The goal of a qualification round is to let unranked or low ranked competitors qualify for the first round of an event with many registered competitors.

资格审核轮是在比赛项目第一轮开始之前进行。 目的是让没有排名或低排名的选手有机会进入第一轮比赛，与已注册选手进行比赛；

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For fans, it helps to explain why a win by a No. 1 seed over an unranked challenger is no big deal, while underdog victors like the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team are so electrifying.

对于狂热这来说，他可以解释为什么一号种子选手被不知名的选手所击败的可能性很小，但是像1980年弱势的美国奥运会曲棍球队获胜是多么的兴奋了。

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Under the new system, there would be an "unranked list" of family and close friends.

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In the 2010 pre-season AP poll, LSU was 21st while Mississippi State was unranked.

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No. 3 Duke (pictured), meanwhile, lost to unranked Virginia on Thursday night, continuing a turbulent season at the top.

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