the official capacity of the Liacouras Center
C = the number of times that the Owls played in the NCAA tournament during the 1950's.
X = the number of times that the Owls have won the National Invitation Tournament.
Y = the number of times that the Owls reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.
Z = the number of times that the Owls were seeded #1 in the NCAA Tournament.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Extreme stealth may be necessary to retrieve this cache. Also, GPS units tend to bounce in the city. Use the hint and think about where a logical hiding place would be.

Congratulations to Pezgirl and Forbez for FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp anab

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

Big Five; Little Cache: Temple Mystery Cache

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