45 years ago, the Florida State Seminoles played for the national championship in men’s basketball for the first – and still only – time in program history, losing to the UCLA dynasty by just five points. It’s the deepest in the tournament that FSU basketball has gone, reaching the Elite Eight just once during the 1992-93 season.
For the 2016-17 ‘Noles, a historic start for the program has them sitting at 14-1 on the year and ranked No. 12 nationally, the highest ranking since the days of that Elite Eight team with Charlie Ward, Sam Cassell and Doug Edwards.