Florida Atlantic started March with grand total of zero NCAA tournament wins in program history.
Now it's going to the Final Four.
The No. 9 Owls seed beat No. 3 Kansas State 79-76 in an up-and-down thriller on Saturday to secure the East regional championship and punch the first ticket to next weekend's Final Four. They'll arrive in Houston as the tournament's lowest remaining seed.
They won on Saturday despite committing 22 turnovers while riding a dominant effort in the post from 7-1 center Vladislav Goldin and clutch free throws down the stretch from Michael Forrest.